VeloNotte, architecture by night by bike

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VeloNotte, architecture by night by bike

One-off night bike rides with historians & architects
Join Velonotte in Hamburg on September 13

Moscow - 30 September
Yerevan - 14 October
Next year meet us in London, LA and New York
Registration and details: velonotte.com

30/03/2026

join berlin bauhaus sunset 🚲 tours by velonotte
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premiere: 10, 11, 12 april
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ride into the golden hour and discover how the people of bauhaus met, lived, argued, reshaping berlin’s streets and the global skyline.
enjoy a laid-back 15 km sunset ride through bauhaus berlin, with stories of modern design’s brightest stars and music that reawakens the city’s radical past.

let’s time‑travel through bauhaus berlin together.

🐥tickets at velonotte.com or eventbrite

guided by dr. nikitin-rimsky, historian & founder of velonotte
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music mixes by dj kostya

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11/09/2025

Velonotte Hamburg🚲grand tour 13.09 will end with a picnic at the Elb Balkon with a fantastic view over Elbe — bring something 🍕to eat/drink and celebrate a night together

Don’t forget 🧤to bring something warm: it could be quite chilly after dark.

Grab tickets at www.VeloNotte.com

25/08/2025

Kein Fahrrad für die VeloNotte Hamburg am Start? 🚲🚲 Kein Stress, schnapp dir einfach eins bei .hamburg! 📱 Aber check vorher die App und such dir rechtzeitig ein Rad – am Treffpunkt gibt’s nämlich keine Station. 📍😉

4 more days to grab your early-bird tickets>> velonotte.com

ENGLISH:
…and if you don’t have a bike in Hamburg, we would recommend .hamburg. Good and light! But please donwload the app and find a bike before the event — the meeting place doesn’t have a stop.

18/08/2025

VeloNotte Hamburg fährt am 13. September um 17:30 Uhr! 🚴✨/IN ENGLISH BELOW/

Entdecke, wie die Stadt nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg zur Mediametropole wurde – von High Greenes ZDF bis hin zu weltberühmten Hansestadt-Magazinen und Zeitungen wie , und .

Sichere dir jetzt deine Early-Bird-Tickets auf www.velonotte.com und denk daran: Kinder unter 12 Jahren fahren kostenlos mit! 🗞️

ENGLISH:
VeloNotte Hamburg rides on 13 September, 17:30! 🚴✨

Discover how the city became a mediametropolis after WWII—from High Greene’s ZDF to world-famous Hansestadt magazines and newspapers like , , and .

Grab your early-bird tickets at www.velonotte.com, and remember: children under 12 ride free! 🗞️

14/08/2025

During VeloNotte 🚴 Hamburg 13 September, a simple bike ride becomes a rolling theatre, where the evening streets turn into a living film set. As your wheels spin, history sidles up beside you—whispering tales, cracking jokes, and sometimes breaking into song.

At every pause, historians spill the city’s best-kept secrets, while original soundtrack & immersive performances embrace you and drive back in time to Hamburg’s Wirtschaftswunder days, — 1950-60s. One moment you’re swaying to the Beatles’ earliest riffs right, the next you’re gliding into the haze of the building of the first postwar football stadium that vanished decades ago—only to reappear for this one night.

Here, the past isn’t told, it’s performed. You’re not in the audience—you are the scene. Bonus points if you arrive dressed to match; do you still keep something from your grandparents’ house?)) A dash of rebellious swagger welcome

Because this isn’t just a bike tour.
It’s Hamburg, exhaling its postwar Renaissance straight into your handlebars.

Join the night, ride with us!
🎟️ Early-bird tickets at VeloNotte Hamburg website
📍 from the city center to Altonaer Balkon
📅 Saturday, 13.09.2025, 17:30
🗣️🌍友達 In English, with German translation
🕘 Late evening with a picnic at the Balkon — bring something to eat and celebrate a night of
Children under 12 ride for free!

