Musikstrategie Osnabrück

In June 2022, the Department of Culture within the Osnabrueck municipality published Building Block 4 “Music Site Osnabrueck” as part of its modular cultural strategy. The basis of the publication is a multi-stage participation process. This participation process was triggered by suggestions from citizens and an acute crisis in 2018. This article presents the initiation, the participation process and the results. From them, a strategy for Osnabrueck as a music city is being derived. Osnabrück’s strength is music education, many solo self-employed, medium-sized music companies and start-ups in a geo location best described as “central periphery”. Osnabrück is a remarkable music location with a lot of potential. It can become a city of music if the stakeholders, administration and politics become aware of the potential and involve music more in the development and marketing of the city and use networking potentials. Osnabrück is one of the few municipalities in Germany to develop a music strategy.