Due to the current situation surrounding the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the Franciscan Museum will remain closed until further notice. The events scheduled for April have been canceled. This includes the family tour “In the Footsteps of the Easter Bunny,” which was to take place on April 13, as well as the lecture “Can Architectural History Be Reconstructed?” scheduled for April 23. We will keep you informed of all the latest developments on our website and on Facebook. Please also follow the announcements from the City of Villingen-Schwenningen on the city’s website (> Link).
Unfortunately, the successful special exhibition “Family Secrets: De Narro and All His Antics” was unable to receive the fitting conclusion it deserved. But the Ship of Fools isn’t letting COVID-19 get it down: A must-see film by Jens Schaumann takes us on a journey through the grand carnival spectacle featuring Narro, Arlecchino, the Wild Man, and friends.
Narro and Altvillingerin, Stachi and Morbili: These Fasnet dream teams are widely known. But what does Swabian-Alemannic Carnival have to do with the Italian Commedia dell’arte or the Viennese Volkstheater? And where do all the devils, animals, and wild men in Carnival come from? The catalog for the special exhibition provides the answers. We’d be happy to take your order for shipping: by phone at 07721/82-2351 or by email.
Missing the museum? At least online, you can still explore the permanent exhibition. The virtual tour was created by 360 Standortmarketing AG on behalf of Schwarzwald Tourismus GmbH and is available on the museum’s website.
The temporary closure of the Franciscan Museum does not mean that museum content has to be put on hold: Until the museum reopens, new posts will be published weekly on the STADT HOCH 2 blog, exploring various topics in the city’s history from a museum perspective. Michael Bohrer from the Narrozunft kicked things off with a look at the close connection between Fasnet and taverns.
In the “In the Spotlight” tour series, a prominent figure presents their favorite object from the Franziskanermuseum’s permanent exhibition at irregular intervals. Which object it is remains a secret until the day of the event. On March 10, city and tourist guide Rudolf Reim was our guest. If you missed this exciting guided tour, you can read the transcript on the museum blog.
250 years ago, in Villingen, offenders were sometimes placed in a wooden barrel known as the “Spanish Coat” for minor offenses. “Dressed” in this manner, they were then paraded through public squares across the city. At the Franciscan Museum, this wooden barrel is on display in the permanent exhibition in the section on the judicial and penal systems. The museum is thus one of only three in Baden-Württemberg to display such a—peculiar—instrument of punishment.
The central burial chamber at Magdalenenberg is one of the main exhibits at the Franziskanermuseum. It was discovered in 1890—and looted by grave robbers. But in the future, museum visitors will be able to do what the original excavators were unable to do: take a look inside the Celtic prince’s richly filled treasure chamber. Project manager Peter Graßmann explains how this will work.
News, behind-the-scenes insights, or highlights of museum artifacts: The museum is just a click away. It stays connected with its visitors through Facebook.
Unfortunately, the following events have had to be canceled:
Watch Industry Museum, opening of the Kunstverein
special exhibition on April 3, 2020, 6:00 p
.m., Watch Industry Museum; Easter Event for Families
, April 12, 2020, 3:00 p
.m., Local History and Watch Museum; Public Guided Tour
, April 26, 2020, 3:00 p.m.
