The siege by Charles the Bold
July 1474: 14,000 knights and soldiers from France, Belgium, Italy, England and the Netherlands surround Neuss. One of the largest sieges of the Middle Ages begins. The attackers bombard Neuss with ultra-modern artillery and attempt to storm the city again and again. It was not until ten months later that the imperial army led by the German Emperor Frederick III ended the siege.
The siege was triggered by a dispute over the throne of the Archbishop of Cologne. The deposed Bishop Ruprecht of the Palatinate had summoned Charles the Bold, the powerful Duke of Burgundy, to his aid. He wanted to conquer Neuss, as the city was on the side of Hermann of Hesse, Ruprecht's opponent. Neuss was a small but heavily fortified town at the time.
Archaeological finds from Neuss town houses, monasteries and castles show how its approximately 4,000 inhabitants lived.
The new special exhibition “Neuss 1474: The siege by Charles the Bold” is a journey back in time to the medieval town for young and old!
Exciting themed areas await visitors in the individual exhibition rooms, which impressively document everyday life in the besieged city, monasteries and churches, the weapons found and the Battle of Reckberg.
Various audio stations have been produced in cooperation with Bettina Schneidewin, Dominik Kaulen and the education authority of the Rhine district of Neuss. The pupils of the Kreuzschule Neuss bring the exhibition to life in short audio plays.
Also - and especially! - for our younger visitors: join in and try it out! In a separate area for children, they can try on medieval clothing, recreate a castle or the Obertor gate and a dining table with various foods shows what was available to people in besieged Neuss at the time.
Historical figures such as Charles the Bold, St. Ursula and Hermann of Hesse are brought to life at video stations and describe impressions and experiences during the siege. Detailed 3D-printed models of the sites of the siege, embedded in a modern-day city map, illustrate the extent of the fighting.
One highlight of the exhibition is the depiction of a possible course of the Battle of Reckberg in 1475. To this end, the two media artists Sean Fortune and Frederic Printz have visualized the troop movements on the battlefield for the first time with the help of an animation, immersing visitors in a medieval spectacle.
On Sunday, May 19, 2024, International Museum Day, history will be brought to life through reenactment! Members of the “Zonser Garnison A. D. 1474 e. V.” in historical dress will be on hand to answer questions in the exhibition room.
The Theater-AG of the Görresschule Neuss under the direction of Janie and Dominik Kaulen will present the gripping story of the medieval siege in the museum's garden hall on Sunday, June 9, 2024. Various guided tours and creative workshops for children round off the varied exhibition program.
With the family tours, we would like to offer young visitors and their parents an exciting journey into the world of art. To this end, we have tailored the tour to children and supplemented it with an active craft section.
| Date | Sunday, May 19, 2024 |
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| Time | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Public Tours |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus admission (for adults) |
Every 1st Sunday of the month, parallel to the first public adult tour of the day, there is a double-pack workshop for children aged 6 and up.
Not only magicians and witches can wow their audience with spectacular tricks, you can do it too! We will look at paintings and sculptures in the current exhibition and then get creative ourselves. With a few simple tricks, you can become the master of illusion and create breathtaking drawings with three-dimensional optical illusions.
| Date | Sunday, May 19, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 1 pm – 4 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus 2 € material costs |
Public guided tours to deepen selected topics of the exhibition.
| Date | Wednesday, May 22, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 3 pm – 4 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Curator’s Tour |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus admission |
Public guided tours to deepen selected topics of the exhibition.
| Date | Sunday, May 26, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 3 pm – 4 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Public Tours |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus admission |
Every 1st Sunday of the month, parallel to the first public adult tour of the day, there is a double-pack workshop for children aged 6 and up.
