Editing Heidelberg (section)

==Culture==

===Events===
Several festivals and events hosted and organized in Heidelberg throughout the year. In February, the {{lang|de|Ball der Vampire}} {{gloss|mode=def|Ball of the Vampires}}<ref>[http://www.heidelberg-marketing.de/content/e904/e911/e7697/index_ger.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030032923/http://www.heidelberg-marketing.de/content/e904/e911/e7697/index_ger.html|date=30 October 2010}}</ref> is arranged and [[Carnival in Germany, Switzerland and Austria|Fasching]], the equivalent of Mardi Gras or Carnival in some German regions, with a giant vampire-themed costume party at the local castle or city hall is celebrated. In March or April the [[Heidelberger Frühling]], the Classic Music Festival and the international Easter egg market are conducted. During the last weekend of April there is an annually organized half marathon. In the summertime there are the {{lang|de|Frühlingsmesse}} on the Messeplatz (May) and Illumination of the castle and bridge with lights and fireworks take place. In September, on the last Saturday the ''Old Town Autumn Festival'' is held.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heidelberg-marketing.de/en/events/highlights/heidelberger-herbst.html|title=Heidelberger Herbst|website=www.heidelberg-marketing.de|access-date=25 August 2019}}</ref> It includes a Medieval Market, an arts and crafts market, a flea market, and music from Samba to Rock. During October or November there are the ''Heidelberger Theater Days'' and the [[Enjoy Jazz]] festival. Every year in November the [[International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg]] take place in the city, too. The festival presents arthouse films of international newcomer directors and is held jointly by both of the cities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mannheim-filmfestival.com/ |title=Internationales FilmFestival Mannheim-Heidelberg &#124; |publisher=Mannheim-filmfestival.com |date=18 October 2012 |access-date=8 November 2012}}</ref> During Christmas there is a Christmas market throughout the oldest part of the city. A famous gift is the chocolate called Heidelberger {{lang|de|Studentenkuss}} {{gloss|mode=def|student kiss}}.

===Cinemas===

The nationwide trend of cinema closures hit Heidelberg harder than many other places in Germany.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rnz.de/nachrichten/heidelberg_artikel,-rnz-HDKreis-Der-angekuendigte-Tod-des-Heidelberger-Kinos-_arid,56873.html|title=Der angekündigte Tod des Heidelberger Kinos|website=www.rnz.de|language=de|access-date=25 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ww2.heidelberg.de/stadtblatt-online/index.php?artikel_id=8453&bf=|title=Stadt Heidelberg – Stadtblatt Online|website=ww2.heidelberg.de|access-date=25 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://2006-2013.ruprecht.de/nachrichten/archive/2011/may/22/article/kinosterben-geht-weiter/|title=Kinosterben geht weiter|website=2006–2013.ruprecht.de|language=de|access-date=25 August 2019}}</ref>

Recent years saw the low-point of this development, when in this city of over 150,000 people there were just three small cinemas left, with a total capacity of under 450 seats.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.film-krise-in-heidelberg-in-der-kinohochburg-geht-bald-das-licht-aus-page1.be520c8b-3a58-4d93-a41b-a7c017e2339f.html|title=Film-Krise in Heidelberg: Dem Kinosterben soll entgegnet werden|first=Stuttgarter Zeitung, Stuttgart|last=Germany|website=stuttgarter-zeitung.de}}</ref> The situation has slightly improved since late 2017, when Heidelberg got a new multiplex adjacent to the new Bahnstadt development, the "Luxor Filmpalast".

