AN EXHIBITION UNDER the AUSPICES of A14 1 the Cathedral and Palace City of Zeitz Is Celebrating Wittenberg Its 1050Th Anniversary This Year
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Magdeburg ca. 155 km Berlin A9 ca. 215 km TRAVEL THROUGH TIME AN EXHIBITION UNDER THE AUSPICES OF A14 1 The cathedral and palace city of Zeitz is celebrating Wittenberg its 1050th anniversary this year. Prof. Dr. theol. Rev. Dessau ca. 125 km 100 km www.1050jahrezeitz.de Kardinal Kurt Koch, Dr. Martin Junge Eisleben There is more to discover in the city on the Weisser Elster ca. 85 km Halle than you might think at fi rst glance. Travel through time in Zeitz! 70 km 2 President of the Pontifi cal General Secretary of the A38 Leipzig ca. 44 km Council for Promoting Tour of the historic downtown Lutheran World Federation MERSEBURG 3 Sat: 2 p.m. | meeting point: Tourist-Information Zeitz Christian Unity 40 km A14 Palace grounds with the exhibition galleries at the NAUMBURG ZEITZ museum (1), the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul (2), Tour of city hall with panorama view 30 km Erfurt Osterfeld and the chapter library. Mon - Fri: 11 a.m. | meeting point: Tourist-Information Zeitz 105 km Weimar 17 km 80 km Meißen Jena Altenburg ca. 135 km 50 km ca. 24 km Stroll through Moritzburg Palace Park A4 A4 Dresden Apolda ca. 150 km April to October, daily 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Eisenach Exhibition put on by In cooperation with 60 km Gera ca. 160 km HOURS GUIDED TOURS 24 km German Stroller Museum Bayreuth Monday–Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Public tours* A9 daily 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. ca. 160 km Hours at the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul and at St. Michael’s Church may Mo - Do: 11.00 a.m. Tip: Your admission ticket to the special exhibition also entitles you to visit diff er because of worship, concerts and weddings Fri - Sun, holidays: 11 a.m. | 2 p.m. DIRECTIONS all other exhibitions at Moritzburg Palace. Time: 90 minutes 4,00 € ADMISSION · On A9, take exit 21a (Naumburg) and follow B180 to Zeitz Admission for school-aged children 18 or younger is free Underground Zeitz · On A4, take exit 58b (Gera) and follow B2 to Zeitz Adults | groups of 15 or more 9,00 € | 7,00 € when they are accompanied by one adult. Tue and Thu: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. · Elster bike route between Gera and Leipzig College students, professional interns, Sat, Sun, holidays: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. · East route of Saale-Unstrut-Elster-Radacht Audio guide* Supported by unemployed persons | groups of 15 or more 6,00 € | 5,00 € For adults | 60 minutes (German and English) 3,00 € Tourist-Information Zeitz IC/ICE from Berlin, Frankfurt/Main, Nürnberg to Leipzig For children | 45 minutes (German) 1,00 € · from Leipzig, take the Erfurter Bahn (travel time 38 minutes) School students | school groups 3,00 € | 2,00 € Altmarkt 16 | 06712 Zeitz Exhibition galleries in the museum · from Weissenfels, take the Regionalbahn (travel time 37 minutes) Family ticket Phone +49 (0) 3441/ 83 29 1 | Fax: +49 (0) 3441/ 83 33 1 · from Gera, take the Erfurter Bahn (travel time 25 minutes) 20,00 € Special themed tours** [email protected] | www.zeitz.de Tip: Receive a 10% discount on admission to the exhibition by presenting Season ticket for adults | school students 20,00 € | 7,00 € June 9 | July 14 | August 11 | September 8 | October 13 a ticket for the Erfurter Bahn and DB Regio from the day of your visit. Season ticket for professional interns | Start: 5 p.m. Altmarkt (10 minute walk | 60 parking spaces) TIPP: VISIT NAUMBURG CATHEDRAL university students | unemployed persons Time: 60 minutes 11,00 € Stephanstrasse (5 minute walk | 300 parking spaces) 15,00 € One of the most signifi cant cultural monu- Albrechtstrasse, Klinkerhallen (5 minute walk | 40 parking spaces) Admission is valid once for: Family tours** 1 - Moritzburg Palace Museum (including the stroller exhibition) ments of the High Middle Ages, the late Ro- June 11 and September 17 2 - Prince’s gallery and St. Christopher vault (in the cathedral) manesque and early Gothic cathedral with its 3 - Chapter library in the palace Torhaus Start: 5 p.m. EXHIBITION VENUES famous statue of its benefactor Uta is always Admission to the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul and St. Michael’s Church is free. Time: 60 minutes 25,00 € Moritzburg Palace | Stations 1 - 3 (Schlossstrasse 6-7) Donations are welcome. worth a visit. This year, there is another good Admission is for no more than 2 adults and no more than 3 school-aged children reason to visit the cathedral: The great re- 1 Museum Tickets must be validated at each venue. 