WDC
WDC-Pavillon Opening
08/19/2026
We warmly invite you to join us in inaugurating the next station in the Rheingau. The WDC Pavilion will be officially opened and welcomes visitors to a morning dedicated to democracy, participation, and collaborative creation.
Representatives from politics, culture, and World Design Capital 2026 will engage in dialogue with young people and local stakeholders. The focus is on exchange, participation, and new perspectives on living together in the local community. In addition to an interactive discussion format, the programme includes the presentation of donation funds from the WDC project “Stimme 26” as well as a participatory theatre workshop on democracy.
Programme
10:00 Official opening by District Administrator Sandro Zehner and Mayor Dirk Stuckert, together with Maurice Riegler (WDC), Sabine Nebel (RTKT), Vera Jung (Managing Director of Brömserburg), Constructlab Nord (WDC Pavilion Residency), and Helena Kiefer (Programme Design)
10:30 From the Engine Room of Democracy: District Administrator and Mayor in discussion with 10th-grade students from Hildegardis School in Rüdesheim
11:30 Presentation of the donation funds from the WDC project “Voice 26” from Bad Schwalbach to the new women’s shelter of the Rheingau-Taunus district
11:45 Feeling Boundaries, Understanding Power, Experiencing Democracy – workshop with theatre educator Nora Koschel-Geckeler and the 10th-grade students of Hildegardis School in Rüdesheim, as well as other children and young people.
We cordially invite you to join us in inaugurating the next station in the Rheingau. The WDC Pavilion will be officially opened and invites you to a morning centered around democracy, participation, and collaborative creation.
Representatives from politics, culture, and WDC 2026 will engage in discussions with young people and local actors. The focus will be on exchange, participation, and new perspectives on living together in the local area. Alongside an interactive discussion format, you can expect the presentation of donation funds from the WDC project “Voice 26” as well as a participatory theater workshop on the topic of democracy.
Program
10:00 a.m. Official opening by District Administrator Sandro Zehner and Mayor Dirk Stuckert with Maurice Riegler (WDC), Sabine Nebel (RTKT), Vera Jung (GF Brömserburg), Constructlab Nord (Residency WDC Pavilion) as well as Helena Kiefer (Program Design)
10:30 a.m. From the engine room of democracy: District Administrator and Mayor with 10th grade students from Hildegardisschule Rüdesheim
11:30 a.m. Presentation of donation funds from the WDC project “Voice 26” from Bad Schwalbach to the new women’s shelter of RTK
11:45 a.m. “Feeling boundaries, understanding power, experiencing democracy” workshop with theater educator Nora Koschel-Geckeler and the 10th grade students of Hildegardisschule Rüdesheim as well as other children and young people.
Impressions
More Information
All activities in the WDC Pavilion are free of charge and accessible to everyone, inviting people of all generations to take part.
Organizer
60594 Frankfurt am Main
