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The exhibition 'Family Businesses as a Phenomenon: Insights – Overviews' approaches the subject of family businesses from a novel perspective – allowing business figures and their families to 'speak' for themselves: letters, memoirs, wills, and business protocols from the late 18th century to the 1960s afford insights into the motives behind the actions of businesspeople and their family members. In 25 very personal stories, taken from 13 different family businesses, the goals, desires, and obligations of the various stakeholders come to life and prove to be surprisingly contemporary.

The collection of drawings, prints, and books of the Liberna Collection forms the starting point for this exhibition. Devoted to images of the Holy Family in everyday surroundings, the show features works from the Middle Ages to the 19th century.

The collection of drawings, prints, and books of the Liberna Collection forms the starting point for this exhibition. Devoted to images of the Holy Family in everyday surroundings, the show features works from the Middle Ages to the 19th century.

Father and son, teacher and pupil, brothers in spirit in the interest of impact – not infrequently a joint musical effort spans several generations, a particular kind of “community of common destiny” that unites musicians. The musicians Ludwig Güttler, Volker Stegmann and Friedrich Kircheis shed light on these special connections and relationships. And so the programme brought together Johann Sebastian Bach, his son Carl Philipp Emanuel, and as well his student Gottfried August Homilius.

The Draiflessen Collection was established in 2009 and regularly presents exhibitions on a broad range of topics – family, company, art, and cultural history – in its own international, museum-standard exhibition space.

Ludwig Güttler, Volker Stegmann and Friedrich Kircheis: „Herzlich lieb hab’ ich dich, oh Herr!“ Easter concert with trumps, Corno da caccia and organ Easter Monday, St Agatha, Mettingen