For the next “Spotlight Tour,” Dominik Schaaf, Field Marshal of the Katzenmusik, will be a guest at the Franziskanermuseum to present his favorite exhibit. A native of Villingen, he caught the Fasnet bug from his grandfather at a very young age. He has also had a long-standing connection to the Franziskanermuseum. As a child, Dominik Schaaf was fascinated by the exhibition on the Magdalenenberg and often visited the museum’s permanent Fasnet exhibition. Since then, his ties to the museum have grown stronger through his involvement with the Katzenmusik and the preparations for the 150th anniversary of the Katzenmusik.
Following the tour, there will be a get-together and drinks in the foyer with the Friends of the Municipal Museums in Villingen-Schwenningen e.V.
Admission is free; please bring proof of your 3G status.
After a one-year hiatus, guests can once again look forward to the popular combination of the Museum Festival and Sunday shopping in the Villingen district in 2021. In keeping with the festival’s theme of “Journey Through Time,” the entire museum and the stages of the Cultural Center will come alive with readings, guided tours, presentations, and concerts. Refreshments will also be available.
Join us on this journey: Pull your long skirts, traditional costumes, fancy hats, or frock coats out of the closet for the day.
Program highlights:
Starting at 1:00 p.m.: Craft workshop for children
Starting at 1:00 p.m.: Market stalls and craft demonstrations
Starting at 2:00 p.m.: Orchestrion demonstrations
3:00 p.m.: Salon music by “I solisti di salon,” VS Music Academy
3:00 p.m. Traditional costume show
4:00 p.m. Raffle drawing, 1st prize: a trip to Berlin
5:00 p.m. Concert with the steampunk folk band “Tales of Nebelheym”
We would like to thank our partners and supporters: Freundeskreis Städtische Museen in Villingen-Schwenningen e.V., Sparkasse Schwarzwald-Baar, Sissi’s Heirs, and the VS Regional Trade Association
Current COVID-19 regulations, which are published on the museum’s website, apply to visitors to the museum festival.
Admission is free
The new augmented reality game can be played at any time during our regular opening hours. Museum visitors can borrow a tablet for free at the ticket counter and scan the first code at the starting panel in the foyer. The game then leads players, using the tablet, to the Celtic Prince’s Tomb at Magdalenenberg section, where they can solve small puzzles. This entertaining game, which lasts about an hour, offers exciting insights into the otherwise empty burial chamber of the Celtic prince. It is gradually filled virtually with treasures and grave goods. We won’t reveal any more than that…
On Museum Day in 2021, the Villingen-Schwenningen Art Association will once again open its annual exhibition at 12:00 p.m., featuring the association’s artists and guest artists.
On the opening day, October 24, short guided tours will be offered at 2, 3, and 4 p.m.
Admission is free
Our traditional costumes: colorful, artful, and distinctive. Loved by vacationers. Cherished as a tradition. But are the Bollenhut and other traditional garments really as authentic as we think? To answer this question, editor Katarina Schickling visited the Franciscan Museum in 2020 and interviewed fashion and traditional costume expert Dr. Anita Auer. The segment will air on Sunday, October 3, at 5:15 p.m. on SWR television.
