Woodcut Museum
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| place |
Mössingen - Öschingen 
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| opening | 2001 |
| operator |
Art Foundation Klaus Herzer
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| ISIL | DE-MUS-748910 |
The Woodcut Museum is a museum for the art and techniques of letterpress printing, in particular woodcut, in the Mössingen district of Öschingen in the Tübingen district .
History and current usage
The wood cutter and painter Klaus Herzer developed new techniques in wood and metal printing. This led to the idea of founding a woodcut museum in 2000. The woodcut museum was opened on November 24, 2001 in the old Öschingen town hall, a half-timbered house from the year 1700, and houses the »Art Foundation Klaus Herzer«. This includes around 1800 wood and metal prints as well as printing blocks, wood sculptures, monotypes, a Grieshaber printing press, a proof press and other utensils. The woodcut and other printing processes are introduced to the visitor. Examples of pictures, exhibits and texts explain the printing process.
Exhibition activities
When designing the museum, it was important to create a living museum. In addition to guided tours, the “Öschinger Museum Talks” have now established themselves. Visual artists, musicians, theologians, philosophers, art historians and literary scholars contribute to the enlivenment of the museum through lectures and discussions. Concerts also take place in the exhibition rooms. During printing campaigns, visitors are allowed to work on the creation of a new image.
Support association
The association "Friends of the Klaus Herzer Woodcut Museum" has existed since September 20, 2001. The goals of the association are to anchor the appreciation of this art foundation, to arouse the interest of broad sections of the population and to fill the house with life.
literature
- Woodcut Museum Klaus Herzer: 2001 - 2011; 10 years of the Klaus Herzer Art Foundation (with an essay by Wolfgang Urban) , Klaus Herzer Art Foundation, Mössingen-Öschingen 2010.
Web links
- Welcome to the woodcut museum in Mössingen-Öschingen , accessed on October 16, 2017.
- A printer out of passion - the wood cutter Klaus Herzer | Rainer Zerbst's culture blog , accessed on October 16, 2017.