Current Exhibitions

upcoming exhibition (16/11/25 – 01/11/26)

Beethoven and nature. Love of nature and depictions of nature in art and music during Beethoven’s time

(HERE you can find the invitation to the exhibition opening)

Historical silver treasure of the shooting club from the electoral era

From June 1, 2025, several items from the precious silver treasure of the St. Seb. Schützenbruderschaft Ehrenbreitstein 1520 e.V. shooting club will be on display at the MBH. All of the items date back to the electoral period during the reign of Maria Magdalena van Beethoven, née Keverich. At that time, the Ehrenbreitstein marksmen were held in high esteem at the electoral court in Ehrenbreitstein. Many high-ranking personalities donated beautiful silverwork on the occasion of their shooting championship. For example, Lieutenant Field Marshal Baron Wilhelm Ludwig von Hohenfeld donated a magnificent king bird in 1752. Even Elector Clemens Wenzeslaus, who won the shooting championship several times, donated a precious silver shield.

(Silver bird of Lieutenant Field Marshal
Baron Wilhelm Ludwig von Hohenfeld)

(Silver shield of Elector Clemens Wenzeslaus)

From
association life

09/11/2025
Piano concert in the chamber music hall of the Mother Beethoven House

(Picture from left to right:)
Dr. Kneis, Dr. Rott, Mr. Richner

Piano concert in the chamber music hall of the Mother Beethoven House

As part of the Ehrenbreitstein Art Days, Gerhard Richner, pianist and long-standing member of the Friends Association, gave piano music lovers a special treat. On Sunday, November 9, at 4:00 p.m., he played an extensive program ranging from Bach to Beethoven and Schumann to Chopin and Debussy in the chamber music hall of the Mutter Beethoven House. He did not stop at the announced program, however, because after the applause from the audience in the packed hall, he played several encores and at the end even allowed the audience to sing along.

Finally, he thanked the audience for their applause and also his wife Helga, who supports him in many ways and had also put together the program for that afternoon. Dr. Kneis and Dr. Rott presented both of them with flowers and thanked them on behalf of the Friends' Association and the audience for the wonderful concert.

Gerhard Richner has made a name for himself as a choir director, conductor, arranger, composer, and church musician, and is still active today as cantor at the Catholic Hospital in Koblenz-Montabaur. The supporters are proud that Mr. Richner dedicated this concert to them on the occasion of his upcoming 80th birthday.

Excursion to Speyer on September 27, 2025

Association cronicle

Declaration of membership