Vortrag: "Was bleibt? Nachnutzung, Zerstörung und Vergessen der Ratskapelle". Mit Timo Riese

In the organizer's words:

With the invasion of French troops in Cologne in 1794, the more than 300 years of use of the Ratskapelle by the city council came to an end. The building was deconsecrated and the church treasury sold. As a result, the chapel undergoes various subsequent uses: It serves as a municipal depot, threatens to fall into disrepair and is made available to various associations and denominations over the years. During the bombing raids of the Second World War, the chapel burns out and is finally completely destroyed. The reconstruction of the Rathausplatz took place without the Ratskapelle and its history remained invisible in the cityscape.

The lecture traces the subsequent use of the Ratskapelle since secularization, sheds light on its changing significance and its disappearance from the city's memory. Photographs and contemporary newspaper sources also make the complex changes to the town hall square visible.

Meeting point: MiQua:forum, Alter Markt 31, 50667 Cologne

About the MiQua:forum:
Even before the MiQua opens, the MiQua:forum in the Red House at Alter Markt 31 in Cologne offers you a window into the future museum. Visit us every Thursday from 1pm to 8pm. From 4 p.m., our staff and the director of MiQua offer a varied and entertaining range of information. Get to know stories of 2000 years of coexistence in the heart of Cologne and learn more about construction, Jewish life and Roman and medieval archaeological finds. You can find the entire program of events on the MiQua website: https://www.lvr.de/miqua/programm/.