Licht in dunklen Zeiten. Mittelalterliche Glasmalerei aus dem Khanenko Museum in Kiew
In the organizer's words:
The exhibition has been extended until October 11, 2026
Museum Schnütgen is presenting a precious selection of stained glass from the Khanenko Museum in Kyiv (Kiev), which is being shown outside Ukraine for the first time. In dialog with stained glass from the Museum Schnütgen, they will be staged in the stained glass hall. (Original duration: 3.4.25-12.4.26)
The exhibition focuses on around 30 works from both museum collections. A total of twelve glass paintings have been loaned to Cologne from the Khanenko Museum, which were produced in glass workshops in France, Austria, Germany and the Netherlands between the 13th and 17th centuries. This is the entire collection of the Kyiv Museum. With the expertise of the glass restoration workshop of the Cologne Cathedral Building Workshop, this was prepared for the presentation through conservation measures.
The reason for the exhibition is the impending loss of many works of art due to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, which began in 2022. The Khanenko Museum in Kyiv, whose beginnings date back to around the same time that Alexander Schnütgen was building up his medieval collection in Cologne, was already affected by a missile strike in the immediate vicinity in the first year of the war. Many works of art were saved just in time, including the high-caliber stained glass collection, which is particularly vulnerable to shocks.
In December 2024, the stained glass from Kyiv arrived safely in Cologne after being transported through the war zone. They had previously been secured and packed in Ukraine by a team of experts from Corpus Vitrearum Germany.
The exhibition project also includes the scientific cataloging of the glass paintings in Kyiv, which have hardly been researched to date, in a digital publication. This is not only a contribution to saving the European cultural assets, but also a sign of solidarity and support.
After the exhibition, the Ukrainian loans will be conserved and restored. This has to be done by an external restoration workshop, which is why we are collecting money for the restoration work together with the UKRAINE funding line of the Ernst von Siemens Art Foundation.
Nominated: Cultural event of the year 2025
The exhibition "Light in Dark Times" is one of ten cultural events nominated by the Cologne Cultural Council for the "Cultural Event of the Year 2025".
This content has been machine translated.Price information:
One-way ticket special exhibition (incl. collection): € 6, reduced: € 3.50 Combined ticket Museum Schnütgen and Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum: € 10, reduced: € 7 Group ticket (10 persons or more): € 3.50 per person Reduced admission: for students, military service and volunteers Free admission: for children under 6 years accompanied by an adult, school pupils, trainees, Cologne residents under 18 years, holders of the Cologne Pass and for members of the Friends of the Museum Schnütgen.
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