When the royals came from Hanover

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“Enjoy the exhibitions!”; Union Jack with Sachsenross behind the Lower Saxony State Orchestra and The London Quartet ; Opening ceremony at the Hanover Opera House for the Lower Saxony State Exhibition 2014

When the royals came from Hanover , subtitled Hanover's ruler on England's throne 1714 - 1837 , in 2014 the theme of the Lower Saxony state exhibition for the 300th anniversary of the personal union between Great Britain and Hanover was . Under the patronage of Prince Charles , from May 17 to October 5, 2014, exhibitions were shown in five museums and castles in Hanover and Celle with different focuses on the 123-year-long personal union.

Exhibitions

The central exhibitions took place in the State Museum Hanover and in the Museum Schloss Herrenhausen . In addition, in- depth thematic exhibitions and special individual aspects were shown in the Wilhelm Busch - German Museum for Caricature and the Art of Drawing , in the Historical Museum in Hanover and in the Residence Museum in Celle Castle .

Of the approximately 1,000 exhibits , “30 came from the possession of Queen Elizabeth II ; [...] the largest loan from the British royal family that was ever given outside the country, “including the state crown of George I. Other loans from 145 museums and collections such as the British Library , the Victoria & Albert Museum or the Metropolitan Museum of Art "Convey a complex picture of the historically and culturally significant Georgian era". Paintings such as the Westminster Bridge by Canaletto from the Yale Center for British Art and the silver service by George III were shown. from the property of the Rothschild Foundation or the silver furniture of Georg II on loan from Ernst August von Hannover .

In addition to the four exhibition catalogs with a total of more than 1000 pages, the accompanying brochure was “an introduction for readers from 12 years of age”, which is intended to introduce young people to the history and the effects on German and British culture in school lessons .

The five artists in the exhibition Pool - Art from London by the Kestnergesellschaft
Prince Andrew (center) visits Hanover on the occasion of the exhibition with Mayor Stefan Schostok (left)

For the Lower Saxony state exhibition and the 300th anniversary of the personal union, an extensive supporting program was organized throughout Lower Saxony in 2014 , which brought the Georgian era to life, for example with a specially composed opera , the Göttingen Handel Festival , the garden festival or fashion shows. The Kestner Society presents the group show pool contemporary art from London . The British capital also paid tribute to the personal union with large exhibitions and events.

See also

Media reports (selection)

  • Jens Bielke (editor-in-chief): When the Royals came from Hanover / 2014 Hanover presented itself very British. as well as 300 years of personal union / HMTG advertises with adventure packages and an open air gallery. In: hannover live. Edition May 2014, Hanover: Stroetmann Verlag und Agentur, pp. 12, 13.
  • Simon Benne: Moments of happiness at the castle / Around 300 guests come to the opening of the exhibition “The Way to the Crown” at Marienburg Castle - including the top of the German nobility. In: Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung (HAZ) of May 2, 2014, p. 13.
  • Isabel Christian: That's the man under the locks / Wilhelm Lilje works for the German armed forces and is involved with the DLRG - now he's going to London as Elector Georg Ludwig. In: HAZ. of May 3, 2014, p. 19.
  • Henning Queren: A kingdom for number 57 / London: 200 carriages and gun salutes for Georg I. In: Neue Presse (Hanover) of May 10, 2014, p. 3.
  • Isabel Christian: The carriage goes on board / The first stage of the Elector's trip to London ends in The Hague. In: HAZ. of May 13, 2014, p. 16us
  • Henning Queren: Table joys with the image of the king. In: NP. of May 13, 2014, p. 14.
  • NN: We are going to be "very British". and 1000 guests celebrate Queens Birthday [...] Ambassador Simon McDonald in an interview. In: hello. Hannoversches Wochenblatt. Edition south of May 14, 2014, pp. 1 and 5
  • Chiara Olthoff: GOP show: Brodowy brings Queen Wilma I. to Hanover. In: NP. from May 15, 2014, p. 24.
  • Simon Benne: When Hanover's Guelphs ruled a world empire. In: HAZ. from May 16, 2014, p. 18f.
  • Henning Queren : Royal splendor of a world empire. In: Neue Presse of May 16, 2014, p. 16.
  • Simon Benne: "The whole city is now in royals fever". Royal gala in the opera house: the major national exhibition on the era of personal union began there with a ceremony - and lots of British humor. In: HAZ. of May 17, 2014, p. 19.
  • German: A royal racing spectacle / 6 questions about the very British racing day on the Neue Bult. Hereditary Prince receives the Queen. Derby feeling at the Grand Prix. In: NP. of May 17, 2014, p. 14.
  • Bärbel Hilbig: A royal show / 4500 visitors see the state exhibition on personal union at five locations at the start. In: HAZ. from May 19, 2014, p. 10.
  • NN : Ready for the island - When the Royals came from Hanover. In: Berliner Morgenpost of May 20, 2014, last accessed online on May 9, 2014
  • NN: Hannover "Very British" , in: hallo Sonntag from June 1, 2014, p. 9.
  • Alexander Haas ( ViSdP ): Hanover's royal crown returns. In: Seniors Journal. Issue 4/2014, Hanover: LeineVision Medien & Verlagsgesellschaft, p. 11.

