Archbishop's Diocesan Museum Paderborn

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Archbishop's Diocesan Museum Paderborn
Paderborn Dioezesanmuseum.jpg
Diocesan Museum Paderborn
Data
place Paderborn
Art
architect Gottfried Boehm
opening 1975
operator
management
Christoph Stiegemann
Website
ISIL DE-MUS-111219

The Archbishop's Diocesan Museum Paderborn is the oldest diocesan museum in the German-speaking area. It was founded in 1853 and has one of the most extensive and important collections of Christian art in Germany. The constantly growing inventory includes more than 12,000 works from around 1,000 years. Focus: Sculpture and goldsmithing from the Romanesque to the Baroque . The museum regularly shows major art and cultural-historical special exhibitions on loan from renowned museums and collections across Europe and overseas.

The history

The first diocesan museum and its commission 1853–1867

On March 22, 1853, the Vicariate General of the Archdiocese of Paderborn approved the "establishment of a Diocesan museum of ecclesiastical art objects" in the former chapter room of the Busdorf Church . The museum was conceived as a "rescue station" for Christian works of art and was also intended to serve as a study collection for the training of craftsmen and artists. It collected works that were no longer in ecclesiastical use, damaged or endangered, secured them and exhibited them.

The idea was ambitious, but initially the project developed slowly, only a few objects came together and although they included magnificent exhibits, the first Paderborn Diocesan Museum came to an end in 1867.

New foundation, new building, redesign

From 1911 a new collection began to be built up, which was initially housed in temporary rooms on the ground floor of the newly built Vicariate General. The Diocesan Museum was reopened there on June 18, 1913 and grew steadily in the years to come. In addition to works from the Middle Ages, sculptures, paintings , paraments and goldsmith work from the Baroque period and the 19th century were added. Founding director Alois Fuchs (1877–1971) was in charge of building up and researching the collection . Under his leadership, the museum gained in profile and importance and received national recognition. A focus of his collecting activities was in the area of ​​medieval sculpture and treasure art. However, Fuchs was unable to implement a stringent exhibition concept in the existing rooms.

With the continuous expansion of the collection, the shortage of space increased. In 1967 the Archdiocese of Paderborn decided to build a new museum. The location chosen was the free area adjacent to the market square on the south-west side of the cathedral, which had three to five storeys already before the Second World War. A limited competition was announced and the decision was unanimously in favor of the design by the Cologne architect and later Pritzker Prize winner Gottfried Böhm . On May 25, 1975, the new building was ready for use.

The new house presented itself as a modern architectural sculpture, but did not function as a museum. Climate fluctuations and the unimpeded sunlight falling through the window openings caused major conservation problems. The sensitive exhibits, for the most part colored wooden sculptures, were seriously endangered, large special exhibitions were not possible. The Archdiocese of Paderborn finally decided on the renovation, which was carried out according to plans by the English museum architect Michael Brawne. After several years of renovation, the Diocesan Museum was able to reopen on June 18, 1993. The keynote address was given by Chancellor Helmut Kohl.

Architecture

With the Diocesan Museum Paderborn, the architect Gottfried Böhm created a building of comprehensive transparency, with concise lead facades and a large interior without dividing walls. The exterior of the house had a sculptural quality and was modeled on a jewelry box. Its ascending exhibition levels, like the exterior façades, hang on a support structure that rests on four supports. They encompass medieval vaulted rooms, which u. a. belong to the former bishop's palace of the Paderborn bishop Meinwerk (1009-1036). Gottfried Böhm's Paderborn museum building was an example of the museum concept of the late 1960s, which wanted to move away from the “dusty temple of the muses” and towards more openness and transparency. He implemented his ideas consistently and down to the last detail of the showcases and pedestals, but from a conservation point of view, Böhm's construction was problematic. Fundamental requirements for the museum and exhibition work, such as the climatic conditions, were not taken into account. The Archdiocese of Paderborn, as sponsor of the museum, contacted international experts and decided to renovate.

British architect Michael Brawne carried out the renovation . He closed the large window areas, included the former storage room as exhibition space, and moved the entrance to the side facing the city. An extension for the air conditioning was built on the back. The light transparency was lost and the spatial generosity was restricted. The calm, ascending rhythm of the levels is still decisive for the spatial experience. The individual areas are, however, more clearly separated from each other by partly floor-to-ceiling parapets.

