On Sunday, September 14, 2025, countless monuments across Europe will open their doors so that guests can take a look behind the facades. Stralsund will, of course, be part of the action and has plenty to offer. The offer ranges from two open monasteries and two street festivals to the newly renovated Frankenkronwerk, open private houses, a church tour and lectures. Anyone who has always wanted to take a look behind the doors and portals of monuments in the UNESCO World Heritage city of Stralsund is warmly recommended to do so on September 14. All Stralsund residents and guests of our city are cordially invited to the following program:
Schulzentrum am Sund l Aula with Frankenkronwerk, Frankenhof 8
11:00 a.m. I Opening of the Open Monument Day by Lord Mayor Alexander Badrow
11:20 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. I Information on the renovated Frankenkronwerk by monument conservator Felix Kettmann
Please wear sturdy shoes.
KulturDIELE M8, Mönchstraße 6-8
For the Open Monument Day, owners Annette and Michael Hotze and the citizens' committee "Save the Old Town" cordially invite you to Mönchstraße 6 to 8.
11:00 am to 3:25 pm I Mönchstraße 8 I Varied program of films and lectures
From 15:30 I Mönchstraße 7 I Courtyard festival with city guard, food and drink and music
The complete program can be found here: http://bit.ly/45OQrec
STRALSUND MUSEUM I Katharinenkloster, Mönchstraße 25 - 27
12:00, 13:00, 14:00 and 15:00 I Guided tours
and as required:
- Free guided tours of the construction site on the first floor with a maximum of 20 people at a time
- Meeting point: in front of the entrance at Mönchstraße 25/26
- Guided tour by museum director Dr. Maren Heun, monument conservator Gunnar Möller and restorer Anne Gebler
ATTENTION: as the museum is still under construction, the tour is only partially accessible.
Please wear sturdy shoes.
The Förderverein STRALSUND MUSEUM e.V. also presents itself in the monastery garden, offers a small snack and invites you to linger.
STRALSUND MUSEUM I Museum house, Mönchstraße 38
11:00 to 17:00 I free admission
STRALSUND MUSEUM I Dänholm Naval Museum, Zur Sternschanze 7
11:00 to 17:00 I free admission
Members of the Förderverein Marinemuseum e.V. will be on site on this day to answer visitors' questions.
St. Nikolai Church
12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. I Guided tours on the occasion of "500 years of Reformation" in Stralsund with Annette Huth
St. John's Monastery / smoking floor
10:30 am, 11:15 am, 12:15 pm and 1:15 pm I Guided tours (maximum 12 people each)
Meeting point: Entrance via Schillstraße at the memorial stele
Registration required via the booking portal of the tourist office: https://stralsundtourismus.regiondo.de/kategorien (3.00 euros per person).
ATTENTION: not accessible, please wear sturdy shoes.
St. John's Monastery / Rose Garden
11:00 to 13:00 I Visits possible
Entrance: through the gate in the city wall at the Fährwall
Schiffercompagnie Stralsund, Frankenstraße 9
13:00 to 17:00 I Tour of the rooms and ship models, exhibits of the brotherhood of Stralsund skippers founded in 1488
ATTENTION: limited accessibility
Meeresmuseum, entrance opposite Mönchstraße 45, choir of the former St. Catherine's Church
17:00 I Lecture by archaeologist Dr. Jörg Ansorge on the topic "From the princely court to the maritime museum - archaeological investigations in Stralsund's Dominican monastery" (free admission to the lecture)
Admission from 16:30
More information at: http://bit.ly/47OWfHb
Badstüberstraße street festival
15:00 to 20:00 I Live music, exhibition and presentation of historical wallpaper from Stralsund houses
Street festival "750 years of Langenstraße", between Jakobiturmstraße and Langenstraße 28 and including Badstüberstraße
16:00 to 21:00 I Guided tours, short presentations and information on houses and doors
- Talks with residents, cake and snacks,
- Music by neighbors Peter Sitte, Christin Löper, Claas Früchtenicht, Ulli Woelken for neighbors
- Craft activities and much more for children
- Drinks stand of the city guard and the Kulturschmiede
- Cafehoch3 with mini-talks
ATTENTION: Due to the street festival, Langenstraße will be fully closed on September 14 from 12:00 to 22:00 between Jakobiturmstraße and Langenstraße 28.
Industrialist's residence I Villa Kalkbrennerei, Franzenshöhe 2
10:00 to 18:00 I Guided tours (every hour on the hour)
Meeting point: east side, yellow mailbox