Not only magicians and witches can wow their audience with spectacular tricks, you can do it too! We will look at paintings and sculptures in the current exhibition and then get creative ourselves. With a few simple tricks, you can become the master of illusion and create breathtaking drawings with three-dimensional optical illusions.
| Date | Sunday, June 02, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 11:30 am – 1 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Double and Triple Pack |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus 2 € material costs |
Public guided tours to deepen selected topics of the exhibition.
| Date | Sunday, June 02, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Public Tours |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus admission |
After a guided tour of the exhibition, there will be an opportunity for exchange over coffee and cake.
| Date | Wednesday, June 05, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 2:30 pm – 4 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Participation fee | 11 € incl. coffee and cake |
Vor den Stadttoren braut sich etwas zusammen: Karl der Kühne will Neuss mit seinem Heer erobern! Doch die Neusser lassen sich nicht so schnell einschüchtern. Mit List und Tücke, mit Bratpfannen und heldenhaftem Mut verteidigen sie ihre Stadt. Karl wird immer wütender, da werden auf einmal die Neusser Stadttore lebendig …
Unter Leitung von Janie und Dominik Kaulen lässt die Theater-AG der Görresschule Neuss die packende Geschichte der mittelalterlichen Belagerung auf der Bühne lebendig werden.
| Date | Sunday, June 09, 2024 |
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| Time | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| ACHTUNG! | Die Veranstaltung wird krankheitsbedingt verschoben! |
Public guided tours to deepen selected topics of the exhibition.
| Date | Sunday, June 09, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 3 pm – 4 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Public Tours |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus admission |
Public guided tours to deepen selected topics of the exhibition.
| Date | Wednesday, June 12, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 3 pm – 4 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Curator’s Tour |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus admission |
We invite young parents to come to the museum with their baby (in the first year of life). After a 40-minute guided tour of the exhibition, there will be an opportunity to talk about what they have seen and make further contacts over a cup of coffee.
| Date | Thursday, June 13, 2024 |
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| Time | 11:30 am – 1 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Art & Peck |
| Participation fee | 5 € plus admission |
Every 1st Sunday of the month, parallel to the first public adult tour of the day, there is a double-pack workshop for children aged 6 and up.
Not only magicians and witches can wow their audience with spectacular tricks, you can do it too! We will look at paintings and sculptures in the current exhibition and then get creative ourselves. With a few simple tricks, you can become the master of illusion and create breathtaking drawings with three-dimensional optical illusions.
| Date | Sunday, July 14, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 11:30 am – 1 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Double and Triple Pack |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus 2 € material costs |
Public guided tours to deepen selected topics of the exhibition.
| Date | Sunday, July 14, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Public Tours |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus admission |
After a guided tour of the exhibition, there will be an opportunity for exchange over coffee and cake.
| Date | Wednesday, July 17, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 2:30 pm – 4 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Art & Cake |
| Participation fee | 11 € incl. coffee and cake |
Mit den Familienführungen möchten wir insbesondere den kleinen Besucher*innen und Ihren Eltern eine spannende Reise in die Welt von Kunst und Kulturgeschichte ermöglichen. Dazu haben wir die Führung auf Kinder zugeschnitten und einen kleinen aktiven Bastelpart ergänzt.
| Date | Sunday, July 21, 2024 |
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| Time | 3 pm – 4 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Family tour |
| Teilnahmegebühr | 4 € zzgl. Eintritt für Erwachsene |
Lunch at the museum - Now including the city-famous Stulle from lonnes + leusch! Because: our art break has become Art & Stulle. Curator Dr. Bettina Zeman will guide you through the current exhibition in half an hour. Afterwards there is the best sandwich ever to go!
| Date | Wednesday, July 24, 2024 |
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| Time | 1 pm – 1:30 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Art & Sandwich |
| Participation fee | 8,50 € for incl. admission and sandwich; Art:Card holders 6,50 €. |
Begeben Sie sich in dieser exklusiven Führung auf eine Reise in die Geschichte des mittelalterlichen Neuss. Im Anschluss bietet sich bei einem Glas Wein die Gelegenheit zum Austausch.
