Turmhof (Steckborn)

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Turmhof in Steckborn, view from the west (2018)
Turmhof Steckborn, view from Seestrasse (2008)

The Turmhof is a structural landmark of the Swiss community of Steckborn TG. The historic building directly on the Untersee houses the museum in the tower courtyard. It is considered a cultural asset of national importance .

history

The tower courtyard in Steckborn was built in 1282 by Albrecht von Ramstein, abbot of the Reichenau monastery . As an abbot's apartment, the tower was not subject to the city rules; he was free of taxes and customs duties and had the right of asylum, ie every criminal or persecuted person who reached the always open gate was allowed to stay undisturbed for six weeks and three days.

The building was first mentioned in documents in 1371 when it was pledged and sold to a citizen of Constance. Many other changes of ownership followed. In 1639 the community of Steckborn acquired it and used the premises first as a poor labor institution, then as a schoolhouse and for poor shelters. In 1902 the community donated the building to the Protestant parish, which in 2002 sold it to the "Stiftung Turmhof".

In 1937 the museum was opened under the direction of the Heimatvereinigung. In 2002, the “Turmhof Foundation” was established with a legacy with the aim of maintaining and managing the property. This soon led to major conflicts with the museum and other parties involved, as well as the legacies. After this dispute could be settled, a conversion with renovation was started in 2017. The museum reopened in August 2018.

collection

The museum in the Turmhof shows the culture and history of the submarine area. The exhibition includes prehistoric finds, among others from the Neolithic (Turgi and Schanz -Steckborn and Insel Werd ), the Roman period ( Eschenz ( Tasgetium )) and the Alemanni ( Ermatingen , Steckborn). Particular emphasis is placed on the Steckborn furnace construction and lace making . There is also a picture show by artists from Steckborn. An early medieval disc brooch , which is on display in the museum, was depicted on a Pro Patria stamp of the Swiss Post in 2015 . A museum cinema for multimedia videos (for existing exhibitions) is established on the 3rd floor.

Exhibitions

In addition to the permanent exhibition, there are also temporary events, be it on visual artists from the region (2010: Emanuel Labhardt , 2011: Hans Baumgartner and 2018 and 2019 Walter Viktor Bernath) or on historical and cultural topics related to the town of Steckborn. In 2019 the exhibition theme “Dangerous Lake” will be on view in cooperation with the Rosgarten Museum , Konstanz.

literature

  • The tower courtyard. In: Alfons Raimann, Peter Erni: The art monuments of the Canton of Thurgau, Vol. VI, Steckborn district. Society for Swiss Art History GSK, Bern 2011, pp. 344–351.
  • Hans Bazzell: The local history museum in the tower at Steckborn. In: Thurgauer Jahrbuch 1959. pp. 101–115. on-line
  • F. Schaltegger: History of the tower at Steckborn. In: Thurgauische contributions to patriotic history, Heft 62, 1925, pp. 1–104. on-line

Web links

Commons : Turmhof (Steckborn)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The tower courtyard. In: Alfons Raimann, Peter Erni: The art monuments of the Canton of Thurgau, Vol. VI, Steckborn district. Society for Swiss Art History GSK, Bern 2011, p. 344.
  2. ↑ The tower courtyard. On the Alt-Steckborn website , accessed on May 15, 2019.
  3. ^ The museum in the tower courtyard. Retrieved from the museum website on May 15, 2019.
  4. ↑ Stamps 2015 - Disc Brooch, Steckborn. From the Pro Patria website, accessed May 15, 2019.
  5. ^ Manfred Weigele: Emanuel Labhardt, landscape painter from Steckborn. Museum im Turmhof, Steckborn 2010, ISBN 978-3-033-02440-3 (Exhibition catalog for the exhibition on the occasion of the 200th birthday of Emanuel Labhardt, June 1, 2010 to October 3, 2010).
  6. ↑ Hans Baumgartner - Origin and World. Exhibition by the Swiss Photo Foundation . Museum in the Turmhof, Steckborn. Description of the exhibition ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) 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. on the website of the Museum im Turmhof @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.turmhof-museum.ch

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