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In der Neujahrsnacht 1813/14 überquerte Gerhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742-1819), preußischer Feldmarschall und Befehlshaber der schlesischen Armee, mit seinen Truppen bei Kaub den Rhein und leitete mit seinem Sieg über die französischen Truppen das Ende der napoleonischen Herrschaft über Deutschland ein.

Das Blüchermuseum der Stadt Kaub befindet sich im damaligen Hauptquartier Blüchers, dem ehemaligen Gasthaus „Zur Stadt Mannheim“, einem schönen 1780 errichteten Barockbau. Von hier aus befahl Blücher den Bau der legendären Pontonbrücke, auf der innerhalb von nur fünf Tagen rund 50.000 Soldaten, 15.000 Pferde und 182 Kanonen der Schlesischen Armee den Rhein überquerten.

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telefonisch während der Öffnungszeiten unter: 06774 400,
oder per Mail:  bluechermuseum-kaub@t-online.de,
erfolgen.

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Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Dieter Weber

Saisoneröffnung 2021

The museum opens the season

Unter Einhaltung der Hygienevorschiften

Abstand, Schutzmasken  und Desinfektion etc.

eröffnen wir ab Donnerstag den 01.04.2021

at the usual times 11 - 17 o'clock the museum.

A disinfectant dispenser is located in the checkout area

Coronavirus

Dear friends of the museum,

according to the current agreement between the federal government and the heads of the federal states, all museums and museum-like institutions are to be closed until further notice. The Museum Association recommends that events such as guided tours, exhibition openings or lectures be cancelled, initially until the end of April 2020. For further information, please consult the press. Until then, stay healthy.

Commemoration of the 200th anniversary of his death

Commemoration of the 200th anniversary of his death

by Field Marshal von BLÜCHER

September 12, 2019 marks the 200th anniversary of the founding of the company. anniversary of the death of Generalfeldmarschall Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher Fürst von Wahlstatt, who once fought against Napoleon on New Year's Day 1814 with his army spectacularly crossed the Rhine at Kaub.

In memory of "Marshal Forward." to which the town of Kaub owes a place in European historiography, Martin Buschfort, the mayor of the city, and the association of friends and Patrons of the Blüchermuseum Kaub e.V. all citizens of Kaub cordially to this commemoration around your Participation,

on Thursday, 12 September 2019, 6 p.m.

in the protestant church in Kaub

After the greeting a short commemorative speech follows

BOOKS

Myth - Reformer - Pioneer of Europe - Remembrance today

Afterwards at the Blücherdenkmal a Wreath-laying with military honours and musical accompaniment as well as honorary saluting a delegation of military historical performers.

Afterwards the Förderverein offers the Opportunity in the courtyard of the museum to drink a glass of good Kauber wine to Marschall to drink blueberry.

Blüchermuseum clears up several times

In the competition for building and garden culture in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley World Heritage Site, exemplarily implemented projects were awarded prizes by Minister of Building Doris Ahnen and the President of SGD Nord, Ulrich Kleemann. Photo: Thomas Frey

Middle Rhine. The renovated electoral castle in Boppard, the Blücher Museum Kaub and a private redevelopment project in Osterspai have been selected in the competition Bau- and garden culture in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley World Heritage Site. At a festive event in the domed hall of the Ehrenbreitstein fortress, last Thursday, Finance and Construction Minister Doris Ahnen and the President of the Structural and Approval Directorate (SGD) North, Ulrich Kleemann, a total of eleven exemplarily implemented projects in three categories.

"The high quality of the submitted projects and the positive response is an important indication for us also with a view to the Federal Horticultural Show 2029 for the importance of building culture in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley", says the president of SGD North.

Due to the large number of projects submitted, an interdisciplinary the jury is spoilt for choice. The decisive factor was how a lot of enthusiasm and dedication to builders and planners of their project and whether they have understood "the language of the World Heritage Site". Eleven of They may now bear the title of "exemplary project". At the same time eleven craft enterprises, which with their fine detailed work are essential for the have contributed to the success of the projects.

Projects in the region implemented in an exemplary manner

Category "New buildings, conversions, renovation of buildings":

1st place: The electoral castle in Boppard (Client: City of Boppard, architects: Detmold architectural studio, Berlin, Naujak-Rind-Hof architects, Koblenz) and the Niederwald visitor information centre in Rüdesheim.

2nd place: The Via company from Bacharach and the renovated Blücher Museum and former "Gasthaus Mannheim" in the town of Kaub.

A recognition for the revitalization of a historic the jury spoke for the clients Karin Poser and Gregor Rindsfüßer, Osterspai, who have renovated a half-timbered house in the centre of the village.