| Date | Thursday, July 25, 2024 |
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| Time | 6 pm – 7:30 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Art & Delicious |
| Teilnahmegebühr | 11 € inkl. Verkostung |
Public guided tours to deepen selected topics of the exhibition.
| Date | Sunday, July 28, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Public Tours |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus admission |
Mittelalterliche Texte sehen ganz anders aus als unsere heutigen Texte. Sie haben nicht nur eine andere Schrift, sondern oftmals wunderschön verzierte Anfangsbuchstaben (Initialen). Besonders Mönche fertigten ihn den Klöstern solche besonderen Handschriften an.
Heute gestaltest du deinen ganz persönlichen Jutebeutel indem du ihn mit deine eigene Initiale aus dem Anfangsbuchstaben deines Vornamens bedruckst und bemalst. So zauberst du dir im Handumdrehen dein einzigartiges It-Piece!
| Date | Sunday, July 28, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 11:30 am – 4 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Teilnahmegebühr | kostenfrei |
Every 1st Sunday of the month, parallel to the first public adult tour of the day, there is a double-pack workshop for children aged 6 and up.
Not only magicians and witches can wow their audience with spectacular tricks, you can do it too! We will look at paintings and sculptures in the current exhibition and then get creative ourselves. With a few simple tricks, you can become the master of illusion and create breathtaking drawings with three-dimensional optical illusions.
| Date | Sunday, August 04, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 11:30 am – 1 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Double and Triple Pack |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus 2 € material costs |
Public guided tours to deepen selected topics of the exhibition.
| Date | Sunday, August 04, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Public Tours |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus admission |
After a guided tour of the exhibition, there will be an opportunity for exchange over coffee and cake.
| Date | Wednesday, August 07, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 2:30 pm – 4 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Art & Cake |
| Participation fee | 11 € incl. coffee and cake |
Public guided tours to deepen selected topics of the exhibition.
| Date | Sunday, August 11, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Public Tours |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus admission |
Mit den Familienführungen möchten wir insbesondere den kleinen Besucher*innen und Ihren Eltern eine spannende Reise in die Welt von Kunst und Kulturgeschichte ermöglichen. Dazu haben wir die Führung auf Kinder zugeschnitten und einen kleinen aktiven Bastelpart ergänzt.
| Date | Sunday, August 18, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 3 pm – 4 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Family tour |
| Teilnahmegebühr | 4 € zzgl. Eintritt für Erwachsene |
Public guided tours to deepen selected topics of the exhibition.
| Date | Wednesday, August 21, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 3 pm – 4 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Curator’s Tour |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus admission |
Mittelalterliche Genüsse
Nach einer Kurzführung durch die Ausstellung „Neuss 1474“ laden wir Sie herzlich ein, bei mittelalterlich gebackenem Knappkuchen und einem Grutbier zusammenzukommen!
| Date | Thursday, August 29, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 6 pm – 7:30 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Art & Delicious |
| Teilnahmegebühr | 11 € inkl. Verkostung |
Even more fun at the museum for the whole family! Parallel to the public guided tour for adults, we offer two varied children's workshops. A varied program is offered for young and old museum explorers in the age groups 3-5 years and 6 years and older.
Our food culture is characterized by many delicacies that originate in completely different countries, because when people move to other places, they naturally take their recipes for food and drink with them. Today, we're going on a delicious search for clues and looking into the cooking pots of Stone Age people, Romans and many others on their journey to the Lower Rhine ... After a short journey of discovery through the history of food, we'll make food collages of the highest order.
| Date | Sunday, September 01, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 11:30 am – 1 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Double and Triple Pack |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus 2 € material costs |
Even more fun at the museum for the whole family! Parallel to the public guided tour for adults, we offer two varied children's workshops. A varied program is offered for young and old museum explorers in the age groups 3-5 years and 6 years and older.
