Eichsfeld Museum

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The Eichsfeld Museum seen from the baroque garden

The Eichsfeldmuseum (formerly "Eichsfeld Heimatmuseum") is a cultural and historical museum in Heilbad Heiligenstadt in the Eichsfeld district in Thuringia . The city of Heilbad Heiligenstadt is responsible for this.

History of the museum

After years of efforts to set up a local history museum in Eichsfeld , a local history museum was opened in Duderstadt in 1931 and finally in Heiligenstadt in 1932. It is housed in the former Jesuit college in Kollegiengasse, a baroque building from 1740. The first collections were built by Johannes Müller and students from the Heiligenstädter Gymnasium, which was housed in the same building until 1929. There were closings during World War II and during extensive renovations in 1948/50 (with temporary accommodation in the "Eichsfelder Hof"), 1994/96, 2011/12 and spring 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . In 2017 the museum was renamed from "Eichsfelder Heimatmuseum" to "Eichsfeldmuseum". In June 2020 a new concept was presented for the Eichsfeldmuseum, which provides for the restructuring of the museum.

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The museum provides information on three floors about the history of Eichsfeld and the city of Heiligenstadt and the religious tradition of the region, as well as well-known personalities such as Tilman Riemenschneider . Objects of art, costumes, historical furniture and examples of craft traditions are also on display. The Strecker bird collection presents over 200 bird and other animal species. In addition, there are regular special exhibitions on various topics.

Exhibitions

Permanent exhibitions

Corridor on the ground floor

"The Eichsfeld in the 19th century - upheavals, new beginnings, continuities"

Set up on the second floor, this exhibition shows life in Eichsfeld in the 19th century and takes up various subject areas. It was opened as a special exhibition in 2018 and is now part of the permanent exhibition.

"Eichsfeld History"

The exhibition on the history of Eichsfeld mainly shows historical paintings and furniture related to the history of the Eichsfeld and is set up on the first floor in the corridor.

"Counter-Reformation - The Jesuits in Eichsfeld"

The exhibition " Counter-Reformation - The Jesuits in Eichsfeld" is housed on the ground floor of the Eichsfeld Museum and deals with the Counter Reformation in Eichsfeld, which is also closely related to the Jesuit college in which the museum is housed. The exhibition opened in March 2017 and is now also part of the museum's permanent exhibition. Various exhibits on the topic are exhibited, for example sacred art objects, historical books and textiles as well as reliquary shrines . Religious customs are also taken up.

"Painting Exhibition"

"City History"

This permanent exhibition is located on the first floor of the building and deals with the city history of Heilbad Heiligenstadt.

"Strecker's bird collection"

Yellow and breasted macaw (ara ararauna) of the Strecker bird collection

It includes numerous historical bird, animal and insect preparations. An already extinct Cuba macaw is also on display. It is set up on the second floor.

"Tilman Riemenschneider"

In this exhibition exhibits by Tilman Riemenschneider are displayed and information about his life and works is presented. It is also located on the second floor of the Eichsfeld Museum.

Special exhibitions

"Heilbad Heiligenstadt through the ages - 1989-today"

The current special exhibition shows photographs of Heilbad Heiligenstadt from 1989 and today in comparison. It is located in the corridor next to the bird exhibition and in the special exhibition room on the second floor.

Web links

Commons : Eichsfelder Heimatmuseum  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gerhard Backhaus: Heiligenstadt 1919-33. Zeitbilder Verlag Cordier Heiligenstadt, page 13
  2. ^ Ed. Council of the district of Heiligenstadt: The district of Heiligenstadt under construction: 1952 - 1956. Heiligenstadt 1957, p. 150
  3. ↑ Silvana Tismer: Culture Committee recommends new museum names. May 10, 2017, accessed on July 2, 2020 (German).
  4. ↑ Eichsfeld Museum. Retrieved July 2, 2020 .
  5. ↑ a b c d e f Explore Eichsfeldmuseum in 3D. Accessed June 7, 2020 (English).
  6. ↑ TA: Special exhibition will be extended until the end of June. January 23, 2019, accessed on June 7, 2020 (German).
  7. ↑ Exhibitions - Heilbad Heiligenstadt. Retrieved June 7, 2020 .
  8. ↑ a b Eichsfeldmuseum - Heilbad Heiligenstadt. Retrieved June 7, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Antonia Pfaff: Back to Catholicism: Jesuits reform Eichsfelder. March 4, 2017, accessed June 7, 2020 (German).
  10. ↑ Exhibitions - Heilbad Heiligenstadt. Retrieved June 7, 2020 .

Coordinates: 51 ° 22 ′ 41.2 ″  N , 10 ° 8 ′ 10.5 ″  E