Category "New construction and reconstruction of gardens and outdoor facilities":

1st place: Osteinscher Niederwald in Rüdesheim and the Buga Koblenz 2011

2nd place: The outdoor facilities of Ehrenbreitstein Fortress in Koblenz

3rd place: Historical provost's garden in Boppard-Hirzenach (owner: Development association Probsteigarten Hirzenach, Landscape architect: Stella Junker-Mielke, Worms).

There was recognition for the surrounding design of the electoral castle (Client: City of Boppard, Urban planner: Heichel planning group from Bonn and Stadt - Land - Plus from Boppard-Buchholz). and for the further The "Garden of Monsieur Petit" in Bacharach (owner: Jean-Marc Petit, Bacharach, garden architecture: "Garden Art", Ralf Carls, Mainz-Gonsenheim).

Category "high quality craftsmanship":

1st place: The people involved in the restoration of the Electoral Castle (Lothar Henzler, roofer-plumber, Boppard, Holzbau Deisen, Boppard-Buchholz, Plaster- and stucco shop Jürgen Klamser, Vallendar) and at the visitor information centre Niederwald Monument.

2nd place: Revitalisation of the Geiling sparkling wine estate as the headquarters of the Via company from Bacharach. Third place: Renovation of the Blüchermuseum in Kaub.

Country and oldies in the Blücher Museum

on Saturday, 06 July 2019 at 18:00 in the Museumshof

"THE HUMMINGBIRDS" in Kaub

entrance free

Management: Friends and sponsors Blüchermuseum

History (experience) Whitsun 2019

On Whit Saturday and Sunday you can expect military historical actors from the time of the wars of liberation. Among other things, you'll see the 111th French Line, the 1st Nassauian Infantry Regiment and the Silesian Land Army welcome.

The Blüchermuseum comes alive. Soldiers from the time around 1800 show camp life, drill and former military strategy.

Everyone in garb may join in. The troops are due to line up on 08. and 09. June at 09:45am in the marketplace. During the day, camp life, drill and a skirmish in the customs area. The performances are public.

In the courtyard of the Blüchermuseum our voluntary fire brigade is looking after your physical well-being.

On all days there are guided tours in the Blüchermuseum possible, registration required under Tel: 06774/400 or by Mail to: bluechermuseum-kaub@t-online.de

Fatal days on the Rhine - Tracing the trail in Kaub

Book presentation and reading on 1 June 2019 at 5 pm in the museum by the author Birgit Wessels

The book is also here in the online shop available

Discover Rhein-Lahn

The WFG Rhein-Lahn (Wirtschaftsförderungs-Gesellschaft Rhein-Lahn) published a video about our Blüchermuseum.

From the Youtube channel of WFG Rhein-Lahn:

"Discover Rhine-Lahn" is the name of the series of programmes which the Rhine-Lahn Economic Development Corporation has created together with "WWTV / TV Mittelrhein". Since 30 June 2011, the two regional television channels have been regularly broadcasting around three-minute film reports on Tuesdays and Thursdays about sights worth seeing from the economy, tourism and leisure in the Rhine-Lahn district. What distinguishes the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis? A collection of more than 680 film contributions to date - which is unique for the districts and towns in Rhineland-Palatinate - provides the answer to this question.

The former inn to the city of Mannheim in the small town of Kaub was once the headquarters of Field Marshal von Blücher. Since 1913, the memory of this time has been preserved in the rooms. A very special exhibit of the museum are the hand-painted wallpapers in the former living quarters.

Opening hours 2019

We have updated the opening hours for the 2019 season. Our museum will open its doors on Tuesday, April 02, 2019 and will close them on Sunday, November 03, 2019 for the following winter break. Guided tours are of course also possible by appointment. Please contact us by telephone or email in good time and in advance.

Opening hours for 2019:

From 02.04.2019 until 03.11.2019:
Tues. - Sun from 11:00 - 17:00 Uhr
Last admission: half an hour before closing time

January to April, from mid-November, December
and closed every first working day of the week.

Film portrait about the Blüchermuseum

Film portrait of the Blücher Museum in Kaub am Rhein. Retrospective of one of the interesting chapters of German history: General Blücher's campaign against Napoleon Bonaparte 200 years ago. Meticulously documented in the small at the fine museum in Kaub.
 

 
A Thewes film production 2018
© Roman Thewes

New admission prices

From 01 January 2018 new admission prices apply to the Blüchermuseum in Kaub.

After careful consideration, we have decided to adjust the entrance fees for the Blüchermuseum for the new year 2018. The extensive renovation and extension of the premises played a central role in our decision. Thus, we are now in a position to show our exhibits to the visitor on more than twice the area as before.

