DiözesanMuseum Bamberg (Diocesan Museum Bamberg)
Considering that only a fraction of it has survived, it must once have seemed almost supernatural. The Bamberg Domschatz (Cathedral treasure) contains impressive treasures, dating back to 1007, when Emperor Henry II and his wife Cunegund endowed the diocese they founded with valuable liturgical utensils, relics, paraments and books. The museum's highlights are the High Medieval textiles, especially the 11th-century imperial cloaks: the Star Cloak with a dedication to Henry, the two Cloaks of Kunigunde and the Rider's Cloak (12th century). In addition, there is the papal regalia of Clement II († 1047), the Gunther cloth (11th century), the Passion carpet (1500) as well as chasubles from various epochs. Other sections show valuable crucifixes and liturgical utensils from the 11th to the 18th century, and the history of the diocese is also presented in detail. Figures from the Gothic period, remains of the Baroque cathedral furnishings, paintings and parts of the St Vitus Stoss altar as well as evidence of popular religious devotion such as processional sticks, votive offerings, votive pictures, rosaries and nativity scenes complete the museum's collection. It is housed in the rooms of the chapter house built by Balthasar Neumann in 1733. The cloister serves as a display room for the sculptures of the Prince's Portal, the Adam's Gate and for figures from churches of the archdiocese.
Last edited on 27.06.2024