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08/08/2025

ABOUT VELONOTTE, SOME HIGHLIGHTS. 🚴 We see cities full of treasures — from the very periphery to center, there’s so much to tell. The founder of the project, Sergey Nikitin-Rimsky, is an urban researcher, teacher and musician, who curates the editions with local colleagues.

From Rome to London, Istanbul to Verona, VeloNotte international has guided hundreds & thousands of participants through city secrets and iconic sites. Leading architects, researchers become speakers of the VeloNotte. Immersive performances and original music enhance the spectator’s experience — making this work like a collective bike-powered time-machine.

Since the start, our mission has been to celebrate heritage and urban landscape, engaging with citizens, tourists, and local leaders to help rediscover their neigborhoods with new eyes, renew connections to place, and promote green, creative, and culture-centered life.

VeloNotte was featured in the leading medias, from Domus and Abitare to Corriere della Sera, Evening Standard to Time Out London.

Ready to ride through history, art, and urban magic? Join first VeloNotte in Hamburg 13 September and pedal into the sunset! Book tickets on the VeloNotte website www.velonotte.com

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06/08/2025

We know medias is the real thing, and Hamburg is the Media metropole of Germany par excellence. During Velonotte, you will hear Jeffrey Matthews focus on the cultural impact of radio NDRW (currently .de) and the works of Wolfgang Borchert (1921-1947), — a pivotal post-war writer whose play was included into a school program in Germany as a symbol of Trümmerliteratur — “Ruin Literature”.

Prof. Matthews discovered Hamburg first as a student, then as a researcher and visiting lecturer, and penned a book “Hamburg: A Cultural History”. He is actually professor of modern European cultures at the University of Manchester, and also a member of the German History Society and the German Studies Association.

As we cycle through Hamburg’s historic neighborhoods, Matthews will talk about connections between BBC & NDRW and how this immediate postwar period influenced radio format for decades. That’s not all: a theater performance will accompany this story.

Don’t miss this rare chance to dive into Hamburg’s history on the two wheeld with stories, music & performances.

🗓️ Join the VeloNotte Hamburg ride on Saturday September 13, 2025
🚲 Limited Early-birds spots—book your early-bird saddle in the ride now at the VeloNotte website
🌙 Pedal into the past and uncover history in motion.

04/08/2025

Lust, Hamburg mal ganz neu zu entdecken? Bei VeloNotte Hamburg 2025 geht es am 13. September gemeinsam aufs 🚲 – und auf Zeitreise: Prof. Alexandra Staub von der Penn State University (USA) nimmt uns mit in die spannende Welt der Nachkriegsarchitektur und erzählt die bewegte Geschichte der Grindelhochhäuser – diese Ikonen des modernen Wohnens mitten im Grindelviertel, entstanden damals auf den Trümmern des Krieges.

Stellt euch vor: 1946 herrschte große Wohnungsnot, Hamburg lag am Boden, und dann wurden die ersten Wohnhochhäuser Deutschlands aus dem Hamburger Schutt gestampft. Ursprünglich für britische Offiziere geplant, waren sie bald das neue Zuhause von Tausenden Hamburger Familien – mit modernem Komfort, den es so zuvor kaum gab: warmes Wasser, Müllschlucker und sogar ein Fahrstuhl!

VeloNotte ist mehr als „nur“ eine Fahrradtour – es wird erzählt, musiziert und fachkundig kommentiert. Dieses Jahr steht das Wohnen der 1940er bis 1960er im Fokus. Prof. Staub, deren Buch „Conflicted Identities“ sich tiefgründig mit den Widersprüchen und Politiken rund um das soziale Bauen beschäftigt, ist mit am Start. Frühbuchertickets findet ihr jetzt schon auf unserer Webseite.
Wer die Hamburger Stadtgeschichte lieber live, unter freiem Himmel und auf zwei Rädern erleben will – diese Chance gibt’s nur einmal!

