Stadtmuseum Erlangen

Stadtmuseum Erlangen, or Erlangen City Museum, is a municipal museum dedicated to the history of the city of Erlangen, Germany. The museum is housed in the former Old Town 'Rathaus' (town hall), built in 1733/40, and an adjoining town house. Its courtyard serves as a venue for concerts, readings, film screenings, and other open-air events.

Stadtmuseum Erlangen
Erlangen City Museum
Erlangen City Museum
Established1919/1964
LocationMartin-Luther-Platz 9, Erlangen
Typelocal history museum
DirectorBrigitte Korn
Websitehttp://www.stadtmuseum-erlangen.de

History

Erlangen's first local history museum ('Heimatmuseum') was opened in 1919 in the former water tower (previously the university 'Karzer'). In 1964, the city museum was re-established and reopened in the former Old Town Hall under its current name.[1][2]

Exhibitions

The permanent exhibition documents the region's history from pre-historic times to the 20th century, with a focus on Erlangen's Baroque era with the erection of the planned New Town, its Huguenot manufacturies, the Margravial residence, and the founding of today's Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Bavaria's second-biggest university. Other topics include the Industrial Age and the transformation of the city within the context of German history. The tour ends with Erlangen's development as a "Siemens town" following the end of World War II. The museum houses a significant collection on Huguenot trades (stocking weavers, glove makers, white tanners and carpet weavers).[3]

Changing exhibitions cover a broad variety of topics, such as important events in the city's history, the history of science and medicine, and the visual arts.

  • A hosier's stocking frame from the 18th century
    A hosier's stocking frame from the 18th century
  • "Lego model" of the planned New Town
    "Lego model" of the planned New Town
  • Exhibition area about Erlangen's post-war history
    Exhibition area about Erlangen's post-war history
  • The museum's courtyard during Poetenfest
    The museum's courtyard during Poetenfest

References
  1. Friederich, Christoph, ed. (2002). Erlanger Stadtlexikon. Tümmels, Nürnberg. ISBN 3-921590-89-2.
  2. Kappelmayr, Barbara, ed. (2017). Museen in Bayern. Das bayerische Museumshandbuch. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Berlin/München. ISBN 9-783422073-82-1.
  3. "www.stadtmuseum-erlangen.de". Retrieved 2022-10-18.

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