Münzplatz in Koblenz owes its name to the former electoral mint, of which only the mint master's house from 1763 remains today. On the west side of the square stands the historic Metternich House, whose origins date back to the 13th century. Clemens Wenzeslaus Lothar Prince Metternich, who later served as Foreign Minister and State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire and chaired the Congress of Vienna in 1814/15, was born here in 1773.
Today, Haus Metternich is home to a youth meeting place and primarily offers rooms for temporary art exhibitions and documentaries. It is particularly well known as the location of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Bildender Künstler am Mittelrhein, which organizes its major annual exhibition here.
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