RELíGIO - Westphalian Museum for Religious Culture
The RELíGIO - Westphalian Museum for Religious Culture in Telgte is a museum that is primarily dedicated to the religiosity of the people in Westphalia in the past and present. It emerged from the Telgte Crib Museum and the Museum Heimathaus Münsterland . Since 2011 it bears the new name "RELíGIO", which is intended to indicate the connection between region and religion. Since April 2012 the museum has presented its exhibitions on a total of 1500 m². Parts of the crib exhibition and the Telgter hunger cloth were included in the museum's permanent exhibition .
Conception
The new RELíGIO museum, like its predecessors, is dedicated to the regional history of piety, the change in Christmas customs and local history, such as the Telgter pilgrimage and the life of Cardinal von Galen . However, the new concept is intended to place these topics in the larger context of the religious history of Westphalia.
history
The museum is based on a collection of Christmas cribs that were first exhibited in 1934. Paul Engelmeier, who was chased out of office by the National Socialists in 1934 as Münsterscher city councilor and center politician, laid the foundation . He withdrew with his family to the Marian pilgrimage site of Telgte and created the “Heimathaus” here in the former pastor's barn, which was designed for changing exhibitions. These included the nativity shows that are held regularly every year during Advent and Christmas.
In 1937, at the instigation of its founder, the museum was expanded according to plans by Dominikus Böhm . In 1983 an extension with modern exhibition space was completed. On the basis of this collection, the Nativity Museum was created in 1994, which describes the history of the nativity scene using the historical and contemporary nativity scenes on display.
The construction of the museum according to the plans of the architect Josef Paul Kleihues , who received the German Natural Stone Prize in 1995 , was financially supported by the NRW Foundation and the Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe . In 1994 the opening took place in the presence of the then Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia , Johannes Rau . The museum, which is open all year round, presents itself to the viewer as an elongated, three-story building made of Ibbenbürener sandstone and with a copper roof. While the materials correspond to the baroque pilgrimage chapel, the architecture sets itself apart with straight lines and clear design. A large wall of windows dominates, through which the happenings inside the museum remain connected with the outside world.
In 2011 the former Heimathaus Münsterland museum and the crib museum were merged under the name RELiGIO (officially: RELíGIO - Westphalian Museum for Religious Culture) under a common conception and organization. Another extension was built for the Telgter Hungertuch in 2011/2012.
Exhibitions
Permanent exhibition
On the ground floor and first floor there is an exhibition on the history of religion and piety with a strong connection to the Westphalia region. As part of the exhibition, under the title Religious Diversity Today - The Table of Religions , current developments, e.g. B. the civil religion , the immigration of Islam . The production comes from the set designer and scenographer Michael Wienand . On the first floor, the life-accompanying function of religion from birth to death is presented using numerous exhibits ( rites of passage ), the permanent exhibition on the second floor deals with the religious festivals throughout the year. The story of Christmas is illustrated with 150 nativity scenes. These include valuable historical nativity scenes as well as objects from Africa and South America. The museum's permanent exhibition also includes the Faith Landscape Westphalia , in which the different denominational regions are presented, as well as a section on the history of the Telgter pilgrimage and on the life and work of Clemens August Graf von Galen .
Nativity scene exhibition and special exhibitions
Since the museum was founded, there has been a large special exhibition with contemporary nativity scenes every year in winter.
In the special exhibition From Almighty to Incarnate (2016), works from the Dutch Baroque of the 17th century from a private collection were juxtaposed with the work of contemporary artists.
Telgter hunger cloth
The museum houses the Telgter Hunger cloth from 1623 as the most valuable work of art. The 7.4 m × 4.4 m large linen cloth contains 33 picture fields, which are made in fillet work. The representations describe the suffering and resurrection of Jesus Christ as well as models of the Passion from the Old Testament.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ About us. RELíGio Museum website , accessed August 18, 2015.
- ↑ a b Visit to the RELíGio Museum in Telgte by Philipp Greifenstein , accessed on August 18, 2015.
- ↑ History , site of the religio-Museum , accessed August 18, 2015.
- ↑ Flyer for the exhibition from April 22nd to September 4th, 2016.
Coordinates: 51 ° 59 '5.8 " N , 7 ° 47' 10.9" E