Place without intention
Place without intention – light-sound concert in the museum
On Saturday, 4 February, 7 p.m., you can experience an extraordinary light art concert at the museum.
Being able to improvise requires – in addition to a very good knowledge of one’s own instrument – a high level of attention, sensitive reactions and a playful interest in the as yet undetermined.
The artistic challenge of the uncertain unites the light artist Kurt Laurenz Theinert and the musician and accordionist Anja Kreysing.
In dialogue with the museum space, the two artists improvise together – Kurt Laurenz Theinert with light and Anja Kreysing with sounds. They create fascinating audio-visual impressions that take the guests into a world they have not yet perceived.
In het LICHT (Into the LIGHT)
Exhibition "In het LICHT", Museum Krona, Uden (Netherlands)
In cooperation with the Diocesan Museum and at the same time as the exhibition “Radiance“, an exhibition entitled “In het LICHT (Into the LIGHT)” is taking place at Museum Krona, Uden (NL).
From 17 to 19 March 2023, there will be the opportunity to travel to Uden with the Diözesanmuseum team and visit the exhibition with a curator tour.
In this presentation, too, light installations, photography and painting by contemporary artists are juxtaposed with medieval masterpieces. Precious objects made of gold, silver and rock crystal from Dutch and German treasure troves and contemporary light artworks make it possible to experience the sensual and spiritual dimensions of light.
Works of art by world-renowned artists such as James Turrell, Olafur Eliasson, Gabriel Lester and Navid Nuur are combined with examples of medieval light mysticism, with tablets, manuscripts and objects made of precious metals and gemstones whose light reflections want to lead the viewer to the “true light”. One of the highlights is a precious stone-encrusted cross relic from Hildesheim dating from before 1080.
The exhibition features artworks by Jan Andriesse, Marinus Boezem, Suzan Drummen, Jan van Duijnhoven, Olafur Eliasson, Guido Geelen, Kees de Goede, Yayoi Kusama, Ann Veronica Janssens, Gabriel Lester, Willem Marijs, Matthijs Munnik, Matthijs Muller, Navid Nuur, Jan Theun van Rees, Roland Schimmel, Berndnaut Smilde, James Turrell, Veerle Thoben.
More information about the exhibition can be found here:
https://www.museumkrona.nl/nl/nu-te-zien/tentoonstellingen/in-het-licht
Further information & prices for the excursion can be found soon on the homepage of the Diocesan Museum. Stay tuned!
"Built from light"
Panel discussion on the significance of light in (sacred) architecture and urban development | Radiance
Light plays an overriding role in almost all world religions and creates a sacred atmosphere in places of worship, temples and churches. While the architectural style is constantly changing, the reference to light remains. What is applied in sacred buildings also applies outside religion: light contributes decisively to the spatial effect and is an essential element of historical and contemporary architecture. In the panel discussion, the multi-layered use of light in space will be explored – also with regard to the current energy crisis and the need to conserve resources.
Date: 26 January 2023, 6:00-19:30 p.m.
Venue: Diözesanmuseum Rottenburg, Karmeliterstr. 9, 72018 Rottenburg am Neckar, Germany
Panelists:
Andreas Danler (Bartenbach GmbH, Tyrol)
Diocesan Master Builder Dr. Thomas Schwieren (Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart)
Chair of the discussion:
Dr.in Melanie Prange (Head of the Diözesanmuseum Rottenburg).
Price: 5 euros
© Diocesan Museum, Photo: Kai Loges
Advent, Advent – why a little light is burning!
Advent, Advent, a little light is burning. One little light? Or even 23? Where does the custom of placing four candles in a round fir tree and lighting one every Sunday come from? Matthias Raidt went in search of clues. In our series “Crucifix!” this time he provides fascination & facts about the Advent wreath.
"God’s light power"
We cordially invite you to the guest lecture by Prof. Dr Stephan Winter (Chair of Liturgical Studies, University of Tübingen) on Wednesday, 14 December 2022 at 6 pm.
Light and Christmas – for us they belong together. Even from their origins, the two great festivals of the Christmas cycle – the Nativity (25 December) and the Epiphany (6 January) – are characterised by the interpretation of cosmological light phenomena. But how do these impressive metaphors of light relate to the socio-cultural contexts in which they are embedded? In this exciting lecture, selected testimonies from the Roman liturgical tradition of the Christmas season will be brought into dialogue with the artworks in the special exhibition “Radiance“.
A public guided tour of the exhibition will also take place on the same day from 5 to 6 pm.
