Jump to content
11. June 2026

First shop window designed as part of the vacancy sticker campaign

The vacancy wrapping project is picking up speed. Today, Thursday (11.06.2026), a shop window of the former Wirth children's store was covered with stickers, thus creatively designing the first vacant space in Mainz city center.

The goal of the project is to visually enhance vacant retail spaces and thereby contribute to a more vibrant downtown. The concept is based on large-scale window decals featuring motifs and illustrations that evoke Mainz’s identity. 

“The first set of decals to be installed demonstrates how vacant spaces can be made more attractive in the short term and positively integrated into the cityscape. At the same time, the presentation and marketing of the spaces remain fully possible,” said Manuela Matz, Head of the Economic Affairs Department.

The illustrations were developed in collaboration with the agency Alma, and Atelier 55 brought them to life on-site. We would like to thank the building’s owners for their support of the project. If you are interested in a vacant space wrap, please feel free to contact Mainz Economic Development. 

Further information on the project and vacancy management can be found at https://mainz.de/wirtschaftsfoerderung (opens in a new tab)

Explanations and notes

Sprachauswahl

Quick search

This website was automatically translated using AI

This website was automatically translated by DeepL's AI. It is possible that the machine translations may not fully correspond to the original text. The State Capital of Mainz assumes no liability for the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the translations. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that all content on mainz.de will be fully translated —for example, applications integrated as i-frames (such as “Lost and Found Online”), content embedded via interfaces (such as the events calendar), and files (e.g., PDFs, images, graphics) may not be translated. No liability is assumed for damages resulting from missing, incomplete, or incorrect translations.

When accessing the pages, personal data remains anonymous, as no data is transmitted to the service provider. The translated content is stored locally on the web server of the State Capital of Mainz and made available directly from there.