Palatinate Museum Heidelberg
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The Kurpfälzisches Museum Heidelberg (formerly: Kurpfälzisches Museum der Stadt Heidelberg ) houses the art and cultural history collections of the city of Heidelberg , which arose from the purchase of Graimberg 's “Alterthümerhalle” by the city of Heidelberg in 1878/79 . The museum was opened in 1908 under the name Städtische Kunst- und Alterthümersammlung . It is located in Palais Morass , to which the former university fencing hall was attached in 1936 and a new building in the 1980s, with direct access from the main street (pedestrian zone).
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archeology
The archaeological department presents the archeology and history of the Lower Neckarland in seven rooms on an area of 1,500 m². The tour through the epochs begins in the basement, where the first thing the visitor encounters is the topic of “Archeology Methods”. This is followed by one of the highlights: Homo erectus Heidelbergensis ( Homo heidelbergensis ). A life-size diorama shows the everyday life of a family from the Neolithic Age. The section of the Bronze Age and the Celts is followed by the Roman Age, which takes up by far the largest area. The many archaeological finds in Heidelberg enable the everyday life and livelihood of people in the 1st / 2nd Century AD A life-size reconstruction of the Heidelberg Mithraum is one of the attractions of the museum. In the Middle Ages and Early Modern Era section, a few highlights highlight the heyday of Heidelberg as a residence in the Electoral Palatinate. The walk through history ends with the Heiligenberg , whose thousands of years of history are dedicated to a separate hall.
painting
Works from the 15th to the 20th century await visitors to the painting department. Paintings accompany visitors through almost the entire museum. In the form of an ancestral gallery, portraits in the entrance area make the history of the former Electoral Palatinate understandable. Among them, the life-size state portraits of Frederick V and his wife Elizabeth Stuart, the old age portrait of Liselotte von der Pfalz and the portrait of the court jester Perkeo are particular attractions. The 18th century, the time of Elector Carl Theodor , comes to life in the Palais Morass , whose “style rooms” on the second floor are also decorated with images from the Rococo, Biedermeier and Empire typical of the time.
In the picture gallery, works by Rogier van der Weydens and Lucas Cranachs the Elder stand out among the older paintings with their religious subjects . Ä. while the still lifes in the Posselt collection, with their primarily Dutch cabinet pictures from the 17th century, deserve attention. Romantic art, which is so defining for Heidelberg, forms the focus of the collection of more recent paintings. The first half of the 19th century is mainly present with Italian landscapes by Georg August Wallis , Carl Rottmann and Ernst Fries , while the second half of the 19th century is represented by works by Anselm Feuerbach , Gustav Schönleber and Wilhelm Trübner . Works by Alexander Kanoldt , Alexej Jawlensky and Max Beckmann represent classic modernism.
Graphics
With 7,000 watercolors and drawings, as well as almost 13,000 prints, the graphic collection includes photosensitive sheets from the late Middle Ages to the 20th century, which for conservation reasons can only be shown in temporary special exhibitions and can be presented upon request by prior arrangement. The 18th century is represented with extensive works by the artists Peter Anton von Verschaffelt and FA Leydensdorff . As with the paintings, the collection focuses on drawings and watercolors by the Heidelberg Romantics, each of which is presented in large bundles and sketchbooks. Among the celebratory items is the so-called "Café Grèco series" by Carl Philipp Fohr , the most delicate pencil portraits of the German artist friends who frequented the Roman Café Grèco at the beginning of the 19th century. The 20th century is also represented primarily with works by regional artists, but also with outstanding individual works such as Marc Chagall's “The Blue Bear”.
A collection of around 200 historical leaflets stands out among the prints, which is expanded by Heidelbergensien - portraits, event sheets and topographical depictions of the former Electoral Palatinate. Single sheets and series from the 17th to 19th centuries on the subject of the castle and city take up a large part of the exhibition.
Handicrafts
The arts and crafts department contains, among other things, extensive collections in the areas of porcelain, coins and medals, furniture and glass. The holdings of the arts and crafts department are on display throughout the Palais Morass and its wings. The high-quality common rooms, furnished around 1790, combine with the furniture, porcelain ( Frankenthaler porcelain ) and portraits of princes to form an overall picture that represents the home decor of the late 18th century. On the upper floor, style rooms from Empire to Historicism illustrate the feeling of living in the 19th century, interrupted by collection rooms that present glass, porcelain and faience. The juxtapositions of Rococo and III are particularly attractive . Rococo, as well as a textile passage with the costumes of a Heidelberg family from the period from 1750 to 1930 in the respective contemporary setting. The important collection of Frankenthal porcelain is enriched by a special collection of solitaires and déjeuners that is rarely found in this quality and quantity. The showpiece of the department is the Strasbourg silver service ( table silver ) of the last Electress Elisabeth Augusta (1721–1794), which has been lost for over two hundred years and is exhibited in the historical cover.
