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FRIEDENSMUSEUM BRÜCKE VON REMAGEN: The idea of establishing a memorial had occupied the mayor of Remagen, Hans Peter Kürten, for a long time. Negotiations with the Federal Railway took seven years until the former railway site could be acquired. Hints to official bodies to preserve the bridge as a memorial and to set up a place of remembrance for peace were not heeded.

Then, in the summer of 1976, when the bridge pillars were removed from the Rhine, Kürten had their stones brought to the Remagen riverbank, for he had an idea: namely, to sell small chunks of these bridge stones, encased in cast resin and with a certificate of authenticity. On 7 March 1978, he presented this idea to the public. The success was great and beyond all expectations. Within a short time, far more than DM 100,000 in sales revenue was collected - the foundation stone of the museum was laid.

A job creation scheme was approved by the employment office. The towers were cleared out, doors and windows were added, the interior was painted, and lights were installed. As early as 7 March 1980, only 2 years after the idea with the sale of the bridge stones, the memorial could be opened. More than 800,000 visitors have visited the museum since then.

We auction one of the 5 last stones of the original collection from the Hans-Peter Kürten era.
Minimum bid 40€. Submit your bid, including your contact details by midnight, September 11th, 2022, on site or by email. The highest bidder is awarded the contract.

Obituary Hans-Peter Kürten,

The association FRIEDENMUSEUM Brücke von Remagen mourns the founder of the association and initiator of the museum Hans-Peter Kürten. He died on March 6th, 2022, after a long illness. We would like to thank him for his unforgettable and important initiative to turn the bridge towers into a peace museum, which is more topical than ever and for which we now bear responsibility. Thanks to his idea at the end of the 1970s to sell the stones from the bridge pillars, the Peace Museum was able to open in 1980. By founding our association 40 years ago, he also managed not only to maintain the museum as a memorial and admonition, but he also set an example with the association members for the active peace work that we are today more than ever legacy and to which we are committed. We mourn with his family and remember him with deep gratitude.

For the association FRIEDENMUSEUM bridge from Remagen

The board

"Every day let us work for peace with our mind and heart.
Each person should begin with himself." (H.P.Kürten)