Have to open again in Rhein-Main

• ofMeike Kolodziejczyk

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The museums are reopening to the public and presenting exhibitions that at times could only be experienced digitally. An overview.

Whether art or science, history or technology, local history, film or pop culture: the Hessian museums were closed for more than half a year. There was a brief interlude in March when some houses let in the public for about two weeks – until the federal emergency brake was pulled shortly before Easter. Quite a few exhibitions were barely or unseen, some were not even set up, others dismantled prematurely. Exhibits had to be stowed away, loans had to be returned, new projects designed, new programs planned and everything turned over. In the meantime, the incidences have dropped so far that all museums in the Rhine-Main area can reopen – and most of them do. And there is a lot to discover and marvel at behind the long-closed gates – of course only after registration and in compliance with the applicable hygiene rules. We have selected a few exhibitions that have waited long enough for guests – and guests for them.

Art and film in Frankfurt

The Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, the Städel Museum and the Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung have been open again since May 27th. The Schirn is showing three exhibitions that were previously only accessible for a few days – and all of which could be extended, although they had to be postponed repeatedly due to Corona. The “Magnetic North. The Myth of Canada in Painting 1910-1940 ”will actually be opened at the Book Fair in October 2020, which only happened in February of this year. Schirn spokeswoman Johanna Pulz calls it “great luck” that the exhibition with the iconic landscape paintings, which have never been seen in Germany, could now even be extended until August 29th. “Magnetic North” is complemented by the installation “Caroline Monnet. Transatlantic ”, which also reflects the perspective of Canada’s indigenous people. “The Great Exhibition” by the British artist duo “Gilbert & Georg” has also been waiting for visitors since February. Like “Magnetic North”, it was supposed to end on May 16, but will now run until September 5.

The Städel Museum presents the special exhibition “Städels Beckmann / Beckmanns Städel. The years in Frankfurt ”, which was extended until August 29th. From June 30th, the exhibition “Seeing Newly. Photography of the 20s and 30s “open to the public.

The highly acclaimed special exhibition “Colorful Gods – Golden Edition. To see the colors of antiquity again. Until September 26th, it will show the colourfulness of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture on more than 100 objects from international museum collections and the holdings of the Liebieghaus.

On the other hand, the special show “The Sound of Disney” launched by the German Film Institute and Film Museum (DFF) in August 2020 will not be long to visit. The exhibition on the sound world of the Disney classics, which ranges from short Mickey Mouse cartoons to the full-length films that were made during Walt Disney’s lifetime (1901 – 1966), runs only until Sunday, June 13th. “It offers an interactive experience that makes it possible to experience the meaning of voices, music and noises in animated films,” emphasizes curator Daria Berten.

www.schirn.de

www.staedelmuseum.de

www.liebieghaus.de

www.dff.film

Emperor and power in Mainz

The Landesmuseum Mainz has been allowing visitors inside again since May 28th – and has especially extended its opening times to seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the large state exhibition “The Emperors and the Pillars of Their Power”. But the rush is so great that only a few tickets are left for the show, which will end on June 13th. “We have a superlative exhibition here with unique exhibits that have never been seen in this combination and will not be seen for decades,” says director Birgit Heide. “At short notice, we were able to put in an extra shift for the last few days.” The museum will extend its opening hours to 10 pm on June 10, 11 and 12. Around 300 pieces are on display, including loans from international museums – including the arm reliquary of Charlemagne from the Louvre in Paris. Recently arrived and now on display for the first time is one of the most magnificent documents of the Middle Ages: the marriage certificate of Empress Theophanu.

www.landesmuseum-mainz.de

www.kaiser2020.de

Photographs in Rüsselsheim

The Opel villas in Rüsselsheim have gradually opened their doors since the end of May, and with them the current exhibition “Lee Miller. Up close. Photographs from 1940 to 1946 ”reopened. Thanks to the lender, it could be extended until October 3rd. Some of the recordings made in Hessen are being shown for the first time. The show can be viewed throughout the extended Corpus Christi weekend until Sunday, June 6th. From Tuesday, June 8th, the regular opening times in the Opel villas will apply again. In addition, the door of the laboratory will be open on Friday, June 4th and Saturday, June 5th, from 12 noon to 6 pm: the artist Helena Hafemann invites you to visit her on-site installation “Zeit_Raum”.

www.opelvillen.de

Joseph Beuys in Darmstadt

The Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt (HLMD) had less luck than the Opel villas in Rüsselsheim with the photo exhibition “Peter Lindbergh: Untold Stories”, which was hung almost unseen in the castle rooms from January 12th to April 18th – and unfortunately could not be extended since the loan period came to an end and the show had to move on. The State Museum, which has been admitting visitors again since May 22, currently has no current exhibition running in addition to its permanent collection on art, cultural and natural history. The exhibition “Joseph Beuys. Ulysses ”. The artist probably dealt with the novel of the century between 1957 and 1961 and created six booklets with pencil drawings entitled “Joseph Beuys extended Ulysses by six additional chapters on behalf of James Joyce”, which will be presented in both analogue and digital form until September 26th become.

www.hlmd.de