Theater Museum Düsseldorf
The Theater Museum Düsseldorf is a regionally oriented museum in the North Rhine-Westphalian state capital Düsseldorf . It is housed in the so-called Hofgärtnerhaus in the historic Hofgarten in the immediate vicinity of the Düsseldorf theater and the Deutsche Oper am Rhein . In February 2017, the museum was put on The Red List by the German Cultural Council and classified in Category 1 and therefore threatened with closure .
history
The theater work at the Düsseldorf Schauspielhaus, which was collected by Louise Dumont and Gustav Lindemann between 1904 and 1933 , is an integral part of the private "Dumont-Lindemann Archive" founded in 1938. During the Second World War it was housed in the Stahlhof . On May 30, 1947, the archive was donated by Gustav Lindemann to the possession of the city of Düsseldorf and was located on the 1st floor above the city archive, which was then located in Ehrenhof 3. In 1972 the “Dumont-Lindemann-Archive” moved to Alt Pempelfort 2 with the explanatory addition “Städtisches Theaterarchiv” in the signage. A collection activity extended to cover the entire history of Düsseldorf theater and a regular exhibition began in 1978 after Heinrich Riemenschneider was appointed director (from February 1980: director). With the support of Gerd Högener , the city director at the time , he also moved to larger rooms at Bilker Strasse 12. In 1981, the cultural committee decided to rename the “Dumont-Lindemann Archive” to “Theater Museum”. In 1988 the museum moved to the Hofgärtnerhaus. Today it consists of the museum, archive and library areas, with a strong additional focus on events and cultural education. In 2005, a spatial expansion for the collections at a second location (Merowingerstraße 88) became necessary. The city administration of Düsseldorf is currently planning to sell or lease the historic Hofgärtnerhaus in order not to have to finance the necessary renovation. The theater museum is to be relocated together with other cultural institutions.
offer
In annual special exhibitions and the permanent exhibition “Museum for Spectator Art”, theater is made vivid with a close link between the present and the past. In addition to the historical development of the theater, visitors of all ages are given a systematic insight into the multifaceted art of theater. Programs and regular events for those interested in theater take place on the in-house studio stage and in the theater and museum café “theatral”. The regular guest performances in the theater museum include a. Children's theater performances by the puppet stage, tummy tingling , narrative theater performances, performances by the Looters ensemble and improvisational performances .
Archive / library
Theater historical material is collected in the archive and library and made accessible to research. In-house and third-party research results are documented in exhibitions and publications for the public. The focus for collection, research, documentation and exhibitions today is primarily the theater history of Düsseldorf and North Rhine-Westphalia, from the courtly theater to Gustaf Gründgens and Karl Heinz Stroux to contemporary forms in the genres of music, spoken word, dance, puppet theater and cabaret .
The archive of the theater museum includes photo collections, theater posters, theater bills, programs, text books, audiovisual image and sound carriers, manuscripts, press cuttings, stage and projection models, costume designs, puppets and paper theater sheets. The library of the theater museum contains periodicals and monographs on the subject of theater with all its special areas; next to it the private library of the founder Dumont-Lindemann.
The production archive of Kom (m) ödchens has been a permanent part of the theater museum since 2010 . It contains photos, program texts and reviews, programs, posters and correspondence from 50 years.
In 2002, the theater museum bought 200 works by the German backstage photographer Udo Remmes , thereby establishing the “Remmes Collection”. In 2010 the museum acquired the production archive of the photographer Eduard Straub with 150,000 image documents (including: 13,000 paper prints, 70,000 negatives and 80,000 digital photos), which document all phases of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein from 1984 to 2009.
See also
Web links
- Theater Museum on the website of the city of Düsseldorf
- Theater museum and its surroundings
- Catalog / Opac of the theater museum
- Friends of the Theater Museum Düsseldorf
- Theater Museum Düsseldorf in the German Digital Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Die Rote Liste: Theatermuseum Düsseldorf NRW, Category 1 - threatened with closure (PDF) , on kulturrat.de, accessed on April 22, 2017
- ↑ [1] , accessed on February 21, 2017
- ^ Dumont-Lindemann-Archiv, Ehrenhof 3 , in administrative report of the state capital Düsseldorf from the time of the occupation of the city 1945 to March 31, 1949, VI. Kulturpflege, p. 175
- ↑ Dumont-Lindemann-Archiv: In the 25th year of its existence, the archive moved from its location Ehrenhof 3 to Alt Pempelfort 2. The move took place in May 1972. , in administrative report of the state capital Düsseldorf, from January 1, 1971 to December 31, 1973. School and Culture Administration, p. 48
- ↑ Elena Erbrich: Citizens fight for their theater museum. The Friends of the Institute want to defend themselves against the city's plans to give up the Hofgärtnerhaus with a petition. , Rheinische Post online, from April 21, 2017
- ↑ Düsseldorfer Theatermuseum researches the life and work of Lore Lorentz. (No longer available online.) Deutschlandradio Kultur , February 11, 2009, archived from the original on August 19, 2013 ; Retrieved May 25, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 51 ° 13 '48.2 " N , 6 ° 46'52.8" E