End of exhibition:
18. May 2025
Cities, their central squares and important buildings have been captured in pictures for many centuries. For Magdeburg, such depictions date back to the end of the Middle Ages. The Museum of Cultural History Magdeburg presents a selection of its most beautiful city views from the Graphic Collection in the new special exhibition "Stadt im Blick - Magdeburg. Pictures from six centuries". From 6 December 2024 to 18 May 2025, around 100 objects will be on display, offering different views of today's state capital. In addition to works on paper and paintings, views on porcelain will also be on display. The exhibition is divided thematically into various blocks, each of which is dedicated to a particular location in the city on the Elbe. For example, the Klosterbergegarten, the cathedral square, the old market, industrial and park facilities, the river landscape and the entire city panorama are brought to life in their various facets and developments, making the changes in the cityscape over the last 500 years comprehensible. These image sources do not always correspond faithfully to reality. Landmarks rise up to become powerful symbols or blend picturesquely into romantic landscapes. The artists have individual interpretations that allow the city to be rediscovered time and again.
The works on display include works by important regional and national artists such as Jan van de Velde, Gabriel Bodenehr, Heinrich Mittag, Friedrich Wilhelm Behrendsen, Johann Friedrich Klusemann, Carl Hasenpflug, Maryan Zureck and Marianne Rusche. The highlights also include prints from the Schedelsche Weltchronik and the Merian workshop. Some of the objects are being presented for the first time following their extensive restoration, which was supported by the Ernst von Siemens Kunststiftung with funds from the Corona funding programme, among others.
The new special exhibition will open on Thursday, 5 December 2024, at 7 pm in the Kaiser-Otto-Saal of the museum, after which it will be on display Tuesdays to Fridays from 10 am to 5 pm and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 6 pm.
