Reimer Verlag Berlin, 2023, 304 pages, the image on the title page shows a motif from the Salzburg Cathedral Museum (with a turtle shell at the bottom right). Around the year 2000, chambers of art and curiosities experienced a real renaissance. Fifteen new productions refer, among others, to Bern (with a turtle powder bottle, see also my copy), Hamburg, Nuremberg, Passau (former Jesuit college, with permanent loans from important institutions, including the Bavarian National Museum and the Five Continents Museum) or Landshut (Trausnitz Castle, an excerpt on the opposite page). The (reconstructed) baroque Chamber of Wonders of the Franke Foundations (Halle) is also discussed; it is one of the best-preserved universal collections in Europe. Art chambers were integrated into museums as early as the early 19th century, for example in Vienna, Dresden or Berlin. The originally princely art chambers are an expression of centuries-old art cultivation. But as shown, collections are not least reflections of their time. One of the most recent examples (since 2015) is Passau. Because it is embedded in the context of the important library (founded in 1612 through the collecting tradition of the Jesuits), the treasure and wonder chamber takes on a special role and of course a crocodile hanging from the ceiling, an elephant skull, a sea turtle confiscated by the customs office and much more can also be seen. There was also a good tour of the entire exhibition, including the historical library. [hint: this is an automatic translation from German]   |   Category: Non-fiction books   |   Material: Papier   |   Country of origin: Bavaria, Germany | Similar pieces