literature

Exhibition catalogs
  • When the royals came from Hanover. Four volumes in a slipcase. Sandstein Kommunikation, Dresden 2014, ISBN 978-3-95498-103-8 ; also available individually with the subtitles:
    • Katja Lembke (editor-in-chief), Kathrin Schellenberg, Christian Vogel (text and photo editor): Hanover's ruler on England's throne 1714–1837. Appears on the occasion of the special exhibition When the Royals came from Hanover. Hanover's ruler on England's throne 1714–1837 in the Lower Saxony State Museum Hanover and in the Museum Schloss Herrenhausen, May 17 to October 5, 2014. Dresden: Sandstein Verlag, 2014, ISBN 978-3-95498-086-4 .
      • English edition: The Hannoveranians on Britain's Throne 1714–1837. Sandstein Verlag, Dresden 2014, ISBN 978-3-95498-087-1 .
    • Gisela Vetter-Liebenow (ed.), Elisabeth Reich, Monika Herlt (ed.), Christine Ahrendt (collaborator): Royal Theater! British caricatures from the personal union era and the present. Sandstein Verlag, Dresden 2014, ISBN 978-3-95498-089-5 .
    • Andreas Urban, Kathleen Biercamp, Thomas Schwark, Frauke Gläser (Red.): A carriage and two kingdoms. Hanover and Great Britain 1814–1837. Sandstein Verlag, Dresden 2014, ISBN 978-3-95498-088-8 .
    • Jochen Meiners (ed.), Heiko Laß (red.), Norbert Steinau (collaborator.): Ripe for the island - The Braunschweig-Lüneburg house on the way to London. Sandstein Verlag, Dresden 2014, ISBN 978-3-95498-090-1 .
Publications accompanying the exhibitions
  • Katrin Herbst: When the Royals came from Hanover. An introduction for readers 12 years and older. Edited by the Lower Saxony State Museum Hanover. Sandstein Verlag, Dresden [o. D., 2014], ISBN 978-3-95498-109-0 .
  • When the royals came from Hanover. Hanover's ruler on England's clay 1714–1837. Leaflet, ed. from the Lower Saxony State Exhibition project office in the Lower Saxony State Museum in Hanover. Hanover: [o. D., 2014]
  • ... Ceremonial opening of the Lower Saxony State Exhibition 2014 "Hanover's ruler on England's throne 1714-1837". Program for the opening event at the Hanover Opera House on May 16, 2014.
Accompanying literature to the festival program for the 300th anniversary of the beginning of the personal union
  • Daphne Lüders (Red.): God save King George. Music and texts for the coronation of King George I from 1714. Concert program. Boys' Choir Hannover, Hannover 2014.
Press releases
  • Kirsten Lehnert (Bonn), Nicola Kleinecke (Hanover): Shining harbinger of the Lower Saxony state exhibition / premiere of the light installation "Farbdepesche" at the State Museum Hanover. Press release from January 15, 2014 on the light installation by Daniel Hausig at the Landesmuseum Hannover.
  • Kirsten Lehnert (Bonn), Nicola Kleinecke (Hanover): Opening of the Lower Saxony State Exhibition: When the Royals came from Hanover / "Hanover's rulers ...". Press kit of the press office (c / o projekt 2508 group ) and the project office (in Hanover). Bonn / Hanover 2014.
  • Ruth Brunngraber-Malottke MA: press release . Royal theater! British caricatures from the personal union era and the present. Press kit with CD and program, Wilhelm Busch - German Museum for Caricature & Drawing, Hanover 2014.
Others
  • Walter Lobenstein : A Hanoverian becomes king. In: Waiting . A literary journal for individuals , ed. by Walter Lobenstein, issue 203. Self-published, Hanover 2014, p. 3f.

Web links

Commons : When the Royals came from Hanover  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Kirsten Lehnert, Nicola Kleinecke: Opening of the Lower Saxony State Exhibition. Press kit, Hannover 2014 (see literature )
  2. ↑ Pool | Art from London I Hanover , British Council , April 2014
  3. ↑ Compare the documentation at Commons (see web links )