New Müntzer exhibition in Allstedt: Experience history up close!

New Müntzer exhibition in Allstedt: Experience history up close!

Allstedt, Deutschland - In Allstedt, the story comes alive - a fascinating place will be a new exhibition on Sunday, July 11th, 2025. The show with the title "Being and appearance. Thomas Müntzer" takes the visitors into the moving past of the pastor and reformer Thomas Müntzer. The setting is the impressive Allstedt Castle, which is accessible to the public after a three -year closing time. My church newspaper reports that the prime minister of Saxony-Anhalt, Reiner Haseloff (CDU) will take part in the opening underline.

The exhibition is part of the two -year decentralized state exhibition "Justice 1525", which was founded in memory of the 500th anniversary of the death of Müntzer and the peasant war from 1524/25. The topics of justice and power are placed in the foreground on this historical occasion. The first installations for social change and the conflicts of that time have already been presented in an artistic course "glowing horizons".

eventful staging

The focus of the new exhibition is clearly on Müntzer's work in Allstedt. As Schloss-allstedt.de , visitors in the central court, the historical location of the "Princely Sermon", can immerse themselves in an immersive experience. Using virtual reality, guests gain a deep insight into Müntzer's life, whereby the story by his wife Ottilie von Gersen gives a special focus.

special value is also placed on Müntzer's discussion with Martin Luther. After Müntzer was sent to the parish office in Zwickau as a supporter of Luther, he soon developed an independent theology that accepted more radical features and finally led to the conflict with Luther. These tensions between the two reformers are also addressed in the show, as the historical context of History-Wissen.de . Here the different views of dealing with the peasant wars were emphasized.

cultural -historical reflection

Another area of the exhibition deals with the culture of memory and questions the picture of Müntzers, which is often shaped as a "peasant war leader". The multi -dimensional representation of the city history of Allstedt, which is illuminated in this context, gives visitors the opportunity to deal with the complex figure in Müntzers and to better understand its role in the uprisings of 1525.

The cultural foundation has taken responsibility for the listed palace complex since July 2022 and started a comprehensive renovation. By securing the historical building fabric and the redesign of the exhibition rooms, a place will be created in the future that keeps the history and cultural identity of the region alive. With this new exhibition, those responsible have proven a good hand to impressively present the historical and cultural legacy of Thomas Müntzer.