Since the Franciscan Museum reopened, visitors can once again view the museum’s collections and the current water exhibition by Stadtwerke Villingen-Schwenningen, titled “Water Is Life: 125 Years of Pressurized Water Supply,” free of charge during regular opening hours. The museum will be open every day over the Pentecost holiday, and on Pentecost Monday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Under the motto “Four by Four,” the Franciscan Museum is launching a new series of events to mark its reopening. The program features a guided tour of the exhibition “Water Is Life: 125 Years of Pressurized Water Supply in Villingen-Schwenningen” and a look at thematically related objects in the City History section. Currently, group tours are available for groups of four visitors led by one guide. Admission and participation in the tours are free.
The tours take place every Sunday at 4 p.m. during the run of the water exhibition:
Sunday, May 31, 4:00 p.m., Dr. Anita Auer
Sunday, June 7, 4:00 p.m., Dr. Anita Auer
Sunday, June 14, 4:00 p.m., Rudolf Reim
Starting on Whit Monday, the Café im Franziskaner will open as a daytime café. Mirella Fanelli and her team look forward to welcoming guests starting at 11 a.m. Going forward, the café will be open on Sundays and holidays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The bright and spacious rooms of the foyer and the idyllic courtyard of the former Franciscan monastery provide a relaxing setting where guests can enjoy a break while maintaining the currently required social distancing.
The “In the Spotlight” tour series continues with Evelyn Mrohs-Ketterer from Löffingen. During a short tour, she will present her favorite object from the Franziskanermuseum’s collection. Due to the current situation, chairs will be set up for visitors to ensure the required minimum distance. The event series is held in cooperation with the Friends of the Municipal Museums in Villingen-Schwenningen; participation is free of charge.
To mark the restoration of an important spearhead, Peter Graßmann explores the Bronze Age in Villingen-Schwenningen on the STADT HOCH 2 blog. These artifacts tell stories of well-traveled merchants, resourceful blacksmiths, and mysterious bog sacrifices.
The museum preserves not only memories of times gone by, but also of long-forgotten places. Among them is the former shooting range on the Lindenwasen, traces of which were once uncovered during the Brigach river correction project.
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