However, we have not only corrected the prices upwards. The prices for guided tours have now become cheaper. Children up to the age of 6 are still admitted free of charge.

Admission prices 2018

The programme of the Blüchertage 2017

Simply click on the picture below to download the program of the Blüchertage 2017 as a pdf file.

Blüchertage 2017

Kaub, situated in the most beautiful part of the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley, is considered one of the most charming small towns. The castles of Pfalzgrafenstein and Gutenfels, a multitude of well-preserved historical towers, fountains, churches and secular buildings form a fascinating backdrop for a historical festival of a special kind.

Visit the event website at: https://www.bluechertage-kaub.de

At Whitsun 2017, the Rhine town of Kaub looks back on the time of the Prussian Field Marshal von Blücher. The Kauber Blücher Days from Saturday 03 to Whit Monday 05 June commemorate the historic crossing of the Rhine by the Prussian-Russian army under General Field Marshal von Blücher over 200 years ago. Military historical presentations, a colourful market, theatre performances and Bengali large-scale lighting take visitors back in time to 1813/14 - against the backdrop of the Pfalzgrafenstein and Gutenfels castles.

The highlight on Sunday is the re-enactment of the Rhine crossing. Under the noise of guns and muskets and impressive powder smoke, infantrymen and grenadiers are transferred across the Rhine to Pfalzgrafenstein to conquer Pfalzgrafenstein Castle in battle.

In the evening Bengali lighting bathes the local scenery in magical colours. The festival area, which corresponds to the townscape of the time 1813/14, offers a wonderful ambience. It invites you to stroll and a rich culinary offer rounds off the festive visit.

Pfalzgrafenstein - The Beauty on the Island

Winners of the RZ prize puzzle took part in exclusive guided tours through the Zollburg Pfalzgrafenstein and the Blüchermuseum.

Text: Ulrike Bletzer - published in the RLZ on 11.07.2016
Photos: Ulrike Bletzer

Picturesque and within easy reach, it towers over the Rhine, Pfalzgrafenstein Castle near Kaub with its defiant whitewashed walls, its playful turrets, windows and embrasures. Somehow the beauty reminds one of a battleship, which is probably mainly due to her elongated shape, which is pointed on the south side. "My colleague sometimes swims across in summer," says castle administrator Heinrich Jung, who tearfully picks up 16 subscribers to the Rhein-Zeitung for an exclusive guided tour. 16 subscribers, who come from the entire Rhein-Lahn district, but also from Koblenz or Frei-Laubersheim near Bad Kreuznach, for example, and who were ahead in the price puzzle of the RZ series "Unsere Burgen' Geschichten & Geheimnisse".

Pfalzgrafenstein Castle in Kaub on the Rhine

Logically, they do not do any water sports, but are brought over by Heinz-Dieter "Pit" Kimpel himself on his small passenger ferry. He has been sailing "Bötchen" for eleven years now. tells the 73-year-old, who was originally Rhein!otse, then a partner in the Kauber Fährgemeinschalft and is always available for stories and anecdotes about the river. Over there it continues strictly historically vouched for. At first only the big pentagonal tower in the middle was there, explains Heinrich Jung. It was built in 1326 by the then Count Palatine as well as Roman-German King and Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian with the clear aim of securing customs revenue thanks to its strategic location in the middle of the river.

An idyll in the middle of the Rhine: the Burgpfalzgrafenstein near Kaub. 16 RZ readers now enjoyed an exclusive guided tour.

Jung adds that the tower on Falkenau Island only served to control the passing merchant ships: "The actual customs station was over in Kaub." He describes, both factually and entertainingly, how Wittelsbacher, who was under Pope John XXII's church spell, had the twelve metre high and up to 2.60 metre thick ring wall built around the tower and the battlements between 1340 and 1342. Review how further construction measures gradually helped the castle to its present appearance. The massive ashlar masonry, which since the beginning of the 17th century has reinforced the southern mushrooms of the Zollburg castle, which were once threatened by ice, is one example. Or the second weir underneath the first, which is larded with embrasures for handguns. In 1658, four defensive oriels flanking the walls were added at the beginning of the 18th century, the last major change to date being the baroque tower home.

It was not until 1867 that customs operations were finally discontinued, after which the castle, which today trades under the flag of the state, stood empty for around 100 years until its discovery as a tourist destination, reports the castle administrator, who effortlessly manages to bring the time of that time back to life. "Up to 25 men have stayed here during the day to watch the shipping traffic," he counts. "The castle was a residential building, except for the commander's apartment, but it wasn't." And: "With its rustic flair, the Pfalzgrafenstein embodies in my eyes what makes a real castle. The splendour of the rebuilt castles dates back to the 19th century, much later." Whether it's the powder chamber on the first floor or the gun platform on the second floor.