gallery
Passage to the inner courtyard of the Kurpfälzisches Museum with a view through safety glass onto a salon with furniture from the Louis Philippe era
Passage to the inner courtyard of the Kurpfälzisches Museum with a view through safety glass into a salon on a draisine named after Karl Drais , the developer
Passage to the inner courtyard of the museum, portrait of Charles de Graimberg, " Savior of Heidelberg Castle ", above a Biedermeier writing desk
Eastern side wing of the Palais Morass , the Kurpfälzisches Museum of the city of Heidelberg in the inner courtyard of the complex
Wrought iron nose shield in the courtyard on the side wing of the Kurpfälzisches Museum in the Palais Morass
The wrought-iron nose shield on the side wing with a view of the Heiligenberg and the Philosophenweg
View of the former park of the Palais Morass, now a museum garden, in summer with outside catering from the museum restaurant
Sculptures
The inventory for sculptures contains almost six hundred entries - works from the 12th to the 20th century. Only the most important objects are in the permanent exhibition. In the area of city history, the medieval tombstones from the former Augustinian monastery, the early baroque sculptures from Heidelberg old town houses and the original figures of the Old Bridge, Elector Carl Theodor and the goddess Minerva, along with their assistant figures are exhibited. In the art gallery originally for the church in forms wind home prepared Twelve messenger altar of Tilman Riemenschneider , the protruding sculptor the late Gothic. Another attraction of the gallery is Wilhelm Lehmbruck's stone cast "Rückblickende". It is installed in the new building of the museum and is one of the few works signed by the artist himself.
City history
The presentation of the city's history covers a wide range from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. The so-called lapidarium shows a model of the medieval old town and the oldest stone relics of Heidelberg (medieval epitaphs, keystones from the former Augustinian monastery, etc.). In a second room, dedicated to the "Old Bridge", the original bridge figures by the court sculptor Linck are displayed. Ferdinand Kobell's unique picture cycle of the ice drift from 1784 documents the devastating consequences of this natural disaster, which led to the construction of the city's famous landmark. The third room in the basement shows spectacular finds from the city archaeological excavations on the Kornmarkt . “Life in Heidelberg around 1600” is reproduced here through the reconstruction of a kitchen with a fireplace and furniture. Four rooms on the ground floor of the Palais Morass lead into the bourgeois era and the more recent developments from 1800. The focus is on the “Heidelberg Romanticism”, the “Baden Revolution around 1848/49” and “Heidelberg around 1900”.
Textile collection Max Berk
The textile collection founded in 1978 by the Max Berk manufacturer has been part of the arts and crafts department since January 2002. It is located in the former Protestant church of Ziegelhausen (Brahmsstraße 8, 69118 Heidelberg), built by Johann Jakob Rischer in 1733, and the attached rectory. The exhibition area is now approx. 600 m². The museum itself is divided into several exhibition areas that can only be viewed temporarily. The focus is on an extensive fund of women's costumes, with some originals dating back to the second half of the 18th century. This area is supplemented by various accessories, textile utensils and decorative textile objects. Valuable exhibits from outside Europe such as textiles from India, batiks from Java, ikats from Bali and Peruvian grave finds can be found in a further area. An important and extensive collection of antique patchwork quilts from England and the USA from the last two centuries is one of the main focuses of the Max Berk textile collection.
additional offers
Further offers of the museum are the museum education department, the "Artwork of the month" and a museum shop. The Kunstverein Heidelberg , which presents contemporary art, has its rooms immediately afterwards.
See also
literature
- Georg Poensgen : The Palatinate Museum after the last war. In: Karl Schwingel (Ed.): Festschrift for Karl Lohmeyer. West-Ost-Verlag, Saarbrücken 1954, pp. 1-9.
- Georg Poensgen: The Palatinate Museum in Heidelberg. Hamburg 1965.
- Jörn Bahns: Heidelberg as a museum city. In: Elmar Mittler (Ed.): Heidelberg. History and shape. Universitätsverlag C. Winter, Heidelberg 1996, ISBN 3-921524-46-6 , p. 434 ff.
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Coordinates: 49 ° 24 ′ 41 ″ N , 8 ° 42 ′ 10 ″ E