Museum in the goldsmith's house
The museum in the goldsmith's house is an interreligious museum in Ahlen , Westphalia .
It is located in downtown Ahlen, opposite the Marienkirche , on Marienplatz, the former chicken market. The museum in the goldsmith's house, opened in 1984, is one of the few museums in the world that shows exhibits from the Hindu , Buddhist , Jewish , Christian and Islamic religions as well as historical time measurement technology . It emerged from Studio 18 , founded by master goldsmith Werner Fischer in 1964 .
The museum has four main collections:
- Christian sacred goldsmithing from the Middle Ages and modern times
- History of time measurement with timepieces from 1585
- Jewish cult devices in Jewish life
- Sculptures, devotional and ritual objects from Buddhist life, including exhibits from Hinduism and other Far Eastern religions
Web links
- Official website of the museum in the Ahlen goldsmith's house
- Literature from and about the museum in the goldsmith's house in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Museum in the goldsmith's house. Website of the city of Ahlen. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ↑ Museum in the Ahlen goldsmith's house. Website of the Warendorf district . Retrieved May 21, 2016.
Coordinates: 51 ° 45 ′ 46.9 ″ N , 7 ° 53 ′ 25 ″ E