With the renovation, the exhibition area increased to around 1,200 square meters. The technical standard now corresponded to the high conservation requirements on an international level and the way was clear for new presentation concepts.

The collection

The Libori Shrine opened in 2009.

The Diocesan Museum Paderborn has one of the most important collections of Christian art in Germany. It comprises more than 12,000 exhibits and spans a range of gems from medieval and baroque sculpture, painting, textiles, book and goldsmithing to simple evidence of folk customs and works of contemporary art.

The focus is on sculpture from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. One of the main works is the important Imad Madonna (1051–58). It is one of the oldest large-scale representations of the enthroned Mother of God in Western art. In the museum's treasury, liturgical implements, goldsmiths' work and reliquaries from the Middle Ages and modern times are kept. The most important exhibits here include the silver-gilt Libori shrine from 1627 and two precious Romanesque support altars .

Donations and purchases continuously add to the collection. In 2016 it was possible to acquire 14 outstanding works from the collection of District Administrator Fritz Thomée (1862–1944). They include u. a. three sandstone figures of St. Anna Selbdritt, Dorothea and Elisabeth by the Münster sculptor Johann Brabender (1498 / 99-1561 / 62).

Special exhibitions

The large, thematic art and cultural-historical special exhibitions of the Diocesan Museum bring together loans from all over Europe and overseas. They are accompanied by international scientific advisory boards and bring visitors from all over Germany and neighboring countries to Paderborn. In 2017 more than 65,000 visitors saw “WUNDER ROMs in the view of the north”.

In addition, the museum deals with current art. Works by contemporary artists are included in the thematic exhibitions or shown in dialogue with works from the company's own collection.

A selection

  • 2018: GOTIK. The Paderborn Cathedral and the building culture of the 13th century in Europe
  • 2017: WUNDER ROMS in the North from antiquity to the present
  • 2017/18: MORE than ROME - Christoph Brech in dialogue with the collection of the Diözesanmuseum
  • 2015: CARITAS. Charity from early Christians to the present day
  • 2013: HA Schult - Time and Trash
  • 2013: CREDO. Christianization of Europe in the Middle Ages (joint exhibition with the museum in the Kaiserpfalz and the municipal gallery)
  • 2012: Francis - Light from Assisi
  • 2006: CANOSSA 1077 - Shaking the world. History, art and culture at the rise of the Romanesque. (Joint exhibition with the Museum in der Kaiserpfalz, LWL, and the Paderborn Municipal Gallery)
  • 2002: Byzantium. The light from the east. Cult and everyday life in the Byzantine Empire from the 4th to the 15th century
  • 1999: 799 art and culture of the Carolingian era. Pope Leo III and Charlemagne in Paderborn. (Joint exhibition with the Museum in der Kaiserpfalz, LWL, and the Städtische Galerie)

reception

  • “GOTIK exhibition”: “A fascinating exhibition in the Diocesan Museum of Paderborn celebrates the Gothic. (...) What makes the Paderborn show particularly fascinating are the loans, which, in terms of quantity and quality, are due to the good relationships between the Diocesan Museum and the most important museums in Europe. (...) "- Alexander Menden, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Nov. 20, 2018
  • "The Diocesan Museum Paderborn dedicates an overwhelming exhibition to the epoch, in which the European building culture of the 13th century is examined using the example of the Paderborn Cathedral." - Monika Willer, Neue Ruhr Zeitung, Westfalenpost, Westfälische Rundschau, Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, October 1. 2018
  • “WUNDER ROMs”: “You can organize a huge hype with museum funds ... But you can also open a carefully sorted treasure chest that encourages the visitor to think about it. Some consider this feat impossible. It was a success in Paderborn. ”- Andreas Kilb, FAZ, June 13, 2017
  • About the house: “In addition to the Kunsthalle Bielefeld (1968) by Philip Johnson, the Felix-Nussbaum-Haus in Osnabrück (1998) by Daniel Libeskind and Marta (2005) in Herford by Frank Gehry, the Diözesanmuseum Paderborn (1975/1993) belongs to the Quartet of the four most important new museum buildings of the post-war period in Westphalia and southern Lower Saxony. It occupies an important place in the recent architectural history of the FRG. “- THE LINK. The digital architecture magazine from Berlin, September 12, 2016

Management of the museum

Alois Fuchs (1877–1971) was the founding director. He headed the Diocesan Museum Paderborn from 1913 to 1967. Karl-Josef Schmitz was director from 1967 to 1990. Christoph Stiegemann has been director of the house since 1990.