Whether it is about the aforementioned commander's apartment, in which, according to legend, the child of the Staufer daughter Agnes and the son of the wolf Heinrich des Langen, who was unwanted for political reasons, was born under strict secrecy. Or whether the tour revolves around the dungeon embedded in the ground to "raise payment morale on a voluntary basis" (0-tone Heinrich Jung), in which TV presenter Günther Jauch, historically vouched for, last languished in the context of a SWR programme - Jung garnished his tour with countless details that fill the historical walls with life. And it goes down very well with his listeners, who is surprised.

Guided tour through the Blüchermuseum also inspires

The following guided tour through the Blücher Museum was also very popular. After museum director Dieter Weber and his wife Karin had provided the guests with fine wines, museum employee Ingrid Leonhard transported the group back to the time around the turn of the year 1813/1814, when the Prussian Field Marshal General Blücher and his army crossed the Rhine from Kaub within only five days, in order to further push back the Napoleonic troops, which were weakened in the Battle of Leipzig, and for this purpose set up its headquarters in the inn "Zur Stadt Mannheirn", where the museum is located today. "This salon here breathes European history", lngid Leonhard made clear in the Bel Etage of the late baroque palace with its beautifully restored wallpaper and other exhibits worth seeing. Just as if she had been there in person, she let her audience immerse itself in the events of that time: "80 officers came and went here, all hell broke loose here. At the stroke of twelve on the night of New Year's Eve 1813, it started in icy cold and dense fog: "50,000 soldiers, 15,000 horses and 182 guns set off from Kaub across the Rhine, a logistical masterpiece of the highest secrecy, of which one can only dream today.

Kauber wallpapers arouse international interest

Publication of the findings of the colloquium after the restoration of the
Blüchermuseums are recorded in a book

By RLZ reporter Mira Müller - published in the Rhein-Lahn-Zeitung 16.04.2016

Link to newspaper article as PDF file

Chewing. The former inn "Stadt Mannheim" in Kaub has been home to the Blüchermuseum for more than 100 years. Not only because of Blüchers it has a unique selling point in the region and beyond. Dr. Alexandra Fink, regional conservator at the Landesdenkmalpflege, emphasized at the book presentation of "Wieder salonfähig" that the Blüchermuseum "belongs to the rather underestimated treasures of the World Cultural Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley, mainly because of its hand-painted canvas and paper wallpapers". In the period from 2009 to 2013, this historically highly interesting gem was extensively renovated and restored, as it housed the Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, when on New Year's Eve 1813/14 he built the bridge over the Rhine and thus turned it into a modern Europe.

The experience gained by the various trades during the restoration of the Blüchermuseum - from floorboards, windows and staircases to plaster work and the restoration of canvas and paper wallpaper, which had been severely damaged over the years - was to be preserved for posterity. For this reason, Claudia Gerner-Beuerle, a qualified conservator at the Landesdenkmalpflege, and Alexandra Fink decided to organize an interdisciplinary colloquium to conclude the work in April 2013. 80 participants, including monument conservators, art historians, restorers and architects, gathered their knowledge, which made it possible to establish new connections, especially with regard to the production and distribution of hand-painted wallpapers. The results of the colloquium were then summarized in the book "Wieder salonfähig - Handpainted Wallpapers of the 18th Century". Around a third of the book revolves around the findings the restorers gained in Kaub. Dr. Georg Peter Karn is convinced that "the book is not only aimed at experts, but also gives interested laymen an interesting overview".

The book "Wieder salonfähig - hand painted wallpapers of the 18th century" is also available in our webshop: To the webshop

The challenge in Kaub, for example, was that the canvas wallpaper, darkened by the old varnish, had long, towel-like diagonal folds. The plaster underneath had partly detached itself and had bulged out into plaster bags. And also the hand-painted paper wallpapers in the adjoining room had lost their colourfulness due to heavy soiling. So not only had the wallpaper to be removed and professionally cleaned, but also the substrate to be professionally restored. The walls could not simply be plastered again, but had to be restored as well, otherwise the old wallpaper would not have "fitted" later, explained Gerner-Beuerle. To make the wallpapers easier to remove in future, the experts have devised a completely new suspension system. At the top they are screwed to a strip, at the other sides the wallpapers stick with magnetic strips to the wall, which are both in fabric tunnels at the wallpaper and in niches at the wall. Not only the monument preservation staff and Thomas Metz, Director General of the Directorate General for Cultural Heritage, are highly satisfied with the result, but Kaubs Mayor Karl-Heinz Lachmann is also full of praise for the results. The Blüchermuseum still has some plans, another room, which is currently being renovated, is to be added, which will primarily serve museum educational purposes.

