In the halls of Leuchtenburg Castle you can vist an excellent exhibition about the history of porcelain.
Category: Museums
Diocesan Museum in Udine
The Diocesan Museum of Udine (Museo Diocesano e Gallerie del Tiepolo) is housed in the Patriarchal palace, the former residence of the Patriarch of Aquileia and current seat of the Bishop of Udine. Many rooms are decorated by works done by Giambattista Tiepolo.
Duvet filled with wood chips in Friuli
An interesting detail seen at the Friulian farmer’s life museum Cjase Cocel in Fagagna: In earliert times the duvets were filled with wood chippings.
Vintage Coaches Museum in Codroipo
The Vintage Coaches Museum in Codroipo exhibits 44 restored historical carriages, including rural spider carriages, gala carriages, and mail coaches, some displayed with life-sized horse replicas. Additionally, the museum showcases a collection of toys from the 18th to 20th centuries.
Windows for Peace in Vienna
The project “Windows for Peace” shows 150+ peace heroes in the lanes next to the Museum of Peace. To be more exact, the biographies of these heroes are shown in the windows of the houses. You find the Museum of Peace in the Blutgasse 3, 1. District.
Roman mural in Salzburg
While walking from the Salzburg Museum to the Panorama Museum through the Panorama Passage, I came across the remains of an ancient Roman mural. It was discovered during an excavation in 2003.
Panorama Museum in Salzburg
Before the invention of photos, a different method existed for learning new things about the world. Landscapists created huge paintings of cities and scenes. Inside the Panorama Museum, visitors find a depiction of Salzburg dating back to 1829.
Klopstock House in Quedlinburg
German writer Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock was born in this building on July 2nd, 1724. Today, it houses a museum about his works. For example, visitors learn more about the epic poem ‘The Messiah’ (Der Messias).
Museum about timber framing in Quedlinburg
The museum about timber framing (Fachwerkmuseum) is located in one of the oldest houses of Quedlinburg, a 14th-century building named Ständerbau. Inside, several models show the different styles of half-timbered buildings over time.
Pewter figure museum in Goslar
An impressive way to learn more about the history of Goslar: This pewter figure museum (Zinnfigurenmuseum) offers guided tours along the numerous showcases telling about the city’s history.
First aid room at Rammelsberg Mine in Goslar
Walking through the museums of the visitor mine and world heritage site Rammelsberg near Goslar gives an educative insight into the miners’ lives. For example, you see this first aid room equipped with materials from the 1980s.
Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum
The Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum in Hildesheim presents a compilation of Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Peruvian art. It also offers a collection of Chinese porcelain and some materials in Natural History.