Tangible delicate – Vernissage with Poetry Slam
A world full of poetry
The Diocesan Museum’s garden and exhibition spaces will be the scene of bold contrasts and surprising encounters this summer. From fragile glass bubbles clinging to rough alabaster surfaces to bronze figures radiating gentle delicacy – in the works of Susanne Roewer, the most diverse, seemingly incompatible materials come together to form a poetic unity. The exhibition Tangible delicate (8 July – 14 October 2023) in Rottenburg shows sculptures and installations by the Berlin sculptress that defy the rules of gravity and enchant the viewer with their grace and powerful fragility.
We cordially invite you to the opening of the exhibition with a poetry slam on Saturday, 8 July, 6 pm!
Poetry slam is performed stage literature. Different poets from all over Germany will meet in the garden of the museum and seminary. A firework of poetry and prose, sometimes performed loudly, sometimes quietly. And as always, the audience decides who wins the evening.
The evening will be moderated by Asli Kücük, Landestheater Tübingen, and Wehwalt Koslovski, poetry slam pioneer and world champion. Since 1994, Koslovski has performed over 2500 times on stages in Europe, the USA and Japan. He lives and works as a freelance stage poet, reciter, literary organiser, lecture traveller, speech & language coach and art teacher in Berlin.
Joannes Baptista Sproll and his crosier
Joannes Baptista Sproll becomes Bishop of the Diocese of Rottenburg in 1927. In the first photos, he had himself photographed with the crosier of his predecessor Paul Wilhelm Keppler. Since it was customary in earlier times to take over the staff of one’s predecessor, it was long thought that Sproll did not have one of his own. But how could this be done during his time as auxiliary bishop? Did Bishop Keppler and Auxiliary Bishop Sproll agree at the weekend who could use the baton and when? Inconceivable, says diocesan archivist Dr Herbert Aderbauer and sets out to find out.
Hocus pocus – the magical misunderstanding
Hocus pocus fidibus – who doesn’t know this magic spell! Where does this phrase actually come from and does it really have anything to do with witchcraft? Matthias Raidt goes on a magical journey through a jungle of interpretations in the new episode “Crucifix – Fascination & Facts”.
Advent, Advent – why a little light is burning!
Advent, Advent, a little light is burning. One little light? Or even 23? Where does the custom of placing four candles in a round fir tree and lighting one every Sunday come from? Matthias Raidt went in search of clues. In our series “Crucifix!” this time he provides fascination & facts about the Advent wreath.
Jeez Martin!
Everyone knows him! St. Martin, who shared his coat with a beggar. But who was this Martin anyway? Let’s roll up the whole story again.
Radiance – Vernissage & Concert
Saturday is the day – we open our Christmas exhibition "Radiance"!
26 selected works from our permanent collection show the diverse meanings and functions of light in the sacred and in art.
In addition to late medieval paintings, sculptures and Baroque goldsmith’s work, ten contemporary works are also on display, which broaden the view of light to the present day.
On the occasion of the opening on 3 December, five of the six exhibiting artists will be present in the museum.
On the weekend, there will be art not only for the eyes but also for the ears: the public vernissage begins at 6 pm with an Advent concert.
Soprano Gundrun Kohlruss and Andreas Kersten on the piano will put us in the mood for Christmas with works by Handel, Mendelssohn, Bartholdy and Mozart.
Admission is free and refreshments will be provided. We look forward to seeing you!
Date: 3 December 2022, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Place: Diocesan Museum Rottenburg, Karmeliterstr. 9, 72018 Rottenburg am Neckar
with: Gundrun Kohlruss (soprano), Andreas Kersten (piano)
Price: free of charge
Further information can be found here:
https://staging.dioezesanmuseum-rottenburg.de/en/ausstellung/radiance/
"God’s light power"
We cordially invite you to the guest lecture by Prof. Dr Stephan Winter (Chair of Liturgical Studies, University of Tübingen) on Wednesday, 14 December 2022 at 6 pm.
