New special exhibition "Luxury, Wellness, Porcelain - A Day at the Bohemian Spa" at Porzellanikon, Hohenberg a.d. Eger 1 April to 15 October 2023
Porcelain from Bohemia, prominent personalities and spa life in the Bohemian spas are the focus of the special exhibition entitled "Luxury, Wellness, Porcelain - A Day in a Bohemian Spa", which will be on show at Porzellanikon - State Museum of Porcelain, Hohenberg a.d. Eger, from 1 April to 15 October 2023.Many people are still unaware of the fact that Bohemian porcelain was a distinctly luxury product in the 19th century. It was particularly impressive for its exquisite paintings and its unusual shapes. And with outstanding quality, you catch high society. The celebrities of their time, scholars, aristocrats and crowned heads appreciated porcelain from Bohemia and wanted to own it. This exhibition presents it in a very vivid and narrative way: the Porzellanikon in Hohenberg a.d. Eger takes the museum guests on a journey through time to the spas of Bohemia in the 19th century. There, they experience a typical spa day, through which the then legendary stagecoach driver Wenzel Wolfert takes them. Whereas everyone of distinction travelled with him, the exhibition guests now have the pleasure of feeling like a prominent guest of the glamorous spa life. From the morning bath treatment to the afternoon excursion to the evening salon visit, visitors will meet many a celebrity. These celebrities, such as Empress Elisabeth of Austria and known as "Sisi", tell us what made porcelain from Bohemia so special and sought-after. A large number of wonderful pieces from Czech and German collections show the diversity of Bohemian porcelain and its outstanding quality of workmanship.But the exhibition also has a lot to offer visitors. There will be much to participate in, try out and discover. The special exhibition will be an experience for everyone, because Bohemian porcelain has never been presented in this way before.Accompanying programmeGuided tours for groupsCostume tour: "With Princess Marie at the Bohemian spa".Duration: 1.5 hours, Price: 69 €Children's birthday party: "A day as a spa guest with Princess Marie/Prince Moritz".Duration: 2 hours, Price: 69 €DatesSun., 02.04.Curator's tour with Thomas Miltschus2:30 p.m. | Duration: approx. 1.5 hoursPrice: 1 € Sunday admission plus 3,50 € for the guided tour, with registrationSun., 07.05.Guided tour in costume with the princess for young and old: "Sisi on a health cure13:00 hrs | Duration: 1 hourPrice: 3 €, plus 1 € Sunday admission for adults, from 6 years, with registrationSun., 07.05.Film screening: "Sissi", Part 1 (Austria, 1955) - A film with Romy Schneider and Karlheinz Böhm14:30 hrs | Duration: approx. 2 hoursPrice: 4 € child, 5 € adultWed, 10.05.Kulturkaffee with Dr. med. Charlotte Pfitzner: Cure in the past and today2:00 p.m. | Duration: approx. 2 hoursPrice: Museum admission plus 5 € for the guided tour, coffee and cake, with registrationThu, 20.07.Lecture "Two Centuries of Porcelain in the Czech Republic" Dr. Jan Mergl (Museum of Decorative Arts Prague) and Lenka Merglová-Panková (West Bohemian Museum Pilsen)18:30 hrs | Duration: approx. 1.5 hoursPrice: Museum admission, with registrationSun., 03.09.Costume tour with the princess for young and old: "Goethe on a cure".13:00 | Duration: approx. 1 hourPrice: 3 €, plus 1 € Sunday admission for adults from 6 years, with registrationSun., 03.09.Film screening: Goethe! (Germany, 2010)14:30 hrs | Duration: approx. 2 hoursPrice: 4 € child, 5 € adultsThu, 12 Oct.Lecture "The UNESCO World Heritage Sites - The Great Spa Towns of Europe. A look at Bad Kissingen and the Bohemian Spa Triangle." An event of the Bavarian-Czech Friendship Weeks Selb Aš 2023.Peter Weidisch, Anna Maria Boll, Bad Kissingen, Lucie Sochorková, Karlovy Vary6:30 p.m. | Duration: approx. 1.5 hoursPrice: Museum admission, with registrationEvery first Sunday of the monthGuided tour in costume for young and old - "With Princess Marie at the spa".Duration: 2 hoursPrice: 3 €, plus 1 € Sunday admission for adults, from 6 years, with registrationOpening hoursPorzellanikon Hohenberg a.d. Eger is open from Tuesday to Sunday and on public holidays from 10:00 to 17:00. Admission to Porzellanikon Hohenberg a.d. Eger costs € 3.00 (€ 2.00 reduced) or € 5.00 (€ 4.00 reduced) in Selb. A combined ticket for visitors to both locations is also available (€6.50 and €5.00 reduced). Admission on Sundays always only €1.00; children up to 18 years free. Further information on the special exhibition.Porzellanikon HohenbergSchirndinger Street 4895691 Hohenberg an der EgerPhone: +49 9233 7722-0besucherservice@porzellanikon.orgDuration of the special exhibition1 April - 15 October 2023Responsible curator:Thomas Miltschus, M. A.Curator (Collection/Exhibitions Porcelain 18th/19th Century)thomas.miltschus@porzellanikon.org+49 9287 918 00 213
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