APRIL
T.F.K. Arnold:
“Erfurt’s Splendour Peaks in September and October 1808”
Reprint of original edition from 1808
19 April 2008, 9:30 am
Rathausfestsaal (City Hall Festival Room)
The 1808 Congress of Erfurt
Public Conference
April 19, 9:30 am
Rathausfestsaal (City Hall Festival Room)
MAY
As Guest
4000 years of hospitality
May 17 to October 5
Exhibition
Stadtmuseum (City Museum)
Goethe and Napoleon
Meetings and Conversations
May 8, 7:30 pm
Erfurt City and Regional Library
What We Would Like
What We Would Like Collecting Art as Declaration
Exhibition
May 8 to June 15
Kunsthalle Erfurt, Renaissance-Saal
(Erfurt Art Museum, Renaissance Hall)
Commemorative Medallions for the
Bicentennial of the 1808 Congress of Erfurt
May 8, 7:00 pm
Evangelisches Augustinerkloster
(Evangelical Augustine Monastery)
JUNE
What We Would Like
What We Would Like Collecting Art as Declaration
Exhibition
to June 15
Kunsthalle Erfurt, Renaissance-Saal
(Erfurt Art Museum, Renaissance Hall)
As Guest
4000 years of hospitality
to October 5
Exhibition
Stadtmuseum (City Museum)
The Princes Are Coming
June 08
Theatre Project of the Kreativthal Art House with the
Gispersleben Elementary School
Gathering of the Greats the City Prepares for the Festival
Theatrical Walk through the Old Town
June 8
JULY
As Guest
4000 years of hospitality
to October 5
Exhibition
Stadtmuseum (City Museum)
AUGUST
As Guest
4000 years of hospitality
to October 5
Exhibition
Stadtmuseum (City Museum)
12th International Erfurt Jewellery Symposium
Exhibition
August 14 to September 14
"… in Our Indescribably Difficult Position…"
August 30 to October 26
Erfurt as Napoleon’s Domain from 1806 to 1814
Kulturhof „Zum Güldenen Krönbacken“
(Krönbacken Museum of Culture)
SEPTEMBER
"… in Our Indescribably Difficult Position…"
to October 26
Erfurt as Napoleon’s Domain from 1806 to 1814
Kulturhof „Zum Güldenen Krönbacken“
(Krönbacken Museum of Culture)
12th International Erfurt Jewellery Symposium
Exhibition
to September 14
As Guest
4000 years of hospitality
to October 5
Exhibition
Stadtmuseum (City Museum)
Russia: Yesterday Today Tomorrow
Exhibition
September 1 to 19
Altes Archiv, Rathaus (Old Archive, City Hall)
Gathering of Spirits
Multimedia Show
September 6, 8:00 pm
Domplatz, Domstufen
(Cathedral Square, Cathedral Steps)
A Guest
Memorial Week and Day of Public Memorials in Erfurt
September 6 to 14
City Centre
Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Hoffmann’s Tales)
Opera by Jacques Offenbach
September 6, 7:30 pm, premiere
On the Opera Stage in Erfurt
Theater Erfurt, Großes Haus (Erfurt Theatre, Large House)
Nothing New in Europe
A Fictive Exchange of Letters between Schiller and Napoleon.
Staged Reading for Two Acts
September 4, 7, 8, 9, 8:00 pm
Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Kaisersaal, Goethesalon
(Culture and Congress Centre, Imperial Hall, Paganini Room
Sounds and Colours
Music-Light-Composition
12 September 2008, 8:00 pm
Kulturhof Krönbacken
(Krönbacken Museum of Culture)
Fine People. Luxury and Fashion at the Time of the Empire.
Exhibition: September 14 to January 11 2009
Opening: September 14, 4.00 pm
Museum für Thüringer Volkskunde
(Museum for Thuringian Ethnology)
Thuringian Porcelain at the Time of the Empire
Exhibition
September 15 to December 31
ehem. Weimares Geleithaus
(Former Weimar Escort House)
100th Birthday of Olivier Messiaen
Final Concert of the Erfurt Church Music Days
September 20, 7:30 pm
St. Marien Cathedral
The Fascination of the Mind and Power
A Skirmish with Texts and Scenes
September 23/24, 11:00 am
Die Schotte Theatre
International Historical Bivouac
War and Peace in Napoleon’s Era
Historical Military Events with Groups from Europe
September 25 to 28
Petersberg Citadel and City Centre
Erfordia The Petersberg Symphony
Symphonic Poem with Speaker
September 26, 7:30 pm
Theater Erfurt, Großes Haus
(Erfurt Theatre, Large House)
The Entrance of the Emperor
Performance
September 27, 11:00 am
Hirschgarten (former Imperial Palace)
The Celebration of the Emperor
Reception, Theatre, Ball
September 27, 7:00 pm
Kaisersaal (Imperial Hall),
Universitätsballhaus (University Ball House)
A Large Show
Exhibition
September 28 to November 23
Erfurt Kunsthalle (Erfurt Art Museum)
OCTOBER
A Large Show
Exhibition
to November 23
Erfurt Kunsthalle (Erfurt Art Museum)
Thuringian Porcelain at the Time of the Empire
to December 31
ehem. Weimares Geleithaus
(Former Weimar Escort House)
Fine People. Luxury and Fashion at the Time of the Empire.
to January 11 2009
Museum für Thüringer Volkskunde
(Museum for Thuringian Ethnology)
"… in Our Indescribably Difficult Position…"
to October 26
Erfurt as Napoleon’s Domain from 1806 to 1814
Kulturhof „Zum Güldenen Krönbacken“
(Krönbacken Museum of Culture)
As Guest
4000 years of hospitality
to October 5
Exhibition
Stadtmuseum (City Museum)
Erfurt! Why Erfurt?
Exhibition that changes
October 5 to 31
Michaeliskirche (Michaelis Church)
2008 European Energy Conference in Erfurt
October 07 to 08
Thüringer Staatskanzlei, Kaisersaal
(Thuringia State Chancellery, Imperial Hall)
Diplomacy at the Highest Level
The 1808 Congress of Erfurt and the Fate of Europe
09 October 2008, 7:00 pm
Evangelisches Augustinerkloster
(Evangelical Augustine Monastery)
NOVEMBER
A Large Show
Exhibition
to November 23
Erfurt Kunsthalle (Erfurt Art Museum)
Thuringian Porcelain at the Time of the Empire
Exhibition
to December 31
ehem. Weimares Geleithaus
(Former Weimar Escort House)
Fine People. Luxury and Fashion at the Time of the Empire.
Exhibition: September 14 to January 11 2009
Opening: September 14, 4.00 pm
Museum für Thüringer Volkskunde
(Museum for Thuringian Ethnology)
DEZEMBER
Thuringian Porcelain at the Time of the Empire
Exhibition
to December 31
ehem. Weimares Geleithaus
(Former Weimar Escort House)
Fine People. Luxury and Fashion at the Time of the Empire.
Exhibition: September 14 to January 11 2009
Opening: September 14, 4.00 pm
Museum für Thüringer Volkskunde
(Museum for Thuringian Ethnology)
Werther
Opera by Jules Massenet
according to J.W. v. Goethe
December 13, 7:30 pm, Premiere
Theater Erfurt, Großes Haus Erfurt Theatre, Large House)
JANUARY 2008
Fine People. Luxury and Fashion at the Time of the Empire.
Exhibition: September 14 to January 11 2009
Opening: September 14, 4.00 pm
Museum für Thüringer Volkskunde
(Museum for Thuringian Ethnology)