"House of curiosity" for Aachen

The former Horten department store will become an open house for everyone in Aachen. Just drop by, take a look and discover something new: The House of Curiosity invites you to learn together, create, experiment, debate, be inspired and, above all, feel at home. It is due to open in 2029.

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Information event on 17.03.2026 — © Haus der Neugier GmbH

Good Vibrations at the Ludwig Forum

Around 350 interested people gathered in the Mulde on March 17 to listen to the architectural presentations as well as the contributions on the podium.

Exemplary view of materials and colors for ceiling, walls and floor — © kadawittfeldarchitektur

Politics gets design off the ground

The concept for the design of the interior and the furniture can be finalized.

Yellow foil with "Curiosity" printed on it and foil with a view of the future façade. — © Haus der Neugier GmbH

New eye-catchers at the House of Curiosity

The shop windows are presented with three large-format and brightly eye-catching films.

Facade of the House of Curiosity as a section in corner view — © kadawittfeldarchitektur

Floor-spanning view into an open atrium with stairs, people and bookshelves — © kadawittfeldarchitektur

View into the room of the House of Curiosity with stairs, people and bookshelves — © kadawittfeldarchitektur

A drawing of the House of Curiosity — © raumwerk.architekten

09.03.2026 Information event on the House of Curiosity

09.03.2026

Progress is being made: the former Horten department store will be transformed into a House of Curiosity by 2029. Anyone interested can now find out about the current status of the project: The Aachen-based firm kadawittfeldarchitektur will be presenting the project on Tuesday, March 17, between 6 and 8 p.m. in the ...

A window display with pink lettering "Curiosity" and people from real and fictional history on a black background — City of Aachen

04.03.2026 New eye-catchers at the House of Curiosity

04.03.2026

The sun makes it possible! After the winter temperatures had prevented the shop windows from being covered for a long time, it has now been accomplished: the façade of the former Horten department store on Komphausbadstrasse has been given a bright, eye-catching outfit with a new ...

4 people are standing next to a grand piano, the woman on the left and the man on the right are holding music books in their hands. — City of Aachen / Timo Pappert

12.12.2025 Successful cooperation: music school and city archive take over part of the city library's collection

12.12.2025

The city library, city archive and music school are working together to preserve the services and media collections in the long term and put them to appropriate use.115,000 volumes from the historical collection and the Aachen special collection are being given a new home in the city archive. The city archive will ...

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House of Curiosity GmbH

Dr. Christine Rüdiger
Management
Phone 0241 432-7642

Dr. Jutta Bacher
Content coordination
Phone 0241 4757630

Dina Maria Graetz
Technical project management
Phone 0241 432-27413

E-mail: info@hausderneugier.de

"House of curiosity" for Aachen

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Good Vibrations at the Ludwig Forum

Politics gets design off the ground

New eye-catchers at the House of Curiosity

Something is happening here

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The path of curiosity

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09.03.2026 Information event on the House of Curiosity

04.03.2026 New eye-catchers at the House of Curiosity

12.12.2025 Successful cooperation: music school and city archive take over part of the city library's collection

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