The Lindenberg Nijmegen Culture House, founded in 1972, was a project opened by the
Netherlands
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Minister of Culture,
Piet Engels.
It is a cultural house (theatre) in
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Nijmegen (;; Spanish and it, Nimega. Nijmeegs: ''Nimwèège'' ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and tenth largest of the Netherlands as a whole, located on the Waal river close to the German border. It is about ...
, on the Ridderstraat next to the
Valkhof Museum
The Valkhof Museum ( nl, Museum Het Valkhof) is an archaeology and art museum in Nijmegen, Netherlands.
The museum has existed since 1999, created as a merger between the G. M. Kam museum of archaeology and the Commanderie van St. Jan museum of ...
.
The Lindenberg operates theatre programs, hosts performances, hosts education courses, and has a cafe.
The organization also receives a subsidy from the government.
History
The
Minister of Culture,
Piet Engels opened the institution in 1972. Initially there were free academies, a music school and a public library. In the year 2000, the Lindenberg was suffering financially. The organization began to generate profits by raising prices for their clients, and eliminating some activities.
The Lindenberg is now one of 30 Nijmegen cultural organizations to be awarded a government subsidy.
The Lindenberg also hosts exhibitions which commemorate the history of Nijmegen.
In 2018, Teddy Vrijmoet became the director of the theatre. She replaced Ilse Verburgh, who left in 2017.
Courses
The Lindenberg also offers courses for students. Some courses include
DJing,
urban dance and comedy.
The Lindenberg also offers individual music lessons for music students.
Valkhof Hall
Lindenberg has a large
hall
In architecture, a hall is a relatively large space enclosed by a roof and walls. In the Iron Age and early Middle Ages in northern Europe, a mead hall was where a lord and his retainers ate and also slept. Later in the Middle Ages, the gr ...
which can accommodate up to 1,200 people. The hall is host to lectures, weddings, meetings and workshops.
See also
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Culture House Eemhuis
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Hollandsche Schouwburg
Hollandsche Schouwburg (; English: Hollandic Theatre) is a museum in Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
History
Originally, the Hollandsche Schouwburg was a Dutch theatre, but it was deemed a Jewish theatre in 1941 by Nazi occupiers, and it was later ...
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Royal Theater Carré
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Flint (theatre)
Flint, formerly De Flint, is a theatre in the centre of Amersfoort, Netherlands built in 1977. It was designed by Onno Greiner. The Flint programme includes play, musicals, cabaret and performances for children.
On 25 November 1990 the theatre ...
References
External links
Lindenberg Nijmegen
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Buildings and structures in Nijmegen
Theatres in the Netherlands