The Wittelsbachers on the Rhine. The Electoral Palatinate and Europe
Under the title Die Wittelsbacher am Rhein. The Electoral Palatinate and Europe took place from September 8, 2013 to March 2, 2014 in the Reiss-Engelhorn-Museums and in Mannheim Palace, a transnational exhibition dedicated to the European ruling family of the Wittelsbachers and which had 111,281 visitors. The exhibition showed 600 years of cultural history of the region on the Rhine and Neckar , which shaped the dynasty as Count Palatine of the Rhine , as electors , kings and emperors from the Middle Ages to modern times .
occasion
The exhibition recalled that 800 years ago , Count Palatine Ludwig der Kelheim was awarded the Palatinate Countess near the Rhine by Staufer Friedrich II . The Wittelsbachers ruled the electorate on the Rhine without interruption for 600 years .
Honorary degrees and patrons
The exhibition project bore the honorary title of an "Exhibition of the states of Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse". After the exhibition The Staufer and Italy, it was the second history show that the three federal states are presenting together. The patronage was shared by the Prime Ministers of Baden-Württemberg ( Winfried Kretschmann ), Rhineland-Palatinate ( Malu Dreyer ), and Hesse ( Volker Bouffier ). HRH Duke Franz von Bayern had given the exhibition his patronage .
Wittelsbach Year 2013
Accompanying the Mannheim Wittelsbacher exhibition, 44 southern German cities celebrated the Wittelsbach year 2013 together. The participating locations included the cathedral city of Speyer , Hardenburg near Bad Dürkheim , Guttenberg Castle near Neckarmühlbach , the cities of Alzey , Heidelberg , Kaiserslautern , Ludwigshafen am Rhein , Lauterecken and Zweibrücken . Special exhibitions, concerts, theatrical productions, medieval festivals, readings, lecture series, guided tours and activities were organized. On the occasion of the Wittelsbach Year, the Historical Museum of the Palatinate in Speyer showed the exhibition Kingdom of the Palatinate , which was dedicated to the work of the Bavarian kings in the Palatinate in the 19th century. The Kurpfälzisches Museum in Heidelberg showed an exhibition accompanying the tombs of the Wittelsbach family. Erbach Castle in the Odenwald presented the history of the Erbach taverns. The Wittelsbach Year was coordinated by the Reiss-Engelhorn-Museums in coordination with the administration of the State Palaces and Gardens of Baden-Württemberg, the General Directorate for Cultural Heritage of Rhineland-Palatinate and the administration of the State Palaces and Gardens of Hesse .
organization
The general management of the Wittelsbacher exhibition was held by the general director of the Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen, Alfried Wieczorek, in cooperation with the managing director of the State Palaces and Gardens of Baden-Württemberg, Michael Hörrmann, the general director of the General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland-Palatinate, Thomas Metz, and the Director of the State Palaces and Gardens of Hesse, Karl Weber. The medieval historians Bernd Schneidmüller and Stefan Weinfurter at Heidelberg University acted as scientific coordinators . Alexander Schubert was the project manager . Sabine Witt and Melanie Herget worked as scientific curators in the scientific exhibition office.
literature
- Alexander Schubert: The Wittelsbacher on the Rhine. The Electoral Palatinate and Europe, 2nd exhibition of the states of Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse . Edited by Alfried Wieczorek, Mannheim 2012, ISBN 978-3-927774-43-8
- Alexander Schubert: Wittelsbacher region Rhine-Neckar. Travel destinations for the exhibition of the states of Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse 2013/14 . Edited by Alfried Wieczorek, Mannheim 2012, ISBN 978-3-927774-44-5
- Alexander Schubert: Electoral Palatinate meets Bavaria. A city walk on the occasion of the 2nd exhibition of the states of Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse . Edited by Alfried Wieczorek, Mannheim 2013.