museum am strom - hildegard van bingen

BillT910

As we were staying in Rudesheim we decided to take the ferry across the Rhine for a visit. On entry we were warmly greeted at reception and time was spent reviewing what to see in the museum along with interpretation. My partner had to write a paper a paper on Hildegard for his undergraduate degree and the two of them were deeply engaged on the subject of Hildegard. We were given briefing notes in English which made the visit that more enjoyable.Well worth the time!

0363Reisende

Nice museum split between the roman history and Hildegard Von Bingen. Very informative on the latter. Learned a lot about her life and vision and her place in history. Do not miss the Hildegarden just outside. The man in the museum was very knowledgable and friendly offering a lot of local tips.

CGuadarrama

I only had a couple of hours, but I was curious to see this museum. I hadn't heard from Hildegard from Bingen, so I was totally blank of what I would find. The museum is a big gallery with two rooms. Most of the history is written in German with very little in English. Fortunately, the lady at the main entrance gave me some papers which had the translation of the writing over the whole museum.I learned who she was and what she did. Now that I'm back I am reading one of her books. She is what I would consider a predecessor of naturists. The museum accomplished it's purpose. Now they got me going into learning more about her

scarysara

lovely small museum mostly dedicated to Hildegard. I went with a colleague in a lunch break, he was more interested in her spiritual side and her visions and me her herb and medicinal side. the museum staff were friendly and helpful, and it was a steal at €3 each.sadly for us all the information is only in German, there was a hand out in English but only 1 was available at the time and sharing was quite difficult due to the large amount of information and limited timethere is a herb garden which looks lovely but I didn't have time to look around

81darryla

This was worth the visit only took a couple of hours and bigger than it looks from outside. Very interesting part of history for that area and the staff gave us English translation notes so we knew what was written on the displayed items.

Nimrud

Museum covers the development of Bingen and the life of Hildegarde. The section on the Roman doctor's tools was interesting also. Good for about 1.5 hours. Worth a visit.

JulieH52

This is a wonderful museum dedicated to an unusual woman. The parish church and kloister in Rudesheim are also beautiful stops. The museum is well organized, in English and German.

BernhardK4

Well, there has to be a place to comemorate the saintly nun of the 12th century in her "own" town of Bingen. She found the abby, which doesn't exist any more (Torn down for railroad tracks in the 1850s) and the Hildegard nunnery on the opposite Banks of the river Rhine. Famous for her paintings and her writings - no Relevation, if you are into her live, but sure enough to get an overview.

Dohfar

This is an excellent small museum next to the Rhine and close to where the boats dock in Bingen. I wasn't expecting much, but spent an engrossing hour there.I thought the most interesting section was the collection of 'Romantic Rhine' sketches, many showing the local scenery. And the exhibition devoted to the life of the 12th century nun Hildegard was well presented. There is lots of information in English.

LaureenHalfMoonBay

I like that the writings about Hildegard van Bingen were in English as well as in German. I didn't like that the rest of the museum didn't have any English explanation. Otherwise it is a well organized museum, and the person at the desk was well informed.

JohannesH85

The museum shows things found in the area. Many times, there is a special exhibition going on, but also the permanent exhibitions are worth visiting if you are interested. "Rhine romantics" shows paintings of the Rhine valley from the time when the first tourists ventured the valley two hundred years ago. For medical history buffs, the collection of Roman medical instruments is the one highlight. (Ask for a special tour in advance, then you can see a Roman head skull operation "life"). Special research has been done to identify the instruments for this type of operation, typical for war injuries of the skulls of Roman soldiers.Another section is the permanent Hildegard section, a part from the special exhibition a few years ago.

DHalps

The museum was okay. Having degrees in music, I have studied Hildegaard von Bingen (for which the museum is named) in many music history classes as the first recorded female composer. I was hoping there would be some of her manuscripts or more things about her in the museum. Unfortunately, there was a random bronze statue (see pic), a large wooden sculpture, and just some pictures of her manuscripts. It was cheap enough (1 Euro... there were 5 of us and we haggled with the curator. I think the "full" price is 3 Euro) and a good way to spend some time (about 30 minutes) before we went on a Rhine River cruise.There were also some old medical tools (a lot of scalpels) and some nice paintings to peruse.

folieske4

Located in a former power station from 1898 and composed of 4 permanent exhibitions. “Hildegard von Bingen” (life and work of the 1098-1179 Benedictine) in the former engine room with spacious Gallery. The worldwide unique “Binger Ärztebesteck” in an appropriate setting column-architecture, as if in a Treasure box (67 pieces equipment of Roman doctor, founds from a 2nd century grave in Bingen, introduction in Roman medicine and featured detail of each instrument). Section “19th century Rhine romance” in historical salons and gallery spaces (graphic arts and chart, furniture, a 1820 Salon from the Goethe priod, Biedermeier Salon). Permanent exhibition “Urban history of Bingen” from its beginning until its the present (development, scale models, clothing accessories, Roman archaeological finds). Special exhibitions on the cultural history from the region and Middle Rhine.

fransw801

Vriendelijke ontvangst. Eerder klein, maar gevarieerd museum : Hildegard von Bingen (uiteraard), de Rijnromantiek etc.

neutz

Das ehemalige Elektrizitätswerk am Rheinufer von Bingen beherbergt heute das Museum am Strom. Es ist in Aufbau und Gestaltung so interessant, dass sich ein mehrstündiger Besuch lohnt. Dazu trägt vor allem auch die sehenswerte Dauerausstellung über das Leben und Wirken von Hildegard von Bingen bei. Wir haben dieses Museum in dem hervorragend restaurierten Gebäude und die Ausstellung am 03. 09. 2014 genossen. Positiv überrascht hat uns die pädagogisch hervorragend aufbereitete Präsentation des Lebens dieser bedeutenden Frauengestalt. So konnte man sich sein eigenes Bild von Hildegard von Bingen machen, auch wenn dabei über die so genannte Heilige Fragen offen blieben. Da wir bereits früher die Klosterruine Disibodenberg, eine ehemaligen Wirkungsstätte von Hildegard, besucht hatten, war die Ausstellung für uns zusätzlich besonders informativ. Beeindruckt hat auch die Ausstellung "Lichtkunst" von Winfried Mühlheim-Pyrapheros in einem Sonderausstellungsraum. Deshalb: In Bingen sollte ein Besuch des Museums am Strom zum Pflichtprogramm gehören.