Home Economics Schools. There is also the Nursing College and the College for Agriculture. The Academy for Further Education and Personal Development is located in the former district hospital. Culture The Donaueschingen Festival for contemporary music ("Donaueschinger Musiktage"), founded in 1921 and one of the world's oldest festivals for new music, takes place every year in October. Guest composers have included Paul Hindemith, Arnold Schoenberg, Pierre Boulez, Elliott Carter, John Cage, and György Ligeti. The Fürstenberg Library in Donaueschingen holds early copies of five of Mozart's operas, which have been an important source in reviving historically informed performances of 18th-century opera. Donaueschingen is home to the Museum Art.Plus, a contemporary art museum established in 1941. Twin towns – sister cities Donaueschingen is twinned with: Kaminoyama, Japan (1995) Saverne, France (1964) Vác, Hungary (1993) Notable people Charles the Fat (839–888), Emperor of the Carolingian Empire Jan Kalivoda (1801–1866), composer, conductor and violinist of Bohemian birth. Anselm Kiefer (born 1945), painter and sculptor Gallery References External links Homepage for Donaueschingen Information about the Donaueschingen region Sport in Donaueschingen Baden Populated places on the Danube Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis