Mike Litt talks to Hajo Rappe

How are you, Düsseldorf?

Our new podcast "Alle Rhein" for culture in times of Corona - now every week on Friday until further notice: Our host Mike Litt talks to Düsseldorfers from the art and culture scene. He has set up a home studio especially for this purpose.
What Mike Litt wants to know: How do the talk guests experience the surreal time of isolation? What projects are they working on anyway? And what do they miss most about Düsseldorf?
In the second episode, Mike talks to Hajo Rappe.

When the Corona crisis hit, Hajo Rappe sat in his office in Düsseldorf's MedienHafen and thought about how he could help. He thought: What about the museums and their exhibitions that can no longer receive visitors in times of Corona? Without further ado, he grabbed his 3D scanner, which he usually uses for his agency Werft 6, and visited numerous art palaces in the city - and even Benrath Castle.

This is how virtual tours of numerous Düsseldorf cultural institutions were created, which are now also available to everyone on our blog: 3D tours.

When he's not on the road or working in empty museums, Hajo Rappe makes sure that the MedienHafen is filled with culture. He is one of the organizers of the HafenKunstKino on Ueckerplatz - and he is also currently trying to save his favorite café, the Greger am Hafen, from bankruptcy via crowdfunding. Here's how to get to the fundraiser: https://de.gofundme.com/f/greger-cafe

Our host

Mike Litt was born in the US state of Virginia and lived in Bochum for many years. The globetrotter usually works in Cologne but lives with his family in the beautiful Düsseltal district of Düsseldorf. He is a radio presenter (1Live, WDR 2, DLF Nova), a DJ with Mayday festival experience and an author (‘The loneliest DJ in the world’). For our podcast, he holds fascinating conversations with other people from Düsseldorf’s cultural scene.

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