Archaeology - Museum seeks Christmas mountains for special exhibition
The State Museum of Archaeology in Chemnitz is looking for privately owned Christmas mountains for an exhibition project. From fall 2024 until the Capital of Culture year, a large special exhibition will be dedicated to mining in the region and in Europe, the museum announced on Thursday. It will also focus on the effects of mining on culture and, in particular, the customs of the Ore Mountains and the Christmas season. The Christmas mountains are an important aspect of this. These are miniature landscapes that are often equipped with sophisticated mechanics. They depict scenes from mining and the Christmas story.
"Building a Christmas mountain is already a living memory," explained the head of the exhibition team, Jens Beutmann. "It brings the mining tradition into your own four walls." According to experts, many historical local and Christmas mountains in private ownership have been lost in recent decades.
For the special exhibition, the museum is asking owners of such Christmas mountains for help. They can submit photos or videos of their Christmas mountains. However, we are only looking for examples with motifs from the mining industry. A selection will then be shown in the exhibition. The builders and owners will also have their say.
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- Due to the loss of many historical Christmas mountains in private ownership over the past few decades, the State Museum of Archaeology in Chemnitz, which is serving as cultural capital of Europe during the Capital of Culture Year in 2024, is eagerly seeking help from private individuals.
- Located in the heart of Saxony, the museum plans to host a special exhibition focused on mining, showcasing its impact on culture and the customary Christmas traditions in the Ore Mountains region.
- The special exhibition will spotlight the Christmas mountains, which are miniature landscapes that often include intricate mechanics, and depict scenes from mining as well as the Christmas story.
- To gather a diverse collection of Christmas mountains for the exhibition, the museum is encouraging the owners of these private properties to submit photos or videos of their handcrafted pieces, with a preference for motifs associated with mining.
- During the Capital of Culture Year in Chemnitz and throughout the exhibit's duration, a selection of submitted Christmas mountains with mining-related motifs will be displayed, accrediting the builders and owners of these treasured cultural artifacts.
- With the upcoming designation of Chemnitz as a European cultural capital and the renewed interest in mining history, this special exhibition at the State Museum of Archaeology set to open in fall 2024, is significantly contributing to the city's transformation into a cultural center within Europe's Municipalities in Germany.
Source: www.stern.de
