Vortrag: "Vor 600 Jahren: Von der Synagoge zur Ratskapelle. Mit Dr. Tanja Potthoff

After the Jewish community was expelled in 1424, the city council of Cologne converted the former synagogue into its town hall chapel in a symbolic act. The consecration took place on September 8, 1426, for which Stefan Lochner created the world-famous "Altar of the City Patrons". This can now be found in Cologne Cathedral. Only a few Cologne residents know this today: The chapel was destroyed during the Second World War.

The lecture explains the partly anti-Jewish background to this conversion, explains why the council needed a chapel in the first place and what we know about the architecture and furnishings.

Meeting point: MiQua:forum, Alter Markt 31, 50667 Cologne

About the MiQua:forum:
Even before the MiQua opens, the MiQua:forum in the Red House at Alter Markt 31 in Cologne offers you a window into the future museum. Visit us every Thursday from 1pm to 8pm. From 4 p.m., our staff and the director of MiQua offer a varied and entertaining range of information. Get to know stories of 2000 years of coexistence in the heart of Cologne and learn more about construction, Jewish life and Roman and medieval archaeological finds. You can find the entire program of events on the MiQua website: https://www.lvr.de/miqua/programm/.