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Clock Adverts in the Showroom of Time
12th April – 2nd November, 2014
Apart from their promotional aims, adverts for clocks and watches always reflect the Zeitgeist, the spirit of their era, so to speak. In this way, the original clock merchant’s photo foldout from the era of Imperial Germany tells its story; the Bauhaus style even affects watch display stands, and the acrylic glass in the shop window clearly stands for the era of kidney-shaped display shelves and cone-shaped lamps. This special exhibition brings together promotional items used to display clocks and watches spanning a 150-year period, thus echoing how it felt to be alive in Germany in each of the epochs shown.
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Previous Special Exhibitions:
Glotzer oder Läufer?Glotzer oder Läufer?Tick Tack Trick – Black Forest Clocks with Automated FiguresTick Tack Trick – Black Forest Clocks with Automated FiguresRaucous Rattlers. The alarm clocks are coming!Johann Baptist Kirner (1806-1866)100 Years of Summer TimeCuckoo Clock - Mon AmourThe Ticking Reminder