Zons District Museum
The Zons district museum is a museum in the Dormagen district of Stadt Zons in the Rhine district of Neuss in North Rhine-Westphalia .
General
The district museum is part of the Zons cultural center of the Rhine district of Neuss, which also includes the international dialect archive "Ludwig Soumagne" and the archive in the Rhine district of Neuss . The facilities of the cultural center are located in the Friedestrom Castle area . The district museum has been located in the manor house of the castle since 1972. The premises and parts of the building were acquired by the Rhein-Kreis Neuss in 1970 and then extensively restored and converted. The new building of the museum, which was built in 2010, is in stark contrast to the medieval buildings. This part of the building is directly adjacent to the old substance and was added to the old castle wall . It combines modern architecture with the medieval ensemble. In the new building the permanent exhibition is tin of Art Nouveau shown.
Collections
In the district museum Zons exhibitions on applied art and cultural history are shown. Focus of the collection is the world's largest accessible pewter of Art Nouveau . The collection consists of more than 1,600 objects of various kinds and has its origins in the private collection Giorgio Silzer acquired by the Rhein-Kreis Neuss in 1979. The highlights of the exhibition are Orivit objects shown at the Paris World Exhibition in 1900 , such as a 77 cm high vase, various exhibits from Kayserzinn and other international companies. The Verein der Freunde und Förderer eV supports the museum with new purchases to expand the collection.
Another focus of the collection is in the area of textile design. In particular, the textile wall hangings by the artist Helmut Hahn provide insights into textile art and its forms. Hahn bequeathed a collection of around 1000 objects of various kinds to the museum in 1989. In addition to drawings , paintings , assemblages , collages , object boxes and pearl paintings , the textile wall hangings in particular form the core of the collection. For the museum and the north hall located on the site, the artist designed a concept for hanging his own works.
Other collections in the museum are the Lappe collection, gilding tools for letterpress printing , the Vater-Dobberstein collection with Art Nouveau tiles and furniture, as well as Easter eggs and paintings. On the upper floor of the new building, the Zons Museum is showing a small archaeological exhibition on the history of the Friedestrom castle complex. There are also two statues of the Virgin Mary from the 14th century, which are under monument protection.
Special exhibitions and events
The Museum Zons shows around four to five thematically changing special exhibitions each year, some of which recur in certain rhythms. The European Quilt Triennial, which is announced by the Kurpfälzisches Museum of the City of Heidelberg in the field of Max Berk Textile Collection , takes place every three years in Zons. The Silver Triennial also comes to Zons every six years, alternating with the German Blade Museum in Solingen. Further exhibitions on applied art and cultural history deal with both modern and well-tried topics, such as Japanese Katagami art, belt buckles, Nordic porcelain, Art Nouveau or paper cuttings .
In addition to an extensive supporting program, the museum holds several major events each year. The Advent market in the museum has been taking place every year on the 3rd weekend of Advent since 1980, under the motto “Craftsmen at work”. On Easter weekend, the museum organized an Easter market, and every two years Drehorgler meet the International Barrel Organ Festival at Pentecost.
Web links
- Rhein-Kreis Neuss: District Museum Zons. In: rhein-kreis-neuss.de.
- FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE MUSEUM ZONS. In: foerderer-museum-zons.de.
Individual evidence
- ^ Stephan Zöller: History of the Zonser Madonnas. In: Neuss-Grevenbroicher Zeitung , October 24, 2018, p. D2. Online version , accessed January 23, 2019.
Coordinates: 51 ° 7 ′ 13.4 " N , 6 ° 51 ′ 4.1" E