Beginnings of Jewish history and culture on the territory that is now Germany
The beginnings of Jewish existence in the territory that is now Germany, like the beginnings of Christianity in this area, are linked to the expansion of the Roman Empire. As in Europe’s southeast, in the Balkans, they also go back north of the Alps to the end of the 3rd / beginning of the 4th century. The first Jewish communities emerged along the major trade routes on the Rhine and Danube. However, it is still unclear when Jewish communities were able to settle beyond the borders of the Roman Empire; certainly before Iro-Scottish monks began to spread Christianity in the (Anglo)Saxon region. At the latest since Merovingian and Carolingian times, Jews played a not insignificant role in public life, in trade and commerce and not least as mediators between cultures.
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Stefan Schreiner (Senior Professor for Religious Studies and Jewish Studies at the University of Tübingen).
Suesskind, the Jew of Trimberg (Codex Manesse, 14th century)
Invitation to the vernissage
A warm invitation to the vernissage of the exhibition “Materials Reloaded” by Harald Fuchs!
Christof L. Diedrichs: Relics – a cultural-historical approach
Dieter Luz: Harald Fuchs – friend and companion
This evening introduces the double exhibition “Materials Reloaded” in the Diözesanmuseum Rottenburg and in the Zehntscheuer Rottenburg. The event begins in the Diözesanmuseum, later the Zehntscheuer will also be open. The artist will be present. Registration is required, preferably right here below.
Holiday programme for children
As part of the holiday programme of the city of Rottenburg, we were finally able to inaugurate our art alley on the first Saturday of the holiday! Christine Bozler-Kießling went on a quest with the children to find out how pictures were created in the Middle Ages. Then the children created their own canvas frames and painted a picture using ancient techniques.
Exhibition "adoratio - The Black King at the Crib"
The Magi – the theme is omnipresent in Christian art, in popular nativity scenes and in the tradition of the carol singers. The “Adoration of the Magi” is one of the most popular pictorial themes in Christian art. The Bible speaks of astrologers from the East, so they have been depicted as wise men with Phrygian caps since the 4th century. From apocryphal writings, the interpretations of the Church Fathers and numerous legends, the idea developed that kings in all three ages were gathered in the Bethlehem stable. Since the late 10th century, there have been depictions of a mostly kneeling old man, a middle-aged man and a young man. Since the late Middle Ages, the latter has been painted with black skin, especially in German-speaking countries. The kings wear splendid courtly clothes and bring valuable gifts, of which the Bible already tells. The Diocesan Museum has several panels in its collection that show this pictorial tradition.
Today, however, the pictorial theme has become problematic. In the course of modern art history, the black king was often exoticised and became a projection surface for the foreign.
In this exhibition, the Diözesanmuseum Rottenburg explores the theme of the “Adoration of the Magi” on the basis of its own panels and also shows a modern interpretation by Otto Dix. The accompanying programme searches for historical interpretations and contemporary dialogue partners. The aim is to bring together the different perspectives and to bring them into conversation with each other.
Wanted: Supervisors Exhibition "Vulnerable"
The Diözesanmuseum Rottenburg, in cooperation with “St. Maria as…”, is organising an exhibition in the church of St. Maria, Stuttgart-Mitte, Tübinger Str. 36, following the Katholikentag. The works of the winners of the art competition “Vulnerable. Vulnerable” will be shown. For the exhibition period from
21 May to 24 July 2022
the museum is looking for several supervisors (m/f/d), preferably also students, to supervise the exhibition. The tasks include
Presence in the church room of St. Maria
welcoming visitors to the exhibition and handing out visitor booklets
Selling catalogues
Supervising the technical equipment (lighting, video installations)
To be covered by all supervisors are the periods:
Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm.
A contract for freelance work will be concluded. The hourly rate is 12 €. Please contact us for more information. If you are interested, also in working on certain days or half days, send an email with a short letter of motivation and a CV by 20.12.2022 to:
Dr. Daniela Blum
dblum@bo.drs.de
07472 922 305
Invitation to the Lecture "The Magi and the Order of the World in the Middle Ages"
The Wise Men from the East are an integral part of the Christmas story – over the centuries, the number of three was agreed upon and they were elevated to the status of ‘kings’. As such, they served, among other things, as symbolic figures for the world of the Middle Ages, which was divided into three continents, and as representatives of different human ages and regions of origin.
The lecture will shed light on the medieval legends surrounding the ‘three kings’ and explain what significance they had for medieval society.
Speaker: PD. Dr. Christoph Mauntel Tübingen
We ask for pre-registration, here on the homepage or by mail (museum@bo.drs.de).
