Bonn – the City

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• Dear Bonners, dear Guests of our City,

  I welcome you warmly to the Official Website of the City of Bonn. It offers you approximately 18,000 pages of information about administration and business, family and society as well as extensive information on International Bonn and a brimful calendar of events.

  Dear Bonners, dear Guests of our City,
  URL: http://www.bonn.de/rat_verwaltung_buergerdienste/der_oberbue rgermeister/index.html?lang=en
  

• Pützchens Markt, Bonn´s Giant Fair

  From Thursday, September 9, to Tuesday, September 14, visitors of the (from now on:)six-day-fair will see a mixture of traditional merry-go-rounds, latest high-tech fun fair gadgetry and nostalgic shops.

  Pützchens Markt, Bonn´s Giant Fair
  URL: http://www.bonn.de/tourismus_kultur_sport_freizeit/puetzchen s_markt/index.html?lang=en
  

• Beethoven Festival Bonn

  'Into the Open. Utopia and Freedom in Music' This is the central theme of the Beethoven Festival 2010 from 10 September to 9 October. 68 concerts by top international orchestras, leading ensembles, and prominent soloists are heard here along with a large program of cultural events.

  Beethoven Festival Bonn
  URL: http://www.bonn.de/tourismus_kultur_sport_freizeit/bonn_ist_ kultur/beethoven/beethovenfest_bonn/index.html?lang=en
  

• 15 years UN City Bonn: Call for Papers

  In 2011, the UNO offices in Bonn celebrate their 15th birthday. This joyful occasion will be honored by a publication. Authors from various scientific communities are invited to submit articles for this anthology and to propose topics.

  15 years UN City Bonn: Call for Papers
  URL: http://www.bonn.de/wirtschaft_wissenschaft_internationales/t opthemen/10155/index.html?lang=en
  

• Kunstmuseum Bonn: 'The Luminous West'

  THE LUMINOUS WEST - one of the Kunstmuseum Bonn’s largest exhibition projects ever - brings 33 artists from two generations together in a total of 3500 m2 of exhibition space to achieve a broad-based definition of where the art landscape of the Rhineland and North Rhine-Westphalia stands. (Exhibtion from 10 july to 23 october)

  Kunstmuseum Bonn: 'The Luminous West'
  URL: http://www.bonn.de/tourismus_kultur_sport_freizeit/topthemen /10009/index.html?lang=en
  

• 'Afghanistan. Surviving Treasures'

  For the first time in Germany, the Art and Exhibition Hall presents Afghanistan’s legendary national treasure which almost miraculously survived years of civil war and destruction. (Exhibition until 3 October 2010)

  'Afghanistan. Surviving Treasures'
  URL: http://www.bonn.de/tourismus_kultur_sport_freizeit/topthemen /09903/index.html?lang=en