Cathedral Museum Frankfurt

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Parts of the cathedral treasure

The Cathedral Museum in the historic cloister of the Imperial Cathedral of St. Bartholomew in Frankfurt am Main has existed since 1987 . The regular exhibition includes some highlights of sacred art . In addition, the museum presents contemporary art or cultural-historical topics in changing exhibitions . A second exhibition space has been the so-called sacristy in the neighboring house at the cathedral since 2007 (“Dependance sacristy in the house at the cathedral”).

Regular exhibition

A walk through the museum provides insights into the checkered history of Frankfurt Cathedral, which is of particular importance for German history up to the 19th century. The elections for kings since 1356 and the coronations of emperors since 1562 play an important role here. The exhibition includes exhibits that are among the outstanding moments of sacred art.

The permanent exhibition includes exhibits on the following topics:

  • History of the Imperial Cathedral of St. Bartholomew in Frankfurt am Main * Grave finds that were discovered during the interior renovation of the cathedral that was carried out between 1992 and 1994. Among them is in particular the grave of two children from around 700. They apparently belonged to wealthy Merovingian families and were buried around 680 in the oldest predecessor church of the cathedral.
  • Two reliquaries from the 18th and 20th centuries. The skullcap of the apostle Bartholomäus is the only apostle relic in Germany in Frankfurt Cathedral . It has been known since the fifth century and probably came to Frankfurt around 1200. Their veneration in Frankfurt is first attested in a document from 1215. The cathedral has been dedicated to Saint Bartholomew since 1239.
  • A selection of liturgical implements and vestments from the 14th to 20th centuries.

Temporary exhibitions

The temporary exhibitions are dedicated to individual artists or historically significant topics, e.g. As the Dombrand of 1867. From 30 September 2006 to 14 January 2007, the exhibition was The Emperor Makers mark the 650 anniversary of the Golden Bull instead, the Frankfurt to election and later crown city of Holy Roman Emperor certain . The exhibition was created in cooperation with the Institute for City History , the Historical Museum and the Jewish Museum . In this exhibition in the Cathedral Museum, the liturgical processes and the theological symbolism of the election and coronation ceremony were shown. There are also exhibitions on modern and contemporary art. These support a productive dialogue between the church exhibition spaces and (independent) artistic positions.

Cultural history exhibitions

  • 2015/2016 Christ on the cross. Works from eight centuries from the Episcopal Cathedral and Diocesan Museum in Mainz.
  • 2016 Madern Gerthener and the parish tower of St. Bartholomäus. 600 years of the Frankfurt Cathedral Tower.
  • 2016/2017 do not be afraid. Two Christmas stories. The Neapolitan crib from St. Leonhard and Julia Krause-Harder: The life of Mary
  • 2018 Behind the parchment: the world. The Frankfurt businessman Peter Ugelheimer and the art of illumination in the Venice of the Renaissance (for the Gutenberg year 2018)
  • 2018/2019 The great joy. The Neapolitan crib from St. Leonhard.
  • 2019 Prayer for the poor for God's sake. 750 years of the Hospital of the Holy Spirit.

Exhibitions on modern and contemporary art (selection)

literature

  • K. Stolleis: Der Frankfurter Domschatz, Vol. I, Die Paramente, Frankfurt am Main 1992.
  • H.-J. Kotzur, H. Lütkenhaus: Der Frankfurter Domschatz, Vol. II, The gold and silver work, Frankfurt am Main 1994.
  • K. Stolleis: Der Frankfurter Domschatz, Vol. III, Inventories and Directories, Frankfurt am Main 1994.
  • A. Heuser, NA Nessler: Frankfurter Kinderdomführer, Frankfurt am Main 2001.
  • A. Heuser, B. Preusler, G. Stasch (eds.): Wilhelm Rauscher (1864–1925) The papal court jeweler, court and cathedral goldsmith in Fulda, Limburg 2008.
  • M. Hampel: Der Kaiserdom zu Frankfurt am Main, excavations 1991–1993, ed. from the Monument Office of the City of Frankfurt am Main, Nussloch 1994.
  • A. Heuser (Ed.): Axel Malik, The Scripturale Method, Frankfurt 2009.
  • A. Heuser, S. Mann, G. Stasch (Eds.): Alexander von Falkenhausen, Weißes Rauschen, Petersberg 2012.
  • A. Heuser, M. Th. Kloft (ed.): In the sign of the cross. The Limburger Staurothek and its history, Regensburg 2009.

Web links

Commons : Dom-Museum (Kaiserdom St. Bartholomäus)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

proof

  1. ↑ Haus am Dom - sacristy
  2. ↑ Information on Merovingian grave finds ( Memento from December 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Reliquaries in the Cathedral Museum Frankfurt ( Memento from December 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ^ Liturgical implements and vestments in the Dommuseum Frankfurt ( Memento from December 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ^ Archive of the temporary exhibitions in the Frankfurt Cathedral Museum

Coordinates: 50 ° 6 ′ 39 ″  N , 8 ° 41 ′ 6 ″  E