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Sunday, March 20, 2005
The Art of Female Monasticism in the Middle Ages
CROWN and VEIL
Crown from the Cathedral Treasury Essen, end of 10th century, Domschatz Essen
The exhibition »Crown and Veil« is the first exhibition dedicated to all forms of female religiosity from the early Middle Ages until the Reformation in the sixteenth century. Approximately five hundred outstanding objects from 150 international collections will be on exhibit for three months, among them many ensembles that will be reunited for the first time since the dissolution of the monasteries from which they originate. The exhibition results from a cooperation of the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn and the Ruhrlandmuseum in Essen. It has been prepared by an international team of experts over many years. The exhibition will take place simultaneously at two sites. At the Ruhrlandmuseum Essen the scope will be pan-European, with the emphasis on monasteries and foundations from 500 to 1200. At the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn the focus will be on the religious orders of the later Middle Ages (1200 - 1500) in all their variety. The exhibition was jointly developed by both institutions in conjunction with an international team of scholars. ... http://www.krone-und-schleier.de