Residence museum in Celle Castle
Residenz Museum is the name given to the historic rooms in Celle Castle that have been converted into a museum . It shows, among other things, the history of the Guelphs , the oldest still preserved royal house in Europe and the history of the Guelph residence from the Middle Ages to the present.
history
From the 15th century to 1705 the castle was the permanent seat of the Dukes of Braunschweig-Lüneburg from the Welf dynasty . Until 1905 it was the summer residence of the Kings of Hanover . In the last few years (from 2007) various rooms of the castle were redesigned to become the residence museum.
exhibition
Under the motto “ From the castle to the residence ”, an introduction to the history of the Celle residence will be shown and illustrated by individual outstanding finds. The princely life at court, especially the Guelphs, is shown. The baroque apartments of the last Duke of Celle , Georg Wilhelm, and stucco ceilings by Italian masters can be visited. Paintings of the Welfenhaus and valuable furniture are shown. The military history is presented on the upper floor.
As a special feature, the Residenz Museum offers thematically adapted museum educational “ children's stations ” in many rooms , which are specially tailored to the very young visitors.
The palace theater and the palace chapel , as well as the palace kitchen, with its furnishings from the 19th century, are shown during a guided tour.
The most valuable objects in the Residenz Museum are three silver-gold-plated “tribute cups” that were bought in February 2009 at an auction in Paris from the Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé collection . They originally came from the silver collection of the last Duke of Celle, Georg Wilhelm , as evidenced by an inventory drawn up in 1706. A total of 14 trophies owned by the Celler Hof were offered at the auction. The three most important pieces could be acquired with the help of several sponsors. These princely tribute gifts from the early baroque period, which were primarily used for representation, are of Europe-wide importance, as there is no further ensemble that has survived.
- The tribute goblet of the city of Lüneburg, made by Nikolaus Siemens, Lüneburg around 1645, silver, gilded. It is 113 cm high and belongs to the giant cups category. Such royal envoy gifts have only survived in the armory of the Moscow Kremlin. It is one of the most important examples of goldsmithing in Lüneburg, which held an outstanding position in northern Germany until the early 17th century. The trophy was given to Duke Christian Ludwig in 1651 on the occasion of the city of Lüneburg's homage .
- The table fountain, a tribute from the Bodenteich office, made by Evert Kettwyck, Hamburg between 1628 and 1643, silver, gilded. One of the rare surviving examples of elaborate table fountains, an important work of the Hamburg goldsmith's art. The figures can spray wine or rose water from their breasts using a suction or pump mechanism.
- The fourfold grape cup, a tribute from the Osterode office, made by Christoph Uder, Osterode around 1649, silver, gilded. The cup has four lidded cups in the shape of grapes. The two figures on the foot represent Adam and Eve on the tree of temptation . Osterode was part of the principality of Grubenhagen , which until 1665 belonged to the territory of the Celle dukes. In June 1649 Duke Christian Ludwig accepted the homage here.
- Gold-plated silver cups in the Residenz Museum
Homage trophy (giant cup) of the city of Lüneburg, by Nikolaus Siemens (approx. 1645)
Hamburg table fountain by Evert Kettwyck (between 1628 and 1643)
Quadruple grape cup by Christoph Uder (1649)
Table fountain by Melchior I. Gelb (Austrian Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna)
- Engravings by Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto
St. Mark's Square in Venice
View from the Rialto Bridge over the Grand Canal
Water festival on the Grand Canal, Venice
Celler silver cabinet
The Bomann Museum in Celle has been collecting “Celler silver” for a long time . It wants to maintain and document the outstanding level of Celle silversmith work.
A selection of representative pieces, primarily table utensils , can be seen in the silver cabinet of the Residenzmuseum in Celle Castle. A separate room was set up for this purpose within the “Caroline Mathilde Rooms” and opened in June 2018. The collection shows silverware from Celle gold and silversmiths from the 18th and 19th centuries . At the time when the nobility of the Duchy of Braunschweig-Lüneburg resided in Celle, eight of these craftsmen were still working here, three of them as court goldsmiths. Even after the end of the residence (1705) they continued to produce in high quality.
A special showpiece within the collection is the largest piece, the silver centerpiece by Georg Carl Brenner from the 18th century. Many pieces come from donations, especially from the Celle collector couple Lieselotte and Ernest Tansey.
- Part of the collection
Serpentine tankard , silver mount (1651)
Pair of candlesticks (1st half of the 18th century)
Coffee pot (around 1760)
Warmer (around 1760)
Special exhibition
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Individual evidence
Coordinates: 52 ° 37 '26 " N , 10 ° 4' 39" E