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Das Diözesanmuseum sucht eine Museumsaufsicht (m/w/d)
Für das Diözesanmuseum Rottenburg suchen wir zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt
eine Museumsaufsicht (m/w/d)
(in Teilzeit 40%, derzeit 15,8 Wochenstunden)
befristet bis 31.07.2024
Das Diözesanmuseum Rottenburg beherbergt sakrale Kunst vom 2. bis 21. Jahrhundert, darunter Werke von europäischem Rang. Neben den Gemälden und Skulpturen des Mittelalters, des Barock und der Moderne, verfügt die Sammlung über herausragende Zeugnisse der Metallkunst, hochwertige Paramente, eine in Umfang und Qualität einzigartige Sammlung von historischen Gläsern, zahlreiche Grafiken, Münzen- und Medaillen sowie vielfältige Zeugnisse der religiösen Volksfrömmigkeit.
Ihre Aufgaben sind insbesondere:
- Aufsicht im Museumsraum
- Betreuung des Kassenbereichs mit Museumsshop
- Besucherinformation und Besucherleitung
- Flexibler Einsatz bei Sonderveranstaltungen (z. B. Getränkeausschank)
Sie bringen mit:
- Interesse am Kulturbetrieb
- Zuverlässigkeit
- Kontakt- und Kommunikationsfreude
- Teamfähigkeit
- Flexibilität
- Fremdsprachenkenntnisse wären von Vorteil
- Bereitschaft, sich in Kenntnisse zur Sammlung einarbeiten zu lassen
Wir bieten Ihnen ein abwechslungsreiches Tätigkeitsfeld und die im öffentlichen Dienst üblichen Sozialleistungen wie z.B. Zusatzversorgung aus der ZVK. Das Angestelltenverhältnis richtet sich nach der Arbeitsvertragsordnung der Diözese Rottenburg-Stuttgart (AVO-DRS), vergleichbar dem Tarifvertrag des öffentlichen Dienstes der Länder (TV-L). Die Eingruppierung erfolgt in Entgeltgruppe 2.
Die Identifikation mit der katholischen Kirche und die Zugehörigkeit zu einer Kirche der christlichen Kirchen (ACK) setzen wir voraus.
Schwerbehinderte Menschen werden bei gleicher Eignung bevorzugt berücksichtigt.
Ihre Bewerbung richten Sie bitte per Mail/per Post bis zum 31.10.2023 an das Diözesanmuseum Rottenburg, Karmeliterstraße 9, 72108 Rottenburg. Ihre Ansprechpartnerin ist Frau Dr. Melanie Prange, Telefon 07472/ 922-181, E-Mail mprange@bo.drs.de. Für Fragen zum Arbeitsrecht steht Ihnen Frau Birgit Saile-Leins, Telefon 07472/169-650, E-Mail bisaileleins@bo.drs.de zur Verfügung.
Tangible delicate | Finissage with film derby
Until mid-October, our exhibition “Tangible delicate” shows the glass, metal and alabaster sculptures of the renowned Berlin sculptor Susanne Roewer. With a high degree of sensuality and irrepressible power, the artist creates works that seem primordial and futuristic at the same time. The dream-like figures combine pressing political-social themes with religious and literary references. Sometimes her installations are light and airy, characterised by transparency and a shimmering sheen, sometimes they are iron and heavy, firmly adhering to the ground. They show the viewer a world outside the everyday, where opposites meet and living things are created from inorganic matter.
For the exhibition’s finissage on Saturday, 14 October at 5 p.m., Susanne Roewer will once again come to Rottenburg for a cosy evening with film derby. A series of short films and film snippets of an artistic nature are shown in the museum. There is time for snacks and a glass of wine before, between and after the films.
Image caption:
Christian Bahrmann, Wolfgang Schilke and Susanne Roewer
Film still: Between two cups of coffee
(n. y.)
Reichenau Artists’ Days
Ideas of what is sacred have always sought and continue to seek the proximity of the language of art in order to articulate themselves. The “sacred” can initially be understood very openly – with the sociologist of religion Hans Joas as that which can in some way take hold, that which is able to pull individuals or communities beyond themselves. And in such experiences of “self-delimitation or self-exaggeration” then lies an “affective certainty”: a certainty in which – “binding force” develops “whose strength goes beyond everyday experiences” (Hans Joas, Die Macht des Heiligen, 2017, p. 434).
Art can therefore be understood as opening a sensual access to the permanently nonsensual sacred, evoking in a corporeal-material sense, paradoxically representing the transcendent: in its unrepresentability. Art that sees itself in this way is always more than a visual or perceptual object. Their works are powerful media and make themselves and something OTHER appear. They awaken imagination and imagination that goes beyond what is shown, they construct, envision, stage and iconise. That which is thus represented is present and absent at the same time: traces … traces.
The Reichenau Artists’ Days 2023, for which the Kunstverein der Diözese Rottenburg-Stuttgart is responsible, will go in search of traces through listening, seeing, exchanging and reflecting. A search for traces, which the conference will by no means lead to a goal, but which should perhaps be opened at the very beginning. The programme sketches a possible horizon of such a common search for traces and wants to inspire to get involved in corresponding paths.
The preparation team and the board are looking forward to being together in Hersberg. We also welcome the members of the Community of Christian Artists from the Archdiocese of Freiburg.
For further information on registration and the programme, please see the attached flyer.
Image caption:
Marie Lienhard
Video still: gold explosion (Excerpt)
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2023
