Nova (Merseburg)

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House Nova

Nova , also Curia nova , is the name of a listed building in the city of Merseburg in Saxony-Anhalt . It is the seat of the Willi-Sitte-Galerie and the exhibition space for the works of Prof. Willi Sitte .

location

It is located on Domstrasse in the center of Merseburg at Domstrasse 15 , a little west of the Merseburg Cathedral . The building has a prominent corner location at the confluence of Domstrasse with Domplatz.

Architecture and history

The house is part of the cathedral curia of Merseburg Cathedral and was built in the 17th century. The massive looking two-storey building stands at the gable facing the Domplatz and is covered with a half-hip roof.

The city council of Merseburg decided to accommodate the Willi-Sitte-Galerie in the building , in which works by the painter Willi Sitte are shown in particular . The Merseburg architect Claudia Janich won a competition announced on February 7, 2003 for the necessary renovation of the house . The house was then rebuilt and renovated over two years. The project was implemented as an Urban 21 project with funds from the ERDF Structure Fund and from the funding program for the protection of urban monuments. It was then handed over to the Willi-Sitte-Foundation .

On the occasion of Sitte's 85th birthday, the gallery was opened on February 28, 2006. In 2012, an independent gallery was set up alongside the foundation. The building is used for changing exhibitions, but also for art courses and public events.

In the local register of monuments , the curia is listed as a monument under registration number 094 20157 .

literature

  • Falko Grubitzsch, Marina Meincke-Floßfeder: List of monuments Saxony-Anhalt, Volume 6.1, Merseburg-Querfurt district (I), Merseburg district. Flugkopf Verlag Halle, 2000, ISBN 3-910147-66-6 , page 119.

Web links

Commons : Domstraße 15 (Merseburg)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jürgen Jankofsky, Little Guide through Merseburg , 1992, page 34
  2. ↑ Short question and answer Olaf Meister (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), Prof. Dr. Claudia Dalbert (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), Ministry of Culture March 19, 2015 Printed matter 6/3905 (KA 6/8670) List of monuments Saxony-Anhalt , page 3271.

Coordinates: 51 ° 21 ′ 29.8 ″  N , 12 ° 0 ′ 0.3 ″  E