3 2 1 0 S - Germanisches Nationalmuseum

32 Pages·2010·2.97 MB·English

Overview
Pre- and Ancient History 5
Art and Culture from Late Antiquity 6
to the 15th Century
Perceptions of the Middle Ages 7
and the Founding Concept of the
Germanisches Nationalmuseum
Late Middle Ages 8
Garden and Weaponry Hall 9
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Historical Musical Instruments 10
Museum of Applied Arts 11
Renaissance. Baroque. Enlightenment 15
Apothecaries, History of Medicine and 16
History of Trades
Decorative Arts of the 17th and 17
18th Centuries
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Clothing from the 18th to the 20th Centuries 18
Scientific Instruments 19
Art and Culture of the 20th Century 23
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The European Ethnology Collection 24
Rural Life 25
Bourgeois Art and Culture 29
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in the 19th Century
Piety 30
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Worlds of Play. Children‘s Toys and 31
Adults’ Games from 1550 to 1950
Basement
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Pre- and Ancient History
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Worlds of Play
Art and Culture
from Late Antiquity
to the 15th Century
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Perceptions of the Middle Late Middle Ages
Ages and the Founding
Concept of the Germanisches
Nationalmuseums
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Basement
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Historical Musical Instruments
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Garden and Weaponry Hall Museum of Applied Arts
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Golden Cone of Ezelsdorf-Buch, 11th – 9th century B.C.
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Pre- and
Ancient History
ROOMS 4-12
Long before written sources existed, humans learned
how to control fire and to utilize tools. They subsisted
from hunting and from the fruits provided by nature. Thus
began the evolution of culture. This display presents the
development of tools, ornaments, vessels, and weapons
from Europe from the Stone Age up until the Carolingian
era. The exhibition begins with an approximately 120,000-
year-old hand axe, a universal tool made of flint. Among
the most significant objects are the Golden Cone from
Ezelsdorf-Buch (headdress of a Bronze Age sun priest),
a sumptuous, approximately 1500-year-old eagle fibula,
and a richly-decorated Roman parade helmet.
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01. Eagle Fibula, ca. 500 A.D.
02. Bull Sculpture, 6th century B.C.
03. Roman Parade Helmet,
ca. 150 – 200 A.D.
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Art and Culture from
Late Antiquity to the
15th Century
ROOMS 13-19
This combined exhibition of sculptures, textiles, art trea-
sures, stained glass, and paintings presents fascinating
views on the period from the Carolingians up until the 15th
century. Between these two poles, regional and national
artistic developments are explained, as are changes in form
and function. Superb furnishings provide insight into the
opulence and pictorial programs of medieval churches and
demonstrate their original liturgical uses. With the Carolin-
gian Ardenne Cross, the Codex Aureus gold book cover from
Echternach, and the Armilla from the circle of Frederick
Barbarossa, the museum‘s holdings of gold work are world-
renowned. Crowning the exceptional collection of medieval
tapestries is the “Spieleteppich” (game tapestry) from
circa 1400.
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01. Tapestry Depicting Courtly
Games, ca. 1400 02. Book Cover of
the Codex Aureus, 985 – 991 03. Lion
Aquamanile, late 12th century
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Perceptions of the Middle
Ages and the Founding
Concept of the Germanisches
Nationalmuseums
ROOMS 2-3 as of 2012
Medieval art is one of the primary areas of collecting at the
GNM. Providing an introduction within the lapidarium, medi-
eval objects are contrasted with 19th century perceptions of
the Middle Ages. The focal point is composed of the reliquary
shrine, as one of the most historically significant pieces from
the era of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. A
series of stained-glass windows from 1875/76 illustrates the
19th century treatment and creative embellishment of histori-
cal sources during the rediscovery of the Middle Ages.
The 19th century view of the Middle Ages leads to the found-
ing concept of the GNM between the Late Romantic cult of
the Middle Ages and the scholarly practice of musealization.
Early acquisitions reflect the range of collection interests and
the appreciation of history at the time. Documentation media
such as cast copies, copies of pictures, early photographs,
index cards, and even computers exemplify the changes in
museum work.
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01. Reliquary Shrine, 1438 – 40
02. Philipp Veit, Germania, 1848
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Late Middle Ages
ROOMS 21-39
The art and culture of the Late Middle Ages occupies a
special position in the holdings of the GNM. Nuremberg is
represented by internationally-celebrated works, such as the
14th century bronze fountain figure of Hansel, or the original
figures from the Schöner Brunnen (Beautiful Fountain) at the
city‘s Hauptmarkt (central marketplace). In particular abun-
dance are works from the late 15th century by artists such
as Veit Stoss, Adam Kraft, Tilman Riemenschneider, Hans
Pleydenwurff, and Michael Wolgemut in the Bell Hall, Medie-
val Hall, Refectory and Small Cloister. Also located there are
exceptional sculptures and paintings from other German-
speaking regions, such as the Annunciation by Konrad Witz
from Basel. Another group is comprised of paintings from the
Cologne school of painters from the circle of Stefan Lochner.
The monks‘ cells of the former Carthusian monastery contain
diverse references to Late Medieval daily life.
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01. Master of the Augustinian Altar,
St. Luke Painting the Virgin, 1487
02. Veit Stoss, Archangel Raphael
and Young Tobias, 1516 03. Girdle
Book, 1471
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Garden and
Weaponry Hall
ROOMS 46-47
The exhibition of historic weaponry and hunting relics spans
the period from the Early Middle Ages to the 18th century.
A broad spectrum is featured, from the smallest miniature
pistols to imposing cannon barrels. Also on exhibit are
items from the world of knights, well-armed townspeople,
mercenaries and courtly culture. The so-called pot helmet
is outstanding and excellently preserved. An extraordinarily
rare collection of tournament armor as well as valuable early
firearms round out the picture.
The second room spotlights the world of architectural gar-
dens. The sculptures on display are an integral part of this
garden style, which was adopted from France during the 18th
century. The geometrically-designed miniature landscapes
include avenues, terraces, hedgerows, and water features.
Attesting to longings for idylls and intimacy, the gardens also
provided wonderful backdrops for festivities with dancing,
plays, and games.
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01. Anton Peffenhauser, Foot Combat
Armor, 1591 02. Bonaventura Joseph
Mutschele, Youth as a Gentleman,
ca. 1762 03. Crossbow, 2nd half of the
16th century
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Historical
Musical Instruments
ROOMS 42-43
The collection of historical musical instruments ranks among
the most significant of its kind worldwide, preserving inst-
ruments of every type from the 16th to the 20th centuries.
Internationally unparalleled is the large inventory of historical
keyboard instruments, with numerous early fortepianos of
primarily southern German and Viennese provenance. An ad-
ditional focus is comprised of musical instruments from the
formerly Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, especially brass
and woodwind instruments, as well as string instruments and
lutes. Within the exhibition can be seen, among others, one
of the oldest surviving clarinets and one of the first German
grand pianos. The workshop of a clarinet and oboe maker
and a machine for winding piano strings demonstrate which
traditional mechanical techniques are still used for building
musical instruments in the 20th century.
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01. Isaac Ehe, Bass Trombone, 1612 02. Mar-
tinus van der Biest, Double Virginal (“Mother
and Child”), 1580 03. Figure of a Lady with a
Clavichord, ca. 1780
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