In this section we want to highlight the heritage of Elvis' time in Germany
All fans are welcome to participate: weather you are private person, a club or a company: Show your appreciation with this personalized image.
To fill the yellow parts with your input just send your picture or logo along with your statements to:
beatrix.vanooyen@gmx.de
Further information and examples:
Sigrid Schutz kindly provided her private picture gallery of Elvis
in Bad Nauheim to the fans. This gives us some more insight into the local atmosphere of these days as well as the perception of Elvis in Germany.
Heli was very close to Elvis during his stay in Germany. The only thing she held in her hands after he has said goodbye was a signed record. She has let a fan have this record which she regreted very much afterwards. By following the link below you will find the story and pictures of the record.
The "Initiative Elvis in Bad Nauheim" aims at granting Elvis all the recognition he deserves in Bad Nauheim and beyond. Against that background the initiative's representative Beatrix van Ooyen is particularly pleased about the donation of the original pictures.
The compilation of the known images by Bad Nauheim's press photographer Horst Schüssler serves for museum purposes only. They show Elvis during his army years in Germany and can be viewed in the Online Museum Bad Nauheim. By this, they can be visited easily from all over the world:
The legendary festival on 14.-16.08.2015 in Bad Nauheim.
Besides many exciting concerts the program contains lots of activities at original sites and locations in Bad Nauheim. Come to Bad Nauheim and enjoy retracing Elvis' steps!
The ELVIS-Team Berlin is participating again and is looking forward to meeting all artists and fans! You can find the festival program and more Information here:
Take a picture of yourself in front of a 6 sqm Elvis portrait when visiting Bad Nauheim. The initiators of the campaign themed "Elvis fans are Bad Nauheim fans" have positioned an Elvis-foto-box in the bookstore of Bad Nauheim's central station. Everybody is welcome to take pictures free of charge. The picture campaign supports the development of a memory culture around Elvis in Bad Nauheim. Take a look at the pictures from excited fans taken so far following this link:
You can read the entire story of the discovery of Elvis' BMW 507 and follow the development of the restoration by BMW now in the Online Museum Bad Nauheim following this link:
Do you have information or a story about Elvis in Germany that you would like to share with other fans? Just let us know by sending a message via: "Contact & Guestbook/Contact Request"
Elvis-pictures on this page: ©Initiative Elvis in Bad Nauheim
Picture of BMW 507: ©Blanka Michalski