Our food culture is characterized by many delicacies that originate in completely different countries, because when people move to other places, they naturally take their recipes for food and drink with them. Today, we're going on a delicious search for clues and looking into the cooking pots of Stone Age people, Romans and many others on their journey to the Lower Rhine ... After a short journey of discovery through the history of food, we'll make food collages of the highest order.
| Date | Sunday, September 01, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 11:30 am – 1 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Double and Triple Pack |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus 2 € material costs |
Public guided tours to deepen selected topics of the exhibition.
| Date | Sunday, September 01, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Public Tours |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus admission |
Public guided tours to deepen selected topics of the exhibition.
| Date | Sunday, September 08, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Public Tours |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus admission |
After a guided tour of the exhibition, there will be an opportunity for exchange over coffee and cake.
| Date | Wednesday, September 11, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 2:30 pm – 4 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Art & Cake |
| Participation fee | 11 € incl. coffee and cake |
Public guided tours to deepen selected topics of the exhibition.
| Date | Sunday, September 15, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Public Tours |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus admission |
Lunch at the museum - Now including the city-famous Stulle from lonnes + leusch! Because: our art break has become Art & Stulle. Curator Dr. Bettina Zeman will guide you through the current exhibition in half an hour. Afterwards there is the best sandwich ever to go!
| Date | Wednesday, September 18, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 1 pm – 1:30 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Art & Sandwich |
| Participation fee | 8,50 € for incl. admission and sandwich; Art:Card holders 6,50 €. |
Public guided tours to deepen selected topics of the exhibition.
| Date | Wednesday, September 18, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 6:30 pm – 8 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus admission |
Public guided tours to deepen selected topics of the exhibition.
| Date | Saturday, September 21, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 5 pm – 6 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus admission |
Every 1st Sunday of the month, parallel to the first public adult tour of the day, there is a double-pack workshop for children aged 6 and up.
Not only magicians and witches can wow their audience with spectacular tricks, you can do it too! We will look at paintings and sculptures in the current exhibition and then get creative ourselves. With a few simple tricks, you can become the master of illusion and create breathtaking drawings with three-dimensional optical illusions.
| Date | Saturday, September 21, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 5 pm – 10 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus 2 € material costs |
Public guided tours to deepen selected topics of the exhibition.
| Date | Saturday, September 21, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 9 pm – 10 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus admission |
Public guided tours to deepen selected topics of the exhibition.
| Date | Sunday, September 22, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Public Tours |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus admission |
Public guided tours to deepen selected topics of the exhibition.
| Date | Wednesday, September 25, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 3 pm – 4 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Curator’s Tour |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus admission |
Begeben Sie sich in dieser exklusiven Führung auf eine Reise in die Geschichte des mittelalterlichen Neuss. Im Anschluss ziehen Sie weiter in die Dom-Brauerei, wo sich bei einem Bier und kleinen mittelalterlichen Mahl die Gelegenheit zum Austausch bietet.
| Date | Thursday, September 26, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 6 pm – 8 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Art & Delicious |
| Teilnahmegebühr | 17,50 € inkl. Eintritt, Führung und kleinem Mittelalterlichen Mahl (Getränke müssen separat gezahlt werden) |
| Treffpunkt | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
Mit den Familienführungen möchten wir insbesondere den kleinen Besucher*innen und Ihren Eltern eine spannende Reise in die Welt von Kunst und Kulturgeschichte ermöglichen. Dazu haben wir die Führung auf Kinder zugeschnitten und einen kleinen aktiven Bastelpart ergänzt.
| Date | Sunday, September 29, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Family tour |
| Teilnahmegebühr | 4 € zzgl. Eintritt für Erwachsene |
Public guided tours to deepen selected topics of the exhibition.
| Date | Sunday, September 29, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 3 pm – 4 pm |
| Location | Clemens Sels Museum Neuss |
| Program |
Public Tours |
| Participation fee | 4 € plus admission |