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EDITORIAL getting in touch with the Middle Ages

Dear reader, Exhibitions about Close Encounters with the Middle Ages the middle ages The crusades and minstrel-song, castles and monasteries, courtly dances and 2009 - 2012 jousts: the Middle Ages were a contradictory and therefore fascinating epoch, Journey into the ou cannot please children more You realise there is no stopping. More but one which you can explore even today in many regions of Germany. Y than by giving them a toy castle and more things, names, and places 2012 Middle Ages with knights on horseback and on come to mind in motley confusion. Magdeburg: „Otto Imperator“ Buildings like the Imperial Cathedral in Aachen or the cathedral in Magdeburg foot. Nowadays, though, the castle There is wealth and poverty, the- that ushered in the Gothic style in Germany have remained unsurpassed in may well be a virtual one. But the re is craftmanship to be admired 2011 fascination with the chivalrous knight when standing in front of church tre- Naumburg: their architectural allure. „The Naumburg Master“ Medieval cityscapes like those of the old towns of Bamberg, Regensburg and who rides to the rescue of the damsel asures. Two works of art have en- Jun 29th until Nov 2nd 2011 Petra Hedorfer, Chief of the castle continues unabated. capsulated the German ideal of the Quedlinburg – all of them UNESCO World Heritage Sites – cast their spell over Görlitz: Executive Officer of the So, what comes to mind when Middle Ages like no other – whether „“ German National Tourist millions of visitors. Rothenburg ob der Tauber with its almost entirely preserved you hear “Middle Ages”? Castles, chi- intentionally or not. There is Albrecht May until Oct 2011 Board (GNTB). is a tourist attraction known all over the world. And the Wartburg is valrous knights, holy lady landgra- Dürer’s idealistic painting of Char- 2010 widely regarded as one of the most historically interesting castles of Germany. ves, not so holy crusaders, monks, lemagne which you can view in de- Mannheim: bishops, the eternal strife between tail on the frontispiece. And there is „The Staufers and Italy“ On top of that there will be some major exhibitions like “Otto IV – Dream of a Guelph Empire” Aug 31th 2010 until and popes, swords, axes, the monumental mural of “Emper- Feb 20th 2011 in Braunschweig and “Advent of the Gothic” in Magdeburg. They will tell enlightening tales of knights’ armour, coats of arms, or Otto III opening the of Char- Romanesque churches and Go- lemagne”. There are many places in Nürnberg: everyday life in the Middle Ages to prove they were not that “dark” after all. In 2010, a special „The Myth of the Castle“ exhibition in Nuremberg named “The Myth of the Castle” will deal with medieval power and the thic , cham- Germany for you to experience the Jul 8th until Nov 7th 2010 bers, falconry, rules of etiquet- Middle Ages first-hand, getting to in correspondence with knightly lifestyle.In In the same year the city of Mannheim will present three European regions te so a knight’s manners did not know what it is like to stand where „Castles and Power“ th th Jun 25th until Oct 24th 2010 in the 12 and 13 centuries in the exhibition entitled “The Staufers and Italy”. In 2011 the city “travel like a princess …” offend at court, jousts. You may Heinrich I was offered the crown – of Görlitz will display the history of the “Via Regia”, the King’s Road, which ran through Europe In our millenium our cultural think of Uta von Naumburg, the according to legend – standing be- 2009 treasures are more easily Medium tempus: Francesco Petrarca (1304- most beautiful woman in the fore the fascinating marble throne of Magdeburg: from West to East. “The Naumburg Master”, anonymous and yet a medieval sculptor of world accessible than at the time of „The Advent of the Gothic“ 1374) was the first to call the period bet- th world according to Umberto , listening to a concert until Dec 6 2009 renown, will be honoured with an exhibition by his home town in that same year. “Elisabeth of ” – ween antiquity and his own time “medium Entering the Middle Ages at Eco, and of course “The Name of in one of the imperial palaces, seeing Braunschweig: But you can also physically experience the Middle Ages in Germany: Stay in a Romanesque castle the Wartburg. tempus” – middle time. The middle time “is the the Rose”, also by Eco. And whilst the coronation robe of Otto IV exhi- „Otto IV - Dream of overnight, dine in rustic medieval style or listen to authentic centuries-old music! dark time”. The feeling that hope Could talking of Eco’s book we must not bited in Braunschweig or the sculp- a Guelph Empire“ be fulfilled came from the idealization of antiquity. Anci- until Nov. 8th 2009 Venture into the German Middle Ages and enjoy them – I wish you a lot of fun on your personal forget Sean Connery starring in the ture of the ideal medieval ruler sit- ent Rome’s importance, glory and order made people hope novel’s film version. Charlemagne, ting there on his throne – while the journey of exploration. that their own times would also become better ones. The www.destination-culture- Otto the Great, Richard Lion-Heart, exhibition in Mannheim lasts. Take germany.com Yours sincerely neologism “Middle Ages” as used today has only been in use Duke , Friedrich Barba- your family into the Middle Ages and Petra Hedorfer since the beginning of the 19th century. rossa, Walther von der Vogelweide… enjoy a journey through time.