Museum Burghalde Lenzburg

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The Museum Burghalde Lenzburg is a cultural history museum in Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau (Switzerland). It serves as a museum for the city and region of Lenzburg and is located in the "old castle heap".

history

The "Association for Nature and Home of Lenzburg and the Surrounding Area", founded in 1928, advocated the creation of a regional museum. In 1937 the "Heimatmuseum Lenzburg" was opened on the first floor of the old regional court, in the same year the "Heimatmuseum Lenzburg Foundation" was established. In the 1950s, due to capacity problems and the need for renovation by the regional court, the intention was to relocate the museum to the “old Burghalde”, but this could not be implemented. In 1972 the regional court had to be closed due to construction defects, and the museum property was moved to the “Schlossgut” depot.

The decision was made in 1973 to convert the old Burghalde into a museum. However, it took another 12 years and a referendum to become a reality. The break was used to specifically expand the collections, particularly in the field of archeology . In 1985 the museum opened its doors under the new name «Museum Burghalde». In the following decades the exhibitions and collections were steadily expanded. With the archive of the Hero company , the museum has had significant evidence of Aargau and Swiss industrial history since 2010. In 2009 the museum also took over the management of the city's art collection. In order to meet the changed demands of the visitors, the museum was subjected to a comprehensive redesign of the permanent exhibition with necessary renovation. The museum is now wheelchair accessible with the new lift and the leveled levels. The stairwell has fire doors. Access to the Icon Museum was also opened up.

The operating costs of the museum have been borne by the local community of Lenzburg since 2009. The "Foundation Museum Burghalde" promotes and supports the museum in matters of content.

Exhibitions

As a multi-branch building, the Burghalde Museum shows a wide range of topics and times in its permanent and special exhibitions. The permanent exhibition is housed in parts of the “old Burghalde” and the three floors of the former economic building.

Permanent exhibitions

  • City history : The exhibition illuminates the history of the city of Lenzburg from the Middle Ages to the present. In addition to urban development, the focus is on local handicrafts, handicrafts and customs as well as everyday life.
  • Hero : The Burghalde Museum manages the HERO company archive. Products, advertising, photos and films show the development from a canning factory to a global food company. A special exhibition with the publication "HERO - on everyone's lips since 1886" (2011–2012) was organized in the Seifi building in Lenzburg to mark the company's anniversary.
  • Wisa Gloria : The role of Lenzburg as an important industrial location since the 19th century is shown by the various companies such as Mammut AG (former rope manufacturer), Haemmerli Sportwaffen, Savonnerie Lenzbourg, Wisa Gloria. The history of industry is explained in the permanent exhibition of the Burghalde Museum.
  • Archeology : Original finds from the Seetal and the Lenzburg region as well as models are exhibited. Replica dwellings show the development of the fur tent of Ice Age hunters to the villa of the Romans . A rare, complete stone box grave is the highlight of the archaeological tour. In the prehistory workshop, stone and bronze age techniques and working methods are practically imparted.
  • Icon Museum : The only permanent collection of Russian icons shown in Switzerland includes 64 works from the 16th to 19th centuries. With images of Christ, the Mother of God and various saints, a broad spectrum of Eastern Church art is represented. The collection was a gift from Urs Peter Haemmerli. The museum curates various smaller special exhibitions in order to enable access to the Russian holy images in different and creative ways: "The triumph of religions in the arts by Samuel Amsler" (2018-2019), "Yuri Gagarin - Icon of Space" (2019 –2020), "The Infinity of the Limited - Steel Sculptures by James Licini in the Icon Museum" (2020–2021)
  • Historical rooms : With the late Gothic living room and the late Baroque ballroom, two original historical rooms of the "old Burghalde" can be visited.
  • Huguenots : The station trail “In the footsteps of the Huguenots in Aargau”, which leads from Schafisheim over the Staufberg to the museum, is a branch. It comprises six stations with information boards and two small exhibitions in the Schafisheim palace and in the museum. In addition to the history of the Huguenots, the focus is on the Huguenot family Brutel de la Rivière, which is successful in Schafisheim, and Huguenot handicrafts. The path is part of the European cultural long- distance hiking trail Huguenot and Waldensian Trail(F, I, CH, D).

Special exhibitions

Partly in the museum, partly in the nearby former soap factory (Savonnerie Lenzbourg), the museum presents a special exhibition on cultural and urban history topics once a year. I.a. were shown: A clean affair - About the fascinating world of soaps (2020), Ko (s) mische Trouvailles (2019) as well as life in the five star - 150 years of prison in Lenzburg as well as paint miniatures from Palech (2015), Hero - since 1886 on everyone's lips (2011–2013), Silent Night - Cribs and Nativity Figures from the Gasser Collection (2010–2011), Essen und Macht (2010), Women on the Mountain - A Gender History of Alpinism (2009–2010), Seated (on) occasions - One Exhibition on sitting (2008–2009).

collection

The museum's collection includes around 15,000 objects from the Stone Age to the present day. They are the property of the "Burghalde Museum Foundation".

Collection focus

literature

  • Alfred Huber: The Burghalde Museum in Lenzburg Aargau. In: prehistory. Journal of Prehistory, Folk Research and Local History, 1988.
  • Heiner Halder: A future for our past - 25 years of the Burghalde Lenzburg Museum. In: Lenzburger Neujahrsblätter, 2011, pp. 105–116.

Web links

Commons : Museum Burghalde Lenzburg  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Heiner Halder: A future for our past - 25 years Museum Burghalde Lenzburg. In: Lenzburger Neujahrsblätter, 2011, pp. 108–110.
  2. ↑ About us. Website of the Museum Burghalde Lenzburg, accessed on December 15, 2014.
  3. ↑ Heiner Halder: A future for our past - 25 years Museum Burghalde Lenzburg. In: Lenzburger Neujahrsblätter, 2011, p. 111.
  4. ^ Museum Burghalde Lenzburg: Hugenottenweg , accessed on March 6, 2020.
  5. ↑ Exhibition website , accessed on March 5, 2020.
  6. ↑ Exhibition website , accessed on March 5, 2020.
  7. ↑ Exhibition website , accessed on February 5, 2020.
  8. ^ Museum Burghalde Lenzburg: Special exhibitions , accessed on December 15, 2014.

Coordinates: 47 ° 23 '8.4 "  N , 8 ° 10' 59.1"  E ; CH1903:  656212  /  248580