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Monster Meets Parrot
Colloquium on the Presentation at Paretz Castle
Christian Daniel Rauch, Porträtbüste der Königin Luise von Preußen, 1804 – Porträtbüste der Königin Luise von Preußen von Christian Daniel Rauch, 1804
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The colloquium examines the historical significance and legacy of Queen Luise of Prussia from various perspectives—ranging from fashion around 1800 to the significance of textile mementos, and extending to her political and cultural interpretation during the German Empire and the Weimar Republic.
The colloquium examines the historical significance and legacy of Queen Luise of Prussia from various perspectives—ranging from fashion around 1800 to the significance of textile mementos, and extending to her political and cultural interpretation during the German Empire and the Weimar Republic.
Program
11:00 a.m.
Luise and Fashion Around 1800
Sabine Hahn, retired librarian at the SPSG
1:30 p.m.
Napoleon’s Hat and Luise’s Dresses. Textile Relics in the 19th and 20th Centuries
Dr. Thomas Weissbrich, German Historical Museum
3:00 p.m.
Myth and Milieu. Queen Luise and the Conservatives in the German Empire and the Weimar Republic
Prof. Dr. Monika Wienfort, University of Potsdam
11:00 a.m.
Luise and Fashion around 1800
Sabine Hahn, Retired Librarian at the SPSG
1:30 p.m.
Napoleon’s Hat and Luise’s Dresses. Textile Relics in the 19th and 20th Centuries
Dr. Thomas Weissbrich, German Historical Museum
3:00 p.m.
Myth and Milieu. Queen Luise and the Conservatives in the German Empire and the Weimar Republic
Prof. Dr. Monika Wienfort, University of PotsdamTranslated with DeepL
The colloquium examines the historical significance and legacy of Queen Luise of Prussia from various perspectives—ranging from fashion around 1800 to the significance of textile mementos, and extending to her political and cultural interpretation during the German Empire and the Weimar Republic.
Program
11:00 a.m.
Luise and Fashion Around 1800
Sabine Hahn, retired librarian at the SPSG
1:30 p.m.
Napoleon’s Hat and Luise’s Dresses. Textile Relics in the 19th and 20th Centuries
Dr. Thomas Weissbrich, German Historical Museum
3:00 p.m.
Myth and Milieu. Queen Luise and the Conservatives in the German Empire and the Weimar Republic
Prof. Dr. Monika Wienfort, University of Potsdam
11:00 a.m.
Luise and Fashion around 1800
Sabine Hahn, Retired Librarian at the SPSG
1:30 p.m.
Napoleon’s Hat and Luise’s Dresses. Textile Relics in the 19th and 20th Centuries
Dr. Thomas Weissbrich, German Historical Museum
3:00 p.m.
Myth and Milieu. Queen Luise and the Conservatives in the German Empire and the Weimar Republic
Prof. Dr. Monika Wienfort, University of PotsdamTranslated with DeepL
Price info: Admission to the lectures is free; the regular admission fee applies for the castle
Next date:
- Date Sunday, 11/October/2026 11:00
- Venue Schloss Paretz
- Address Parkring 1, 14669 Ketzin
Public transportation
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Bus
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Paretz, Schloss
- 614
- 642
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Paretz, Kindergarten
- 614
- 642
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Paretz, Knoblaucher Str.
- 614
- 642
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Paretz, Schloss
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