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Castle Helmond

Helmond castle is a square medieval water castle in the center of the city Helmond .The construction of the present castle was started around 1325. This was to replace an older castle, located several hundred meters west of the present castle was away, and that in 1981 , during excavations, foundations of a stone keep, and objects to light have come.In the twelfth century, the area around Helmond part of the possessions of the Hornes. The present castle was initially owned by the family of Berlaer. In 1433 this family was followed by the family of Cortenbach. In 1683 the castle was owned by the family Arberg. The mint master Wesselman Carel Frederik bought the manor in the castle in Helmond 1781.In 1549 there has been a fierce fire raged in the castle, where especially the west wing and the roof of the building were damaged. A complete destruction certainly has not taken place. For this one subsequent renovations in the 20th century evidence.

Cube Housing

A cube house is a house in the shape of a tilted cube on a pole, also called stilt house or tree house. In the seventies cube houses built by the Dutch architect Piet Blom in Helmond and Rotterdam . His basic idea, being built on columns, so the space under the building can remain open, was inspired by Le Corbusier .The cube house Blom are three floors: the lower the so-called street house with kitchen and living room, between the sky house with space for study and bedrooms, and up in the tabernacle, a three-sided pyramid with room for a conservatory , a balcony or a small garden. The hexagonal column on which the house rests, are the entrance and the stairwell.

Saint-Lambert

The Saint Lambert in Helmond is a church in neo-Gothic style, built between 1856-1861 to replace the medieval church in the same place.The church, a three-aisled basilica was designed by architect Theo Molkenboer . The medieval tower of the predecessor was retained but was given a new outer layer of neo-Gothic details and a new octagonal top. The church houses the famous Robustelly organ. The organist since 1957 Kees van Houten .The immediate surroundings of the Lambert was recently extensively refurbished and now has an intimate courtyard, the Lambertushof.

Our Lady

The Our Lady, Our Lady's Assumption in full, in Helmond , a Catholic domed church in neobyzantijnse style. Architect of the church was Jos Margry from Rotterdam , who may plan worked out that his father Albert Margry , who died in 1911, had begun. The church is at the Wilhelmina Avenue.The construction of the church began in 1915 . The client was Peter de Wit , a wealthy textile baron from Helmond. On 29 November 1912 , an amount of NLG 36.200,-an area between Wilhelmina Avenue and Crooked Steenweg bought-property Jhr. Wesselman Helmond - For the construction of a church rectory. The church was built in 1928 completed. In the church there are paintings by the Limburg painter and glazier Charles Eyck , who between 1940 and 1949 were made.

The Municipal Museum

The Municipal Museum of Helmond is located partly in the Castle Helmond , and partly in the Boscotondohal .This museum contains artifacts from the history of Helmond and also an art collection with the theme: People and Work. This includes works from 1850 to present. This issue reflects the history of Helmond and industrial city. Among the artists represented include: Herman Brock Heij , Johannes Bosboom , Isaac Israels and Jan Toorop .In Boscotondohal is a collection of international contemporary art since 1970 . In 1978 they started with the construction of the collection in 2008 included 450 works already.

January Fishing Museum

This museum is located at the Empress Maria Avenue and contains objects related to the Helmond history and rural life in the past, such as tools. In 1998 started the construction of the collection, which is also enhanced with a collection of the Helmond fire .

Edah Museum

This museum, located at 167 Ostend, contains objects that relate to the supermarket chain Edah , founded in 1917 and which in 2007 closed the last branches.

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