Diocesan Museum of St. Afra

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Diocesan Museum of St. Afra
Dioezesan Museum St. Afra Augsburg.jpg
Entrance area
Data
place Augsburg , Swabia Coordinates: 48 ° 22 '23.8 "  N , 10 ° 53' 45.1"  EWorld icon
Art
architect Stephan Schrammel
opening July 3, 2000
operator
management
Melanie Thierbach
Website
ISIL DE-MUS-761819

The Diocesan Museum St. Afra is the central museum of the Diocese of Augsburg and is located in the Augsburg cathedral district directly behind the cathedral .

It was opened in 2000, and since then the Diocesan Museum has presented sacred art from 17 centuries. Nestled between the Gothic cathedral cloister, the Romanesque chapter house of the old cathedral monastery and the remains of the Carolingian cathedral, the museum welcomes visitors with a modern facade.

Exhibits

In the partly historical and partly newly created rooms, the museum houses a wide range of important works of art from the most varied of eras and genres in the collection that has existed since 1872. The exhibition also provides information about the Augsburg Cathedral and the history of the diocese.

With its extensive inventory of Augsburg goldsmiths in the form of liturgical implements and reliquaries , the museum also functions as a cathedral treasury . There are also works of art of European importance, such as the Ulrich's robes from the 10th century, the Ottonian bronze portal of the cathedral or the funeral weapons of Emperor Charles V , which convey the role of the church as one of the most important patrons and sponsors of the arts.

Special exhibitions

  • 2001  wool, linen, silk. Modern liturgical art by Sr. Animata Probst from Dillingen
  • 2002  Art builds bridges. Collection of modern religious art from the Vatican
  • 2003  gold and silver. Augsburg's brilliant export goods
  • 2004  St. Afra . An early Christian martyr in history, art and cult
  • 2006  St. Moritz . A collegiate church and its art treasure through the ages
  • 2007  crocuses, tulips and levebunks. Copper engravings from the plant book " Hortus Eystettensis "
  • 2007  Saint Bishop Simpert : The almost forgotten third in the league
  • 2008  Nativity Scene * 2009  The Augsburg Cathedral in the Baroque era
  • 2010  Johann Evangelist Holzer - painter of light
  • 2011  Conceived in Hildesheim, made in Augsburg. Treasures from the Hildesheim Diocesan Museum
  • 2012  Albrecht Dürer - Razor sharp and finely cut. The entire graphic work
  • 2013  Barefoot in front of St. Max. From the Franciscan monastery church to the parish church of St. Maximilian
  • 2014  Christmas is PRESENT
  • 2015  Who is the man on the sheet? - A search for clues
  • 2016 Bruno Wank : The Seven Deadly Sins.
  • 2016 longing for redemption . Works by Rita De Muynck
  • 2017 Augsburg puts pressure on. The beginnings of printing in a 15th century metropolis
  • 2017 signs of change. Church building and liturgical reform in the diocese of Augsburg since 1960
  • 2019 king, citizen, beggar. Meeting point Holy Cross

Web links

Commons : Diözesanmuseum St. Afra Augsburg  - collection of pictures

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hubert Glaser: From the shine of faith. In: welt.de , October 6, 2000. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ Augsburger Allgemeine: Eaten by envy, disfigured by anger. In: augsburger-allgemeine.de. March 24, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2017 .