Boppard City Museum
Around 1265, King
Richard of Cornwall had a tower built in Boppard to
safeguard his claims of power to the German throne from
his rival, Alfons of Castille. This is confirmed by more
recent architectural history investigations. In 1335,
Electoral Prince Archbishop Balduin erected a fortress
west of the tower to secure the levying of the Rhine
tolls. In the ensuing centuries, the electoral castle
went through destruction, a re-construction, conversion
and an extension. Amongst other things, it served to
accommodate the toll station, local constabulary and
police station; in addition to this, it served as a
local court, a prison, a military hospital and living
quarters. It has also been home to the town museum for
around 100 years.
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One of the main
focuses of today's museum is the unique collection of
world-famous Bentwood furniture made by
Michael Thonet (born
2 July 1796 in Boppard) and his sons. |
In addition to the
special exhibition on Philipp Franz von Siebold (explorer
of Japan), the collection of pictures by Nikolaus Schlad
can be found on the top floor of the Museum. His
drawings of documentary value, composed from 1836 to
1865, impressively depict the Boppard of those days.
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The castle’s chapel
was originally to be found in the tower; this is where a
mural dating back to the second half of the 14th
century was discovered and exposed in 1910, depicting
Christ as judge of the world. Other sacral objects can
also be viewed here. |
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In addition to this,
there is an exhibition displaying testimonials to the
Stone and Bronze Age, exhibits from the Roman period in
Boppard and from the town’s history ranging from the
Frankish period, the Middle Ages right up to the 19th
century.
Other departments are
currently being revised.
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Boppard City Museum |
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In context of the
World Heritage Programm of the Federation with a
cost volume of 8.7 Mio. €, the Electoral Castle
will be rehabilitated and restored basically.
The museum is closed during the construction time
(2009-2013) |
Kurfürstliche
Burg (Electoral Castle)
56154 Boppard
Tel. +49(0)6742/103-69
museum@boppard.de
www.museum-boppard.de |
