The ‘Maximilian Crossbow’
The DHM’s collection of crossbows is one of the most important in the world. There is little doubt that two of its especially valuable pieces originate from the private collection of Emperor Maximilian I (1459–1519). January of this year marked the 500th anniversary of the emperor’s death – reason enough for Felix Jaeger, academic researcher and curator of the exhibition The Crossbow – Terror and Beauty, to take a closer look at the objects.
What’s that for? A Licence to Be (Different)
What´s that for? The Frankfurt Kitchen
What’s that for? Christmas tree ornaments still up?
What’s That For? The Savings Book of Anna Gleiss
What’s that for? Lucky Pigs and Busy Bees
What’s That For? Fritz Teufel’s Bicycle
What´s that for? Vodka in Exile
What´s that for? The “Nansen Passport”
What´s that for? Lenin Monument in the DHM
Model ship of a Lübeck fluyt
Christ in Korea
Amish Pincushions
The Fun Game about Wall Street
Beaky Plague Protection
Duke Julius’ Corpus Doctrinae
Hunting cloths
Memorial to Hermann von Wissmann
The camera beneath the jacket
A desktop tomb
“Grüninger Hand”
“Affentheurlich Naupengeheurliche Geschichtklitterung”
A pregnant woman in ivory
The circulatory system of frogs
