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This is the official Facebook page for the exhibition "The Sword - Form and Thought" at Deutsches Klingenmuseum, September 2015 - February 2016. This is the official page of the exhibition "The Sword - Form and Thought", to be held at Deutsches Klingenmuseum (German Blade Museum) in Solingen, from September 2015 to February 2016.
The exhibition will be dedicated to the European sword of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, exploring its cultural meaning and its role as a weapon. It will highlight important aspects of the sword, such as:
- principles for geometric design and details of functional properties - outlined for every sword on display;
- the art of fencing and original fencing manuals;
- the wide variety of forms and types.
Uniquely, the display of historical weapons will be accompanied by works of selected contemporary swordsmiths, interpreting the theme "Xiphos - penetrating light".
Special events to held during the period of the exhibition include:
- HEMA workshop weekend with well known fencing teachers;
- an international, interdisciplinary conference on academic sword research;
- a sales show featuring custom sword makers, production companies, and purveyors of HEMA equipment.
- events for kids on a regular basis.
The board of curators consists of:
Dr. Barbara Grotkamp-Schepers, Klingenmuseum Solingen
Dr. Isabell Immel, Klingenmuseum Solingen
Lutz Hoffmeister, Klingenmuseum Solingen
Peter Johnsson, Swordsmith, Uppsala
Sixt Wetzler, Researcher, University of Tübingen
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facebook.comA lecture on the Viking sword by our team meber and swordsmith Peter Johnsson. Recorded at the Belgion Knife Show in Gembloux, NOV 2017. Enjoy! :)
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The catalogue is sold out, indeed - but we are working on a second edition...
The legendary Conyers Falchion. There will be an article by Robert Jones about it in our forthcoming volume "The Sword - Form and Thought"!
Last week, the advisory board for the sword exhibition "Faszination Schwert" 2018 in Stuttgart/Germany had its second meeting. It's going to be good... :)
Feeling small-swordy today?
FIGHT BOOKS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE Conference 09./10. NOV 2017 The program of the first St. Martin Conference at Deutsches Klingenmuseum (the German Blade Museum) is online: http://www.klingenmuseum.de/assets/files/Fight_Book_Conference.pdf An international team of experts will discuss "Fight Books in Comparative Perspective" with examples both from Europe, and the Far East. Details on the registration as listener can be found under the same link. We are looking forward to an exciting event!
FASZINATION SCHWERT NEW SWORD EXHIBITION in Stuttgart, Germany | 2018 Very good news! Landesmuseum Württemberg (State Museum of the Federal State of Württemberg) is the largest museum for cultural history in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, and housed in the Altes Schloss (Old Castle) of Stuttgart. From 13. OCT 2018 until 28. APR 2019, the museum will show the exhibition "Faszination Schwert" (Fascination Sword), which will highlight the sword as "deadly weapon, hich-tech product, status symbol, and noble insignium", and is planned to span from Bronze Age to modern pop culture. The conceptiualization has already started; this week, Dr. Sixt Wetzler of Deutsches Klingenmuseum, one of the curators of "The Sword - Form and Thought", joined the scientific advisory board for the exhibition. See you 2018 in Stuttgart! :) https://www.landesmuseum-stuttgart.de/fileadmin/_processed_/e/f/csm_Faszination_Schwert_57ee5e5767.jpg
Dreimal werden wir noch wach... Lukas Mästle-Goer hat dieses Jahr den Fördertisch auf der Messer Macher Messe - und belegt ihn mit einer ordentlichen Ladung Stahl. Wir freuen uns schon darauf! Only three days to go... Lukas Mästle-Goer's selection for his promotion table at the Knife Makers' Show. We are looking forward to have these pieces in our Museum!
KNIVES AND SWORDS IN SOLINGEN The Knife Makers' Show in Solingen will not only feature many of Europe's best knifemakers, but also some excellent swordsmiths: Well-known masters of the trade like Peter Johnsson and JT Pälikkö, but also newcomers like Lukas MG. Visit Deutsches Klingenmuseum, the German Blade Museum, on 6. MAY 2017! http://www.messer-macher-messe.de/mmm/en/homepage.html
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