Luxor shows mainly [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|Blockbuster movies]] in German, but some showings in English are on offer for selected films.<ref>heidelberg-bahnstadt-teileroeffnung-vom-kino-luxor-filmpalast-am-23-november-9388433.html</ref>

The small 2-screen cinema "Gloria/Gloriette" (Old Town), together with the affiliated "Kamera" (Neuenheim) offers arthouse and independent films, with some showings being offered in the films original language, usually with German subtitles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gloria-kamera-kinos.de/original-versions.php|title=GLORIA – GLORIETTE – DIE KAMERA &#124; Original Versions|website=www.gloria-kamera-kinos.de}}</ref>

The non-profit "Karlstorkino" (at the far eastern edge of the Old Town, next to the river) offers international arthouse fare and the occasional documentary. The vast majority of non-German films at this cinema are shown in their original language with either English or German subtitles, depending on the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.karlstorkino.de/originalversions/|title=Original Versions / Originalversionen|website=www.karlstorkino.de}}</ref>

===Museums and exhibitions===
Among the most prominent museums of Heidelberg are for instance the Carl Bosch Museum which shows life and work of chemist and Nobel Prize-winner [[Carl Bosch]]. Then there is the [[Documentation and Culture Centre of German Sinti and Roma]] (Dokumentations- und Kulturzentrum Deutscher Sini und Roma) describing the Nazi genocide of the [[Sinti]] and [[Romani people|Roma]] peoples. The German Packing Museum (Deutsches Verpackungsmuseum) gives an overview of the history of packing and wrapping goods, whereas the German Pharmacy Museum (Deutsches Apothekenmuseum) which is located in the castle illustrates the history of Pharmacy in Germany. The {{lang|de|[[Kurpfälzisches Museum]]}} {{gloss|mode=def|Palatinate Museum}} offers a great art collection and some Roman archeological artifacts from the region. In honour of [[Friedrich Ebert]] the [[President Friedrich Ebert Memorial]], which commemorates the life of Germany's first democratic head of state, was established. Besides, there are guided tours in most of the historical monuments of Heidelberg, as well as organized tourist tours through the city available in several languages.

===Heidelberg Romanticism<!--movement names are capitalized (cf. 'German Romanticism'); 'Heidelberg Romanticism', 'Heidelberg romanticism', 'Heidelberg Romantics' and 'Heidelberg romantics' redirect here-->===
[[File:Carl Philipp Fohr 001.jpg|thumb|Romantic view of [[Heidelberg Castle]] ruins by [[Karl Philipp Fohr]], 1815, Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt]]
Heidelberg was the centre of the epoch of {{lang|de|Romantik}} ([[German Romanticism|Romanticism]]) in Germany. The phase after [[Jena Romanticism]] is often called '''Heidelberg Romanticism'''<!--boldface per WP:R#PLA--> (see also [[Berlin Romanticism]]). There was a famous circle of poets (the '''Heidelberg Romantics'''<!--boldface per WP:R#PLA-->), such as [[Joseph von Eichendorff]], [[Johann Joseph von Görres]], [[Ludwig Achim von Arnim]], and [[Clemens Brentano]]. A relic of Romanticism is the Philosophers' Walk ({{langx|de|link=no|Philosophenweg}}), a scenic walking path on the nearby Heiligenberg, overlooking Heidelberg.

The {{lang|de|Romantik}} epoch of German philosophy and literature, was described as a movement against classical and realistic theories of literature, a contrast to the rationality of the [[Age of Enlightenment]]. It elevated [[medievalism]] and elements of art and narrative perceived to be from the medieval period. It also emphasized folk art, nature, and an epistemology based on nature, which included human activity conditioned by nature in the form of language, custom and usage.

===Old Heidelberg===
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In 1901 [[Wilhelm Meyer-Förster]] wrote the play ''[[Old Heidelberg (play)|Old Heidelberg]]'' which was followed by a large number of film adaptations. It was the basis for [[Sigmund Romberg]]'s 1924 operetta ''[[The Student Prince]]'' which was itself turned into a [[The Student Prince (film)|film of the same title]].

===I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg===
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The 1925 song "I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg" composed by [[Fred Raymond]] was a major hit and inspired a stage musical and two films. It remains the theme song of Heidelberg.