15. May '24
Two men wearing masks and gloves kneel beside a small suit of armor displayed in a museum at Hochschule Coburg. One adjusts the armor’s shoulder piece while the other steadies it. A larger suit of armor looms in the background, with both men focused intently on the exhibit.
Two men wearing masks and gloves kneel beside a small suit of armor displayed in a museum at Hochschule Coburg. One adjusts the armor's shoulder piece while the other steadies it. A larger suit of armor looms in the background, with both men focused intently on the exhibit.
Two people wearing gloves, possibly from Hochschule Coburg, adjust a suit of medieval armor on a pedestal. One wears green gloves and the other white. They carefully position the armor’s leg and shoe, with a larger armored figure looming in the background.
Two people wearing gloves, possibly from Hochschule Coburg, adjust a suit of medieval armor on a pedestal. One wears green gloves and the other white. They carefully position the armor's leg and shoe, with a larger armored figure looming in the background.
A museum exhibit at Hochschule Coburg displays a suit of medieval armor, complete with a helmet and lance, in a striking pose. Behind the armor, informational plaques and more artifacts are visible, while a colorful, illuminated manuscript page is displayed in front.
A museum exhibit at Hochschule Coburg displays a suit of medieval armor, complete with a helmet and lance, in a striking pose. Behind the armor, informational plaques and more artifacts are visible, while a colorful, illuminated manuscript page is displayed in front.
Two medieval steel helmets facing each other, displayed on stands, evoke a sense of history at Hochschule Coburg. The helmets, adorned with metal studs and visors, showcase intricate craftsmanship against a plain white background.
Two medieval steel helmets facing each other, displayed on stands, evoke a sense of history at Hochschule Coburg. The helmets, adorned with metal studs and visors, showcase intricate craftsmanship against a plain white background.
from Natalie Schalk
Veste Coburg has just developed a new presentation for a special exhibit: the armor of Rupert, a man of small stature who lived as a “court dwarf” at Veste Coburg in the late 16th century.
Curator Dr. Marcus Pilz will be speaking at Coburg University of Applied Sciences on Tuesday, 28 May about “Inclusion or sensation? People of short stature in the early modern period”.
The event is part of this year’s Gender & Diversity Days at the university. People of short stature were a common sight at the royal courts of the 16th and 17th centuries. This also applied to the court of Duke Johann Casimir of Saxe-Coburg (reigned 1586/96-1633), where several people are documented as “court dwarfs”. Their roles in court life can only be reconstructed in fragments. All the more valuable is the elaborate harness, which was probably made in the late 16th century for Ruppert, a man of small stature at the court of Duke Johann Casimir. Dr. Marcus Pilz will give an exciting lecture on this topic on Tuesday, 28 May at the Friedrich Streib Campus of Coburg University of Applied Sciences. He is an art historian and curator at the Veste Coburg art collections and his topic is “Inclusion or sensation? People of small stature in the early modern period. The armor of the Coburg “court dwarf” Ruppert and its new presentation at the Veste.” Marcus Pilz will not only present Ruppert’s armor and the history behind it, but will also address the question of how it can be presented appropriately today, namely in an inclusive and barrier-free manner, i.e. at eye level in every respect. The Veste has just done this in the course of restoring and re-presenting the exhibit. The event at Coburg University of Applied Sciences is being organized by
Prof. Dr. Christian Holtorf’s courses on the history of social work in the Bachelor’s degree course in Social Work, but is also open to the general public.
Admission is free, starting on Tuesday,
May 28, at 5.30 p.m. in the auditorium, ending at around 7 p.m.
The lecture is also integrated into the university’s Gender & Diversity Days 2024.
This will take place on Tuesday,
May 28 and Wednesday,
May 29, will focus on anti-discrimination and empowerment in a variety of ways.
Further information can be found here.
