Lecture: ‘Remained for me in the contemplation of ancient medals’ - Goethe and his coin collection - Dr Gunnar Dumke (Coin Cabinet Winterthur), 10 October 2024, 6 pm
The next evening lecture 2024 in the series of lectures organised by the Austrian Numismatic Society in cooperation with the Coin Cabinet of the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna will be given by Dr Gunnar Dumke, since April 2024 director of the Coin Cabinet in Winterthur.
While Goethe's medals have already been published in detail, his coin collection remains virtually unnoticed. After lying dormant for almost two hundred years, Goethe's coins in Weimar have now been comprehensively analysed for the first time. The lecture presents an initial overview of the highlights of the collection, showing the topics that interested the art connoisseur and the problems he faced with his passion for collecting.
Date: Thursday, 10 October 2024, 6 pm
Venue: Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Lecture room (2nd floor), Maria-Theresien-Platz, A-1010 Vienna
The lecture can be attended free of charge with an invitation sent separately to the members of the Society. The lecture will be held in german.
Unfortunately the lecture had to be cancelled at short notice, an alternative date will be announced as soon as possible!