Date: 14 December 2022, 18:00-19:00
Location: Diocesan Museum Rottenburg, Karmeliterstr. 9, 72018 Rottenburg am Neckar, Germany
with: Prof. Dr. Stephan Winter, Chair of Liturgical Studies, Faculty of Catholic Theology (University of Tübingen)
Price: 5 Euro
Registration: https://dioezesanmuseum-rottenburg.de/ausstellung/strahlkraft/ or phone: 07472/922-180. Of course, we also welcome all spontaneous visitors!
Photo © Eric James McDermott
Radiance – Vernissage & Concert
Saturday is the day – we open our Christmas exhibition "Radiance"!
26 selected works from our permanent collection show the diverse meanings and functions of light in the sacred and in art.
In addition to late medieval paintings, sculptures and Baroque goldsmith’s work, ten contemporary works are also on display, which broaden the view of light to the present day.
On the occasion of the opening on 3 December, five of the six exhibiting artists will be present in the museum.
On the weekend, there will be art not only for the eyes but also for the ears: the public vernissage begins at 6 pm with an Advent concert.
Soprano Gundrun Kohlruss and Andreas Kersten on the piano will put us in the mood for Christmas with works by Handel, Mendelssohn, Bartholdy and Mozart.
Admission is free and refreshments will be provided. We look forward to seeing you!
Date: 3 December 2022, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Place: Diocesan Museum Rottenburg, Karmeliterstr. 9, 72018 Rottenburg am Neckar
with: Gundrun Kohlruss (soprano), Andreas Kersten (piano)
Price: free of charge
Further information can be found here:
https://dioezesanmuseum-rottenburg.de/en/ausstellung/radiance/
Jeez Martin!
Everyone knows him! St. Martin, who shared his coat with a beggar. But who was this Martin anyway? Let’s roll up the whole story again.
THE EXPLORER:S | Dance performance by Pascal Sangl
A follow-up to the exhibition VULNERABLE
As a follow-up to the exhibition VULNERABLE, three astronaut:s land at the Diözesanmuseum Rottenburg and take the audience on a weightless journey through dance, projection and being.
In a world inspired by deep-sea exploration and space tourism, the EXPLORER:S open the audience’s eyes to their very own perception of the everyday and the supernatural.
Dates: Saturday, 17.09.2022, 8 p.m. (followed by artist:s talk) + Sunday, 18.09.2022, 7 p.m.
THE CREW
Dance Martina Gunkel, Luciana Mugei, Jeff Pham
Costume Marie Freihofer, Laura Yoro
Video projection Lieve Vanderschaeve
Concept & Choreography Pascal Sangl
Text Anna Wulffert
Photos © Eric James McDermott
Photos © Dominique Brewing / as part of the “Interventions II” festival of the Stuttgart independent dance and theatre scene
Finissage VULNERABLE - VERLETZLICH with artist conversation
Learn more - in a personal exchange with the winners of the art competition VULNERABLE - VERLETZLICH.
11 artists will present their works in the Diocesan Museum. The focus will be on works from the current special exhibition as well as works that were shown in the tandem exhibition in Stuttgart (St. Maria). There will be room for questions, lively conversations and discussions.
The event is planned – with small breaks – to last until the early evening. The afternoon will be musically accompanied by Anna Ohlmann (saxophone) from Stuttgart.
Interested parties are cordially invited to attend the discussions.
We look forward to ending a successful and multi-faceted exhibition in Rottenburg together.
Please register – up to 4 days before the start of the event – at museum@bo.drs.de or by telephone on 07472-922-180.
Alternatively, you can register online via our event programme.
Information on the competition, (tandem) exhibition and prize winners can be found at:
https://dioezesanmuseum-rottenburg.de/vulnerable-preistraegerinnen/
Picture:
Moritz Urban, FORT COMFORT, Intervention, 2022. Photo: Kai Loges, die arge lola
Vulnerable - danced, improvised
Finissage of the exhibition "Vulnerable" in St. Maria, Stuttgart
The Stuttgart part of the exhibition “Vulnerable” will end on 24 July 2022 “danced, imprivatised”. The internationally renowned choreographer, dancer and dance educator Yahi Nestor Gahe will interpret the Vulnerable in a dance improvisation. He will be accompanied by the Rottenburg Cathedral organist Ruben J. Sturm with improvisations on the organ. This will be a dignified and artistically demanding end to the extraordinary exhibition in St. Maria.
Music: Prof. Ruben J. Sturm (Cathedral organist / Professor for organ literature playing and organ improvisation; Rottenburg).
Dance: Yahi Nestor Gahe (choreographer / dancer / dance teacher; Stuttgart)
Admission for young people aged 12 and over is €5, adults pay €10.
