Many interesting objects lie dormant in the town's collections. The exhibition series "Kitzingen makes..." would like to present some of them to the public.
Treasures from the museum
Treasures from the museum
Exhibition "Kitzingen makes...photos"
To mark the World Press Photo exhibition, which is regularly hosted in Kitzingen, the exhibition series “Kitzingen macht…” explores local photographic history.
The exhibited equipment, photos and objects from the holdings of the municipal collections and the municipal archives range from the beginnings of the first attempts at image production in Kitzingen in the mid-19th century to technical developments and modern post-war photography.
Today - in the age of smartphones and selfies - it's hard to imagine that in the middle of the 19th century, only the wealthy classes were allowed to have their picture taken. Everything had to be just right for the photo shoot - clothes, hairstyle, accessories!
In the photo studio, customers could choose from various backgrounds. You have the opportunity to be photographed in front of our "vintage canvas".
We look forward to receiving your photos and comments at staedtische.sammlungen@stadt-kitzingen.de. We will publish a selection of them here.
So "Please smile!"
Past exhibitions
Kitzingen makes...school
The objects, photos and documents show where and how children from Kitzingen were taught in the past. Where did they keep their school things, what clothes were worn, what was everyday school life like?
Leather satchel (ca. 1930)
You were given a satchel when you started school. It was made of leather and was carried on the back with straps. The satchel was modelled on the soldiers' knapsack, in which equipment and provisions were stowed.
Kitzingen slate (ca. 1930s, Anker company)
There were hardly any exercise books in the past. Girls and boys usually wrote with so-called styluses (= chalk pens) on such wood-framed slates. The children could wipe away the writing with a sponge. Actually very sustainable - right?
Student's cap Kitzingen (1st half of the 20th century, Carl Roth Studenten - Utensilien - Fabrik Würzburg)
If you went to secondary school, i.e. the Realschule or Gymnasium, you were allowed to wear a cap like this. That way you could immediately recognise that you were attending a higher school or class. Is there a dress code at your school?
- Alphabet Sütterlin
- Craft instructions school cone