The theatre museum in Meiningen (DE)
The theatre
museum in Meiningen (DE) is a special place.
The big and
renowned court theatre is renovated and rebuild for the modern repertoire.
In stock however
are 280 original, hand-painted stage decorations, among them complete stage
sets.
They were
painted in the workshop of the Brueckner brothers in Coburg who also worked for
Richard Wagner, but they have no place in modern theatre anymore.
The theatre
museum is a barn like structure were one set is on display.
This
display changes once a year.
Also, the
old main curtain of the court theatre is on display.
To be honest,
I was very disappoint with the presentation, and certainly with the lighting.
We must
dare to ask ourselves if this is the best way to present theatre history.