Danube Swabian Central Museum
The Danube Swabian Central Museum ( DZM ) in Ulm shows the eventful history of the Danube Swabians from the late 17th century to the present in 26 departments on 1,500 m² of exhibition space . The culture and everyday life of this German minority in the multi-ethnic settlement areas, but also the flight and expulsion of the German population from that region during World War II, as well as a new beginning in Western countries and life under communist dictatorships are traced and scientifically processed in the permanent exhibition and in special exhibitions. The tour ends with a current look at the German minority in Hungary , Romania , Serbia and Croatia .
Reduit, task and foundation
The museum, located in the Reduit of the Upper Danube Bastion of the Federal Fortress Ulm , was opened in 2000 after it was rebuilt from 1995 to 1999 for a total of 11 million DM . Its basis is the Donauschwäbisches Zentralmuseum Foundation , which is financed by grants from the city of Ulm, the state of Baden-Württemberg and the federal government (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media in the Federal Chancellery).
The foundation's task is to preserve the cultural tradition and assets of the Danube Swabians by comprehensively documenting history, culture and landscape, collecting and presenting cultural assets and making them accessible to regional and folkloric research about the Danube Swabian regions of origin. At the same time, it is intended to disseminate and deepen knowledge about the south-eastern neighbors in order to contribute to understanding in Europe.
Josef de Ponte (1922–2006) was an important Danube Swabian painter and graphic artist with a focus on building art . Among other things, he has artistically designed more than 120 public buildings in Germany and several other European countries. The artist's extensive artistic estate, which includes graphics and oil painting, was donated to the DZM in August 2007 by the heirs.
literature
- Christian Glass (Ed.): Rooms, Times, People: Guide through the Danube Swabian Central Museum. Donauschwäbisches Zentralmuseum Foundation, Ulm 2000, ISBN 978-3-88294-308-5 .
Web links
- Homepage of the Danube Swabian Central Museum
- Danube Swabian Central Museum . In: kulturforum.info
- Object collection of the Danube Swabian Central Museum on museum-digital
Coordinates: 48 ° 23 ′ 32 ″ N , 9 ° 59 ′ 7 ″ E