Overview
- For its 40th consecutive edition, Open Monumentendag in Arnhem will open roughly forty sites that are usually closed to the public, combining celebration with outreach to local residents.
- The program uses the theme 'Arnhem, de veerkrachtigste' to link the city's history of postwar rebuilding with the renewed urgency for protection following the destructive 2025 city fire.
- Several long-closed or newly repurposed places will be accessible, including two buildings at Arnhems Buiten/Electricity Campus, the Dudok-designed former 'De Nederlanden van 1845' office, and the Kunstwerkplaats KW37.
- Visitors can join guided Gilde tours through historic cellars and St. Petersgasthuis, attend lectures on shopfronts and conservation, and start the jubilee weekend with a Friday kickoff event at CASA.
- Organizers say free access and new openings are meant to raise public awareness and support for active preservation and adaptive reuse, which could affect future funding, planning and local stewardship of Arnhem's heritage.