Buxtehude ∙ Museum for Regional History and Art

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Facade of the old building

The Buxtehude · Museum for Regional History and Art is the museum of the city of Buxtehude .

history

The museum was built in 1911 by the soap manufacturer Julius Cäsar Kähler as a purpose-built museum for the collections of the Museum Association, founded in 1880, and opened as a local history museum on February 9, 1913. In 1992 it was enlarged and conceptually and creatively modernized by an extension to which the main entrance was relocated.

Since July 1, 2015, the Buxtehude ∙ Museum has been structurally renovated, expanded and given a new main entrance. New departments are created and the exhibitions are completely revised in terms of content and design. The museum is expected to be closed until the end of 2019 [out of date] .

collection

The museum combines regional history and art: the local history museum with its half-timbered facade offers interesting facts about the fairy tale of the rabbit and hedgehog race , home decor and old craftsmanship. In the new building, the historical development of the city and "Buxtehude in modern times" are presented. The exhibition is complemented by contemporary artistic works that deal with the collection. In the "sacred tower" Christian art and its restoration are shown in the context of modern conceptual art. In 1997, the British artist Michael Craig-Martin transformed the rooms into a walk-in painting.

Exhibits

Among other things, the medieval Passion Altar, a triumphal cross group and other sacred works of art are worth seeing . The Buxtehude Museum regularly presents special exhibitions on art and regional history topics. In addition, the museum acts as the publisher of the Buxtehude museum books , which have been published since 1992 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Entry Museum Association
  2. ^ Buxtehude museum books in the catalog of the German National Library

Coordinates: 53 ° 28 ′ 36.5 "  N , 9 ° 42 ′ 6.2"  E