City guide Gunther Schwarz presents his favorite item from the Franziskanermuseum’s permanent collection. The guest leading this “In the Spotlight” tour has long supported the work of the Franciscan Museum and has been guiding groups of visitors through his “beloved Villingen,” as he himself writes, for over 15 years.
Gunther Schwarz was born in Franconia in 1951 and later grew up in the Baden capital of Karlsruhe. He studied at the local college of education and began teaching at various schools in the Schwarzwald-Baar district in 1973. He and his family live in Königsfeld.
Afterward, the Friends of the Municipal Museums will host a social gathering at the Café im Franziskaner.
Municipal Museums Storage Facility at the AGVS Business Park, 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.
“Museum Backstage” is the title of a guided tour for anyone who would like to take a look behind the scenes. On International Museum Day, certified conservator Ina Sahl will open a museum storage facility that is normally off-limits and take visitors on a journey to discover the history of the twin city of Villingen-Schwenningen. The tour will showcase the diversity of the objects stored there, ranging from an extensive collection of SABA radios to the interior furnishings of a hair salon and a historical collection of stones and bricks.
The number of participants is limited; registration is required: franziskanermuseum@villingen-schwenningen.de or 07721/82-2351
Additional events for International Museum Day:
Old Town Hall, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Heinzmann Collection
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exhibition featuring the Villingen painters Ludwig Engler and Waldemar Flaig,
Franciscan Museum, 2:00 p.m.
—'Villingen en miniature'
—Model maker Gerhard Ächtner will explain the models of historic Villingen buildings, including the cathedral, during his guided tour.
Watch Industry Museum, 3:00 p.m.:
Film festival featuring historical promotional films from Schwenningen watch companies
; special exhibition “HIDDEN CHAMPIONS.”
Admission is free for all events on International Museum Day.
www.museumstag.de