Light and Christmas – for us they belong together. Even from their origins, the two great festivals of the Christmas cycle – the Nativity (25 December) and the Epiphany (6 January) – are characterised by the interpretation of cosmological light phenomena. But how do these impressive metaphors of light relate to the socio-cultural contexts in which they are embedded? In this exciting lecture, selected testimonies from the Roman liturgical tradition of the Christmas season will be brought into dialogue with the artworks in the special exhibition “Radiance“.
A public guided tour of the exhibition will also take place on the same day from 5 to 6 pm.
Date: 14 December 2022, 18:00-19:00
Location: Diocesan Museum Rottenburg, Karmeliterstr. 9, 72018 Rottenburg am Neckar, Germany
with: Prof. Dr. Stephan Winter, Chair of Liturgical Studies, Faculty of Catholic Theology (University of Tübingen)
Price: 5 Euro
Registration: https://staging.dioezesanmuseum-rottenburg.de/ausstellung/strahlkraft/ or phone: 07472/922-180. Of course, we also welcome all spontaneous visitors!
Photo © Eric James McDermott
"Built from light"
Panel discussion on the significance of light in (sacred) architecture and urban development | Radiance
Light plays an overriding role in almost all world religions and creates a sacred atmosphere in places of worship, temples and churches. While the architectural style is constantly changing, the reference to light remains. What is applied in sacred buildings also applies outside religion: light contributes decisively to the spatial effect and is an essential element of historical and contemporary architecture. In the panel discussion, the multi-layered use of light in space will be explored – also with regard to the current energy crisis and the need to conserve resources.
Date: 26 January 2023, 6:00-19:30 p.m.
Venue: Diözesanmuseum Rottenburg, Karmeliterstr. 9, 72018 Rottenburg am Neckar, Germany
Panelists:
Andreas Danler (Bartenbach GmbH, Tyrol)
Diocesan Master Builder Dr. Thomas Schwieren (Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart)
Chair of the discussion:
Dr.in Melanie Prange (Head of the Diözesanmuseum Rottenburg).
Price: 5 euros
© Diocesan Museum, Photo: Kai Loges
Licht – das (un)ergründliche Phänomen
Licht – das (un)ergründliche Phänomen
Am Sonntag, 12. Februar 2023 um 15.00 Uhr, findet im Diözesanmuseum ein Podiumsgespräch zum Thema „Licht – das (un)ergründliche Phänomen“ statt.
Licht ist die Aktion des Weltalls. So schreibt der Dichter Novalis gegen Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts in einem Fragment zur Lichtlehre. Physik und Theologie vertreten zwei voneinander sehr unterschiedliche Perspektiven auf das Thema Licht – und dennoch spielt das Phänomen in beiden Gebieten eine überragende Rolle. Im Licht werden Weltinhalte überhaupt erstwahrnehmbar und durch das Licht Gotteserfahrungen beschreibbar. Im lockeren Gespräch tauschen sich zwei Wissenschaftler über die zentrale Bedeutung von Licht aus der Sicht der jeweiligen Disziplinen aus.
Am Gespräch nehmen teil:
Prof. Dr. Claus Zimmermann (Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen / Physikalisches Institut (PIT), Arbeitsbereich Atomphysik und Quantenoptik)
Prof. Dr. Johannes Brachtendorf (Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen / Katholisch-Theologische Fakultät, Lehrstuhl für Philosophische Grundfragen der Theologie)
Anmeldung & weitere Infos unter:
Diözesanmuseum Rottenburg,
Email: museum@bo.drs.de oder Telefon: 07472/922-182.
Eine Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich aber erwünscht.
Place without intention
Place without intention – light-sound concert in the museum
On Saturday, 4 February, 7 p.m., you can experience an extraordinary light art concert at the museum.
Being able to improvise requires – in addition to a very good knowledge of one’s own instrument – a high level of attention, sensitive reactions and a playful interest in the as yet undetermined.
The artistic challenge of the uncertain unites the light artist Kurt Laurenz Theinert and the musician and accordionist Anja Kreysing.
In dialogue with the museum space, the two artists improvise together – Kurt Laurenz Theinert with light and Anja Kreysing with sounds. They create fascinating audio-visual impressions that take the guests into a world they have not yet perceived.
