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The historical Orpheum was built in 1910 as a glamorous cinema in the St. Johannis district of Nuremberg. Heavily damaged in the second world war, it got restored and re-opened in 1948. The triumphant advance of television sets forced the cinema to cease operation in the 60s. Since then, it has been a supermarket most of the time, finally ending up as a ruin in the late 90s. After being restored in 2010, again, it has been sporadically used as an event location.

Actually, the venue was intended to become a tapas bar immediately after our border:none 2013 conference. Luckily that's not the case, so we are once more able to welcome you at this extraordinary location.

The former Patrician house opposite the church St. Sebald is considered one of Northern Bavaria’s most important townhouses from the Gothic period. Built around 1270, it has had a long history and was named after the Schürstab family who owned the house from 1328 to 1478.

Our creator unit will take place in the vaulted cellar downstairs. We will provide beverages at cost price here, but for lunch you will have to go outside and grab something from around the principal market nearby.

Through many centuries, the citizens of Nuremberg have built a maze branching out in all directions into the sandstone below their city. In these historic rock-cut cellars, the traditional red beer ripened in the old days — and still does: Right below the Nuremberg Castle, the brewery and whiskey distillery «Altstadthof» offers a wide range of different beers, all brewed from organic and regionally cultivated ingredients, as well as traditional Franconian dishes. Prost!

Two of our creator units will be held in the «Restaurant Bühne», which is part of the brewery building and operated by the friendly host family. They offer beverages throughout the day as well as a Franconian lunch, all at very moderate prices. As a special highlight, we will try to arrange an exciting tour through the rock-cut cellars for the participants of these two creator units.

Nuremberg's only remaining large late Renaissance merchant's house invites visitors on an eventful journey through Nuremberg's history. Just in time for the new millennium, the City Museum Fembohaus reopened its doors. In a modern museum atmosphere with ambitious exhibition projects and the major multivision show Noricama, it strives to present a novel comprehensive view of 950 years of the city's history.

Our creator unit will take place in the second floor vestibule with its large vaulted Baroque stucco ceiling. As this is a museum, there is no catering available here, but we will at least provide beverages at cost price throughout the day. For the lunch break, there are plenty of possibilities for grabbing something tasty in the immediate neighbourhood.

The world of the major merchant families and of the noble Patricians comes to life again in the Museum Tucher Mansion and its adjacent Hirsvogel Hall. This garden residence, completed in 1544, was used not only for business deals, but sumptuous parties were also celebrated here in former years. It almost seems as if the former residents had just gone out for a walk.

With the re-creation of the Hirsvogel Hall, Nuremberg's «Renaissance Island» was complete. After the destruction of World War II, and the «temporary» storage of the hall's furnishings for decades, the famous hall found a new home in the redesigned gardens of the Tucher Mansion.

Our creator unit will take place right under the large, thoroughly restored ceiling painting depicting the «Downfall of Phaeton», painted on 20 separate canvasses by Dürer's pupil, Georg Pencz. We will offer beverages at cost price throughout the day. For the lunch break, we'd encourage you to take the 5 minutes walk to the town center and grab something tasty there.

Originally built as a workplace for bakers, the Bäckerhof soon became a popular accommodation and restaurant for wandering fellows and guild masters and eventually turned into a befitting guild building. Today its inviting architecture and interior, resembling a posh ballroom, include a restaurant, a bar and a cigarette lounge.

Two of our creator units will take place in the former ballroom, as will the warm-up party on October 16th and the optional, final gathering after the second conference day (information on these side events will be available shortly). During the day, the Bäckerhof opens exclusively for us. The bar will be operated as normal, so there are all sorts of beverages available. Also, a lunch will be served for all the attendees.

UPDATE October 11th: Unfortunately, the Bäckerhof drops out as a creator unit venue (as well as location for our warm-up and closing party). Parts of the historic ceiling have come down and the building is completely closed until further notice. Our wishes go out to the Bäckerhof team — they will need a lot of luck and energy during the next months. We hope they can recover from this misfortune!