Aschenbrenner Museum
The Aschenbrenner Museum is an art and exhibition house in Garmisch-Partenkirchen . Since 2006 it has housed three permanent exhibitions on the subjects of porcelain, dolls and nativity scenes and shows several special exhibitions every year. The museum is supported by a foundation that is administered by the local market community.
The founder and founding of the museum
The founder Marianne Aschenbrenner was born in Düsseldorf in 1928, spent a few years of her childhood in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and moved to Garmisch-Partenkirchen with her husband Hans Aschenbrenner in the 1970s. As early as 1996, the passionate collector founded her first foundation in her adopted home to promote art and culture. Marianne Aschenbrenner died in 2002. She left her entire fortune to various foundations. In addition, she decreed that her house should be converted into a museum in which her collections should be accessible to the public and in which the local crib association “Werdenfelser Krippenfreunde eV” should receive an extension for its exhibitions. With a large-scale renovation and extension, the last will of the donor was realized in the years 2002–2006.
Permanent exhibitions
Marianne Aschenbrenner was a passionate collector of various objects. In addition to the porcelain, dolls and cribs exhibited today, she also collected Easter eggs, pewter figures, paperweights and coffee grinders, among other things. When designing the museum, those responsible decided, due to the importance and value of the porcelain and doll collections, to devote their own permanent exhibitions to these two topics in addition to the nativity scenes.
porcelain
Figurative representations from the first half of the 18th century form the focus of Marianne Aschenbrenner's collection. Early works by the master modellers Johann Joachim Kändler from Meissen and Johann Peter Melchior from Höchst, as represented in the permanent exhibition, are among the most important works of porcelain art. The highlight of the collection is the “Pug on Pillow”, a one-off commissioned work for Count Heinrich von Brühl (Johann Joachim Kändler and Johann Gottlieb Eder, probably 1743).
Dolls
The Aschenbrenner doll exhibition presents a foray into the history of the doll world since the 19th century. The tour leads from the elegant fashion dolls from France to play dolls by Käthe Kruse and contemporary artist dolls . Changes in the educational ideal and in fashion are also discussed.
Cribs
The nativity scene exhibition organized by the Werdenfelser Krippenfreunde eV association houses figures from four centuries. Nativity scenes and structures were specially made for the recent exhibition. The highlights of the crib exhibition include a Tyrolean paper crib from around 1750 as well as hand-carved figures and wax figures from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Special exhibitions and cultural mediation
In accordance with the wishes of the founder, a 100 square meter multifunctional room was built during the construction of the museum, in which special exhibitions on various topics are regularly presented. In addition to objects from the founder's collections, topics from the fields of art and cultural history, often with a regional reference, are presented. The museum also organizes regular (hands-on) exhibitions for children and families. Events, guided tours and museum educational programs complement the range of visitors.
Publications
In addition to a brochure about the museum and its permanent exhibitions, publications have been developed for some special exhibitions that can be purchased in the museum shop or online.
Web links
source
Karin Teufl MA a. a .: Museum Aschenbrenner. The permanent exhibitions. Edited by the Aschenbrenner Foundation, Garmisch-Partenkirchen 2011