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The purpose of the International Museum Day is to raise awareness about the key role that museums play in the development of our societies.

aith at the interface between the humanities and theology – this is on beautiful display at the John a Lasco library (Johannes a Lasco Bibliothek) in Emden. Founded in the sixteenth century, it is the world’s foremost library to focus specifically on the history of theology and Protestantism.

... of the exhibition STRANGE AND FAMILIAR (by prior appointment)

For the traditional Easter Monday concert at St Agatha’s church in Mettingen, Midori Seiler and Christian Rieger bring compositions by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644–1704) and Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) together in a musical dialogue.

Sometimes you can look at a work of art and recognise the artist quite quickly – assuming you’ve looked closely at some of the artist’s other works. Is this true for Rembrandt?

We’ll take a close look at some of Rembrandt's works on display in our showcase exhibition and then head to the museum’s studio to create our own pictures.

His orchestration of light and dark and the powerful interactions of his figures, whose facial expressions and gestures convey great presence, are what makes Rembrandt's images oscillate, to this day, between strange and familiar. PLEASE NOTICE: showcase exhibitions always by prior appointment!

In 2019, the 350th year since the death of this immensely influential painter, etcher, and draughtsman, we’ll visit the Rembrandt House in Amsterdam and retrace the story of Rembrandt, the man and the artist.

The exhibition TRAVEL.PICTURES is the inspiration for our excursion to the Deutsches Textilmuseum (German Textile Museum) in Krefeld, where we’ll look at articles of clothing, fabrics, and accessories and consider the questions: What is fashion? What is Tracht (traditional costume)? Is fashion Tracht or Tracht fashion?