Rhine lifeline flying the flag

A documentary about the UNESCO World Heritage Site Middle Rhine Valley in connection with the campaign: "Lifeline Rhine shows flag" by the artist Jutta Reiss.

Art by Jutta Reiss and culinary delights from the gastronomes and winegrowers who live in the Middle Rhine Valley meet on a Rhine island in the middle of the river and present the region's talents for the eye, mind and palate.

200 Years Waterloo - Wreath laying at the Blücher Monument in Kaub am Rhein

Laying of a wreath at the Bluecher monument of the city of Kaub

At the request of the Blücher family association, was held on Waterloo day, 18 June. 2015, a wreath was laid down at the Blücher monument. Fabian von Blücher participated as a representative of the family association, as well as city mayor Karl-Heinz Lachmann, the aldermen of the city of Kaub Peter Josef Bahles and Martin Buschfort, as well as members of the board and the association "Freunde u. Förderer des Blüchermuseums Kaub e.V.".

Picture from left to right:
Dieter Weber (Executive Board), Martin Buschfort with daughter Katharina , Karin Weber, Fabian von Blücher, Karl Heinz Lachmann, Silvia Rörsch, Peter Josef Bahles, Herbert Rest. Not to be seen in the picture: Photographer & board member Jörg Dillenberger.

Association of Friends and Sponsors of the Blüchermuseum Kaub e.V.

Help us to preserve and further develop the Blücher Museum. A city. The museum lives in short financial times on the support of many volunteers, on donations of money and goods as well as on the contributions of its members. So are we.

Therefore you will immediately find all relevant documents such as membership applications and the articles of association on the Page of the Association of Friends and Sponsors of the Blüchermuseum e.V. We also publish important excerpts from the minutes of the Annual General Meeting on this page.

The Blüchermuseum and its volunteers and helpers are happy about every donation and about every new supporting member. Every contribution helps us to further expand the Blüchermuseum, to increase its attractiveness for visitors and thus to secure the museum's future in the long term.

Blüchertage Kaub 2015

This year at Whitsun the Blüchertage 2015 will take place again in Kaub. From Saturday, 23.05. to Whit Monday, 25.05.2015, an extensive and varied programme awaits you. We offer our visitors numerous events. Among other things theater, history plays, market hustle and bustle as well as on Sunday evening starting from 22 o'clock a large firework display.

Every day we offer our visitors a large market area with several craftsmen's stands. Numerous activity groups, some in elaborately designed historical costumes, recreate Blücher's Rhine crossing for you every Saturday and Sunday. So that families and therefore also our little guests get their money's worth, we have of course also set up a children's programme. Dance groups and the obligatory firecrackers round off the programme every day.

The numerous, mostly honorary, hosts and helpers are looking forward to your visit at the Blüchertage Kaub 2015. You can also find the complete programme on the website of the Blüchertage Kaub at https://www.blüchertage.de.

200 Years Blücher's Rhine Crossing 1813/14 at Kaub am Rhein

Commemoration of the town of Kaub and the municipality of Weisel

The fateful year of 1813 covered the whole of Europe with war, blood, countless deaths and a chaos that is hard to imagine for people today.

During the persecution of Napoleon after the Battle of Leipzig, our homeland also got into the whirlpool of history. In the course of Nov/Dec 1813 more and more soldiers entered Weisel and its surroundings. In the end there were about 50,000 men, 15,000 horses, 182 guns and the whole accompanying troop, the Silesian Army under its commander-in-chief Feldmarschall Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. In the woods around Weisel, Russian pioneers began building the bridge pontoons.

According to the will of the military, a bridge was to be built in Kaub in order to cross the Rhine by the shortest route, to pursue Napoleon and to place him definitively in his own country. This military enterprise is completely underestimated in its importance, but is of Europe-wide importance. A big event without thousands of deaths and injuries on the warfield, but a catastrophe for the people around Weisel and Kaub. Looting and imported diseases put an extreme strain on the population. Until today the events in Weisel and Kaub have not been forgotten and have burdened our homeland for years.

On New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, the people of Weisel and Kaub as well as Oberwesel and Bacharach commemorate this event 200 years ago. All citizens and guests are invited to the commemorations. On this occasion, the municipalities ask their citizens to light the distributed lights on 31.12.2013 from 16:00 and to place them in front of the windows.

The events in detail