James Bond: Wattenscheid celebrates the creator of the secret agent!

James Bond: Wattenscheid celebrates the creator of the secret agent!

The Bochum city archive is currently devoting itself to a fascinating chapter of pop culture: the alleged birthplace of James Bond in Wattenscheid. From this Sunday, an exhibition will be opened in the Center for City History, which presents a large number of collector's pieces and props of the famous secret agent. Among them is also an ID card, the origin of "love greetings from Moscow" with Sean Connery as a Bond makes it clear that the spy in Wattenscheid, Germany, should be born.

James Bond biographer John Pearson explains that James Bond saw the light of day on November 11, 1920 in Wattenscheid. According to Pearson, the Bond family lived after James Bond's father Andrew Bond worked in the city after the First World War, there for four years. In the exhibition, which was created in collaboration with the Bond Club Wattenscheid , books, records, cinema or merchandising articles from the Bond World are also shown in addition to the ID. It is interesting that Dietmar Wunder, Daniel Craig's German voice, has attributed informative texts on the exhibits. The show will be shown at least until the end of July.

Expansion of the bond world

But that's not the only event that Bond fans are enthusiastic about in Germany. From July 29 to September 13, 2024, another exhibition will take place in the Sparkasse Hohenlohekreis in Künzelsau. This is also presented by Bond Club Wattenscheid and is planned on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the death of Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, and the 60th anniversary of the film "Goldfinger".

The Künzelsau exhibition will show over 200 collectibles, including film replicas, books and jewelry. Another highlight is the German premiere of the replica of the James Bond ID card, which was first seen in the film "Love greetings from Moscow". In addition, interactive elements with QR codes are intended for visitors.

Ian Fleming and his heir

The figure of James Bond was created by the former news service Ian Fleming, who was born on May 28, 1908 in Mayfair, London. His experiences in the military and his time in the Naval Intelligence shaped the creation of the exciting stories that still captivate millions of people. Fleming processed topics such as British identity and the effects of the Second World War in his novels. He died on August 12, 1964, but left a lasting legacy that revolutionized the world of film and literature.

summarized the upcoming events show that the fascination for James Bond and his roots in Germany is also unbroken 60 years after the release of his first film. The symbiosis from history, culture and entertainment industry remains a remarkable phenomenon.