Denkmaltag, 13.September 17:30. Book your early-bird ticket now — link in bio.

02/08/2025

What about Brutalism? Hamburg has a lot to offer (even though they’ve demolished the Postamt 60).
Renowned architecture historian OLAF BARTELS has written a book about Langmaack architects, whose legacy included modernist churches.

As we design the VeloNotte 🚲 🚲 route through 1940s–60s Hamburg, one place we simply can’t miss is the breathtaking St. Nikolai Hauptkirche, a bold brutalist masterpiece by Gerhard Langmaack This striking design stands out from the rest of Langmaack’s work — and thanks to Prof. Bartels, you’ll discover the fascinating story behind it. 🏗️🔍

Join us and book now your Early-bird saddle in the VeloNotte Hamburg bike ride on September 13, 2025.

🌙 Pedal with us into the past and uncover the secrets of Hamburg’s mid-century modernism!
🚲 Seats are limited—book your saddle 👉 at the VeloNotte website.

31/07/2025

✨ JUST ONE MAGICAL SUNSET. One unforgettable 🚲 ride. On September 13, 2025, Velonotte “Hamburg, Phoenix from the Ashes (1945-65)” invites you to a cycling journey through the harsh and glorious times that shaped Hamburg as we know it now — guided by some of the brightest minds in history & architecture. 🌆📚

As we roll through Hamburg’s postwar landmarks, our stops will feature insights from renowned researchers who’ve spent their careers exploring the city’s re-birth after WWII 🎧:

🎤 Prof. Julia Sneeringer (Queens College) – expert on postwar youth culture in Germany 🎸🇩🇪
🎤 Prof. Matthew Jefferies (University of Manchester) – author of “Hamburg: A Cultural History” 🏙️📘
🎤 Prof. Alexandra Staub (Penn State / Rock Ethics Institute) – researcher of the postwar social housing in Germany 🏗️📖
🎤 Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Olaf Bartels (HafenCity Universität Hamburg) – historian of Hamburg and Altona 🏛️⚓
🎤 Prof. Hartmut Frank (Hamburg)— independent historian and curator, researching postwar German architecture 🏙️🔍
🎤 Dipl.-Ing. Architekt Christoph Schwarzkopf (BauKunstBildung n.e.V., Hamburg) — historian and curator, member of board of ICOMOS Germany.
..plus performances, music 🎶 and a chance to see Hamburg in a totally new light 🌃💡.

📢 Book your early-bird ticket now! 🎟️✨ www.VeloNotte.com 🚴

📍 Where? from Hamburg center to Altona
📅 When? Saturday, 13.09.2025
🕘 with a picnic at the end at the Altonaer Balkon — bring something to eat and celebrate a night of discovery.
Feel free to dress 50s/60s-style, bring your curious friends.

👇 Save the date, and spread the word!

29/07/2025

WHERE WOULD YOU GO DANCING in Hamburg in the 1950s–60s? 💃🕺

During the VeloNotte Hamburg 🚲 ride, Julia Sneeringer (Queens College, NYC) will reveal the coolest spots and the secret do’s and don’ts of Hamburg’s electrifying postwar music scene—including the birth of the Beatles! 🎸✨
🎟️ Want to join? Secure your spot now and grab early bird tickets (from €17.17/19.30) at VeloNotte.com before they’re gone! Prices increase later.

Travel through time and music, on two wheels in this feverish era with the VeloNotte public 🚴 ride on September 13 🗓️ and insights from Prof. Julia Sneeringer and other fantastic speakers.

You may also like to read the book by Prof. Sneeringer:
- A Social History of Early Rock ’N’ Roll in Germany: Hamburg from Burlesque to the Beatles, 1956–1969
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic (2019)
- Subject: The social, cultural, and political impact of Hamburg’s music clubs, the rise of youth culture, and the city’s transformation by postwar rock ’n’ roll—including the era’s most famous visitors, the Beatles. 📚

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