Publications (selection)

  • GOTHIC. Paderborn Cathedral and the Building Culture of the 13th Century in Europe , Christoph Stiegemann (ed.), 800 pages, approx. 740 illustrations, 21.5 × 28 cm, hardcover, Michael Imhof Verlag, ISBN 978-3-7319-0734- 3 .
  • MORE than ROME - Christoph Brech in dialogue with the collection of the Diözesanmuseum Paderborn , Christoph Stiegemann / Christiane Ruhmann (eds.), 120 pages, 23 × 23 cm, hardcover, Michael Imhof-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-7319-0644-5
  • Wonder of Rome in the view of the north. From antiquity to the present , editor: Christoph Stiegemann, 608 pages, 514 illustrations, 21.5 × 28 cm, hardcover, Michael Imhof Verlag, ISBN 978-3-7319-0441-0
  • CARITAS. Charity from the early Christians to the present , publisher: Christoph Stiegemann, 720 pages, 563 color and 19 b / w illustrations, 21.5 × 28 cm, hardcover, Michael Imhof Verlag, ISBN 978-3-7319-0142- 6 .
  • CREDO. Christianization of Europe in the Middle Ages , Volume III: Contributions to the exhibition, edited by Christoph Stiegemann and Christiane Ruhmann, Archbishop's Diocesan Museum Paderborn, 208 pages, 116 color and 24 b / w illustrations, 21.5 × 28 cm, hardcover, Imhof Verlag, ISBN 978 -3-7319-0043-6 .
  • Diocesan Museum Paderborn | Selected works , Christoph Stiegemann on behalf of the Archdiocese of Paderborn, Archbishop's Diocesan Museum Paderborn, 304 pages, 186 color illustrations, 17 × 24 cm, hardcover, Imhoff Verlag, ISBN 978-3-86568-955-9 .
  • Great moments of collecting, new acquisitions from the Thomée collection , (Diözesanmuseum Paderborn - Writings and Pictures 5), edited by Christoph Stiegemann, Paderborn 2016, ISBN 978-3-89710-695-6

literature

  • Christoph Stiegemann (Ed.): Diözesanmuseum Paderborn 1913–1993. Festschrift on the occasion of the reopening on June 18, 1993. Bonifatius, Paderborn 1994, ISBN 3-87088-816-4 .
  • Christoph Stiegemann (Ed.) On behalf of the Archdiocese of Paderborn: Diözesanmuseum Paderborn. Selected works . Michael Imhoff Verlag 2014, ISBN 978-3-86568-955-9
  • Christoph Stiegemann (Ed.) On behalf of the Archdiocese of Paderborn: Younger Than Ever 160 | 100 | 20 , Paderborn 2013, Bonifatius GmbH Paderborn, ISBN 978-3-89710-579-9 .
  • Karl Josef Schmitz: On the new planning of the Archbishop's Museum , in: Old and New Art 17/18 (1969/70), pp. 11-13
  • HA Schult : The Time & The Garbage . Book accompanying the exhibition in the Diocesan Museum Paderborn, February 22 to May 12, 2013, edited by Christoph Stiegemann on behalf of the Archdiocese of Paderborn, Archbishop's Diocesan Museum and Cathedral Treasury, Kettler , Bönen 2013, ISBN 978-3-86206-221-8 .

Web links

Commons : Diözesanmuseum Paderborn  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ History - since 1853 . Archbishop's Diocesan Museum Paderborn. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  2. ↑ dapd: Feature: HA Schult brings garbage into Christian halls . In: Welt Online . February 21, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  3. ^ CREDO - how Europe became Christian . In: credo-ausstellung.de . Exhibition company Paderborn mbH. Archived from the original on July 29, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 16, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.credo-ausstellung.de
  4. ↑ Francis Exhibition . Archdiocese of Paderborn. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 16, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dioezesanmuseum-paderborn.de
  5. ↑ "799 | Art and culture of the Carolingian era - Charlemagne and Pope Leo III. in Paderborn “- Review of a successful exhibition company (PDF 269 kB) Archdiocese of Paderborn. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 16, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dioezesanmuseum-paderborn.de

Coordinates: 51 ° 43 ′ 6.5 ″  N , 8 ° 45 ′ 18.5 ″  E