Burkhard Kling

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Burkhard Kling (born August 1962 in Gelnhausen ) is a German art historian and director of the two museums Brothers Grimm House Steinau and Museum Steinau in Steinau an der Strasse in Hesse. He also works as a dramaturge.

Live and act

Burkhard Kling studied art history , modern history and older German literature at the University of Frankfurt am Main , with Ernst Erich Metzner among others . Since completing his Magister Artium (MA) degree, as an art historian, he has been working in particular on the art history of his home region of Main-Kinzig as well as on topics from the Brothers Grimm research. Kling published several non-fiction books and other publications.

In addition, Kling has been involved in the field of music theater for many years , primarily working as a dramaturge , but also taking on game management. Among other things, he worked for the Badisches Staatstheater in Karlsruhe , the Frankfurt Opera and the Hamburg University of Music and Theater , as well as for festivals in Heidenheim an der Brenz , Schwetzingen and Zwingenberg .

In 1996 he developed a concept for historical city ​​tours for the city of Gelnhausen , which became a lasting success.

Brothers Grimm house in Steinau an der Strasse

In 1998, Kling the management of the osthessischen city Steinau together with the Brothers Grimm-Gesellschaft newly founded Museum Brothers Grimm House . It was set up in the former office building where the father of the Brothers Grimm, Philipp Wilhelm Grimm (1751–1796), had once worked as a Hanau bailiff and the Grimm family lived from 1791 to 1796.

The Steinauer Brothers Grimm House is now one of the largest and most important museums that deal with the Brothers Grimm , Jacob Grimm (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859), and their work. In 2009, Kling redesigned and modernized the museum exhibition.

Events such as storytelling evenings as well as art and other special exhibitions take place in the museum at irregular intervals . Among other things, Kling succeeded in exhibiting the complete “Grimm Cycle” with 39 etchings by the well-known British artist David Hockney in the tenth anniversary year of 2008  .

In 2005 the Steinau Museum ... the Museum an der Straße was set up and opened directly across from the Amtshaus, in the former, now renovated and massively expanded Amtshof barn , for which Kling also took over the management. As a special museum, in addition to the city ​​and regional history , it primarily presents the topic of roads and travel as well as the development of the regional pottery trade , but also contains some exhibits and contributions to the Grimm family.

Kling is a member of the Scientific Council of the Brothers Grimm Society in Kassel.

Burkhard Kling lives in Gelnhausen.

Awards

The two Steinau museums, the Brothers Grimm House and Museum Steinau , managed by Kling, were awarded the 2008 Museum Prize by the Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Hessen-Thüringen for “a particularly successful implementation of a museum concept” .

In 2011 he was awarded the Culture Prize of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis.

Works (selection)

Non-fiction

  • INK meets Ludwig Emil Grimm. Ingrid Sonntag-Ramirez Ponce and Ludwig Emil Grimm in dialogue . CoCon-Verlag, Hanau 2010, ISBN 978-3-937774-91-6 . (Publication)
  • Kiss me and you'll get the remote control! Fairy tale in the cartoon . Jonas-Verlag, Marburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-89445-417-3 . (Publication)
  • David Hockney - Six Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm . Jonas-Verlag, Marburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-89445-399-2 . (Publication)
  • Grimms Möhrchen, Hansel and Gretel and Co. Brothers Grimm House, Steinau an der Strasse 2005, without ISBN. (Editing; with: Klaus Puth)
  • The renovation of the Gelnhausen Marienkirche. Diary-like notes, 1987 to 2002 . Self-published, Gelnhausen-Haitz 2003, without ISBN. (Red./Herausgabe; with: Susanne Schaum)
  • Carla Fioravanti - Romance in the River . Brothers Grimm Museum, Kassel 2001, ISBN 3-929633-57-4 . (With: Claudia Tutsch)
  • The most beautiful palaces and castles in the Spessart . Wartberg-Verlag, Gudensberg-Gleichen 2000, ISBN 3-8313-1076-9 .
  • Gelnhausen: as it used to be . Wartberg-Verlag, Gudensberg-Gleichen 2000, ISBN 3-86134-875-6 .
  • The Ronneburg . Deutscher Kunstverlag , Munich et al. 1993 (= large architectural monuments; H. 471), without ISBN.
  • A walk through Gelnhausen . Klecks-Verlag, Gelnhausen 1988, ISBN 3-927026-00-X . (With: Sabine Tischer, Gerhard Kaiser)
  • “Come to me, oh dear guest, when you have money in your pocket” - Historic pub signs from Steinau an der Straße. In: Hessische Heimat , 59th year, 2009. pp. 20–26
  • Vessel shapes for stoneware from the region . In: Steinzeug in Fulda . Edited by Gregor K. Stasch. Catalog vol. 25, Vonderau-Museum Fulda. Fulda. Michael Imhof Verlag (2010). Pp. 57-62
  • The Brothers Grimm - life and work. Guide through the Brothers Grimm House in Steinau an der Strasse , Worms 2011
  • The Brothers Grimm and the fairy tale world. Guide through the Brothers Grimm House in Steinau an der Strasse , Worms 2011

Music theater projects

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See information about Burkhard Kling at the Hamburg University of Music and Theater (see web link).
  2. ↑ Historical city tours in Gelnhausen are booming  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Report by Verena Wolff at Rhein-Main.Net from October 22, 2007 (last call: April 24, 2009). @1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.rhein-main.net  
  3. ↑ a b c Steinau: Brothers Grimm House ( Memento of the original from January 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Information on the Main-Kinzig district website (last accessed April 24, 2009).  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mkk.de
  4. ↑ Hockney in Steinau , Web content of the Museum Brothers Grimm House of 2008 (last visit: April 24, 2009).
  5. ↑ See members of the Board of Directors and the Scientific Council ( Memento of the original from March 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. of the Brothers Grimm Society in Kassel , status: March 2014 (last accessed: March 7, 2014). @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.grimms.de
  6. ↑ Steinau an der Straße (Main-Kinzig): Prize for the Brothers Grimm House ( memento of the original from June 23, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , News item on hr-online from July 29, 2008 (last accessed: April 24, 2009). @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hr-online.de
  7. ↑ Museum Support Prize 2008 goes to the Brothers Grimm City , article in: Gelnhäuser Tageblatt from June 25, 2008 (last accessed: April 24, 2009)
  8. ↑ Award for Museum Director Kling  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. hr-online.de, culture, accessed on November 30, 2011@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.hr-online.de  
personal data
SURNAME Kling, Burkhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German art historian and museum director
DATE OF BIRTH August 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Gelnhausen