2 Catholic Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul with prince’s gallery and For the themes of the special and family tours, see: Tickets remain valid for unvisited exhibition venues until November 1, 2017. www.reformation-zeitz2017.de and the event fl yer. former Martin Luther personally installed his St. Christopher vault friend Nikolaus von Amsdorf in offi ce as the 3 Chapter Library CATALOG Group tours* 4 St. Michael’s Lutheran Church (Michaeliskirchhof 9) fi rst Lutheran bishop in the world in 1542. A An exhibition catalog of around 450 pages with numerous color illus- Tours registered in advance (German and English) carving of Luther on the pulpit commemorates Tourism partners trations has been published by Michael Imhof Verlag. Time: 90 | 120 minutes 70,00 € | 90,00 € this historic event. UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY Group size: up to 25 | free admission for 1 tour guide or bus driver ISBN 978-3-7319-0413-7 · Use the parking lot on Stephanstrasse and then enter the Schlosspark (palace Present your admission ticket to the Zeitz special exhibition to receive a 10% park) through the entrance to the Orangerie (orangery). 2017 ZEITZ SPECIAL EXHIBITION VISITOR SERVICE School group tours* discount on admission to Naumburg Cathedral. · Present your disability identifi cation at the ticket booth to use the universally Tours registered in advance (German) accessible entrance through the Schlosspark to Moritzburg Palace Museum free Moritzburg Palace Museum Time: 45 minutes 20,00 € TIPS FOR THE SAALE-UNSTRUT REGION of charge. Schlossstrasse 6 | 06712 Zeitz Group size: up to 25 students | 2 chaperones free · Use the elevators to enter the exhibition galleries in the museum and the chapter Phone: +49 (0) 3441/21 24 81 Phone: +49 (0) 3445 / 23 37 90 | www.saale-unstrut-tourismus.de library. Fax: +49 (0) 3441/61 93 31 Tip: For more on our extensive museum education programs and the richly var- THE ECUMENICAL EXHIBITION · Although the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul and St. Michael’s Church are at ied supporting program with concerts, lectures, worship services and special ground level or accessible by a ramp, not every section of the exhibition is fully Email: [email protected] tours, visit: www.reformation-zeitz2017.de. TRAVEL AND DESTINATIONS IN SAXONY-ANHALT: universally accessible. www.reformation-zeitz2017.de CRADLE OF THE REFORMATION *plus admission | ** including admission Published by: Vereinigte Domstifter | Translated by: Krister G. E. Johnson | Layout: Transmedial | Phone: +49 (0) 3491 / 498649 | www.luther-erleben.de Version: 2nd edition | Subject to change without notice. MORITZBURG PALACE MUSEUM: INTERCONFESSIONAL DIALOGUE: ECUMENICAL CRYSTAL CHAPTER LIBRARY: PFLUG’S LEGACY BECOME JULIUS PFLUG’S COMPANION The largest gallery in the palace is devoted to interconfes- In a fi gurative sense, Pfl ug’s legacy is his constant call for Erected during the High Middle Ages, the episcopal castle sional dialogue. The Confessional doctrines are juxtapo- dialogue, for respectful dealings with each other and for in Zeitz was converted into the palace of the Dukes sed by means of the Ten Commandments, the Apostolic more tolerance. Julius Pfl ug bequeathed his unique pri- of Saxony-Zeitz in the 17th century. Pfl ug’s family back- Creed and the sacraments. Walking through this gallery, vate library to Zeitz, which was one of the most valuable ground, education in Germany and Italy, and impressive you will discern what already unites Protestants and of the Reformation era. career are engagingly explored in the context of imperial Catholics today and what still separates them. The central At the exhibition, you will be able to marvel at exquisite and church history in the gallery and former ducal cham- object in the gallery is a walk-in crystal sparkling in every treasures from his estate up close when you go through bers in the west wing of Moritzburg Palace Museum. color like a gem. This installation is intended to illumi- the chapter library. The highlight of the exhibition in the nate the vision of ecumenism – “reconciled diversity” – chapter library is the bishop’s recreated study. Decorated Erudite humanist, ducal counselor and diplomat, bishop voiced by Pope Francis. At the end, you can humorously with precious loaned objects and a lifelike fi gure of the of Naumburg and churchman designated by the imperial ascertain your religious persuasion on a “Confessiomat”. bishop, the room-in-a-room opened to view from every court and papal curia to negotiate with the Protestants, side conveys an authentic impression of Julius Pfl ug’s Pfl ug played a crucial role in the decisive religiopolitical scholarly world. New Testament in Greek with sumptuous illuminations, developments of his day. owned by Pfl ug as of 1557 Vereinigte Domstifter, Stiftsbibliothek Zeitz Bowl with Charles V’s troops crossing the Elbe at Mühlberg, 1547 Platter bearing the head of John the Baptist, ca. 1520 Compiègne, Musée Antoine Vivenel National Gallery in Prague BISHOP JULIUS PFLUG AND THE REFORMATION A major cultural history exhibition honoring Bishop Julius Pfl ug (1499-1564) and entitled “Interconfes- ONE DIOCESE: TWO BISHOPS CATHEDRAL OF STS. PETER AND PAUL: BISHOP JULIUS sional Dialogue: Bishop Julius Pfl ug and the Reforma- PFLUG’S FINAL RESTING PLACE tion” is awaiting you in the 1050-year-old cathedral city Attention is particularly paid to the dramatic events of of Zeitz from Pentecost Monday to All Saints’ Day (June the contested installation of the Bishop of Naumburg in Today, the diocese’s former cathedral – seat of a collegi- 5 to November 1, 2017).