30.04.2019: NEW COLLECTION: “Description of Estates in the Bavarian Main State Archive”
Written discounts of individuals are of considerable importance for the cultural memory of the state or society. They complement the official tradition and provide a view of history from a personal perspective. This is why archives and other memory institutions are intensively concerned with the preservation, development and use of these private sources. The Bayerische Hauptstaatsarchiv keeps estates of important personalities and collections in its own department, such as leaflets, posters, photos, and association articles. 30. April 2019 was presented to the public the new “Directory of Estates in the Bavarian Main State Archive” in the presence of Mr. State Minister for Science and Art Bernd Sibler, MdL. Art and Science Minister Bernd Sibler, a self-studied historian, stressed in the run-up to the event: “Public estates are valuable cultural evidence of our country. They help to better understand the work and work of important personalities and are thus a unique source of historical research. I am proud that the archive inventory on estates in the Bayerischer Hauptstaatsarchiv facilitates access to this high cultural property for all interested and makes us aware again: archives are the memory of our country!” Through its clear structure, the inventory provides a quick overview of these sources that are so important for historical research. Which life stations of the estate agents can be traced? Who corresponded to who? Where can I find other parts
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11.04.2019: "Freeze in Bavaria in the 19th Century" - Teaching Exhibition in the Bavarian Main State Archive
The Basic Law and the Bavarian Constitution guarantee today the freedom of the press and the report reimbursement by broadcasting and media – the basis for free expression and democracy. Nevertheless, in 2018, the Federal Republic of Germany ranked 15th place on the press freedom index, the press freedom index, the international non-governmental organisation reporter without borders behind Portugal. On the 3rd day of press freedom May, the small exhibition looks back 200 years, asks for the roots of the term “freeze” and highlights its development in Bavaria in 19th. Century. The term “freeze” comes from the age of enlightenment. He received political importance with the French Revolution. In a German-speaking reference book, the term appears for the first time in 1784. Initially, the “freeze” was equal to the freedom of printing. This didn't mean Art today. 5 of the Basic Law guaranteed central fundamental right of freedom of expression, but simply to print freedom. With the transition to the modern state at the beginning of 19. A time began in Bavaria, characterized by the change of censorship and freedom of the press. The dispute was conducted at the legal or constitutional level. Important cesures were the decree of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bavaria (1818), the Hambach Festival (1832), the March Revolution (1848) and the German Reich Foundation (1871). In the course of 19. The press took over the role of an opinion-ma
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08.04.2019: "Revolution – The transition from the monarchy to the Republic in the Würzburg 1918/19" - joint exhibition of the State Archives and City Archives Würzburg
A hundred years ago a revolution in Bavaria ended the monarchy. Some revolutionaries tried to establish a socialist rebel audience. In Würzburg, councillorship was particularly noticeable. At the beginning of April 1919, the Würzburg residence, at the time as it is now the headquarters of the State Archives, was the venue of the twelve-member Revolutionary Action Committee (RAA) and thus the centre of the revolutionary event. This three-day domination in the residence from 7 to 9 April 1919 is the focus of the exhibition on time. The exhibition will include the logbook of the Action Committee delivered in an act of the Prosecutor's Office, as well as a variety of posters and leaflets. With posters and leaflets, the revolutionaries tried to control the mood in the city and to inform the population about the events. In view of contradictory instructions of the Munich councils and the Bamberger Exile government was often insulted outside the larger cities, showing files from the under-French state council offices. After three days, the Würzburger Räterepublik was militaryly terminated by an association of soldiers, students and citizens. The main players of the Würzburger Räterepublik were sentenced to the Landgericht Würzburg (Local Court). From now on, communists and Spartakists were considered the main drivers of young democracy. In the NS period, many followers of the sub-French epublics and their family members were monitored and perse
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29.03.2019: Opening of the new magazine for the Bamberg State Archive
On Friday, 29th March 2019, the extension of the Bamberg State Archive (Hainstraße 39, 96047 Bamberg State Archives) was solemnly handed over to its destination after a construction period of two and a half years. At the ceremony, Mr. Minister of State for Science and Art Bernd Sibler, MdL, gave a greeting to Mrs. Minister of State for Health and Care Melanie Huml, MdL. Minister of State Bernd Sibler stressed in advance: “The Bamberg State Archive houses a great cultural treasure. Enlargement can now bring together all stocks in one place. Valuable testimonies of our history reflect the monastery culture of the Middle Ages, the various territorial dominations and the border proximity of the region to the former GDR and the Czech Republic. In future, they will be kept under excellent conditions and made available to the public. This state-of-the-art archive offers us the best ways to deal with our history and identity. ‘ In August 2014, the then Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture, Science and Art issued the planning mandate for the expansion building. As part of a competition procedure, the 1st prize went to the architecture firm Peter W. Schmidt, Pforzheim. The first groundbreaking ceremony was held in October 2016, one year later the fair. The project management and construction management were located at the Bamberg State Building Office. The expansion construction with a gross space content of 14.346 m3 realizes a useful area of 3469 m2 on
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