Exhibition ‘Pilgerspuren. Wege in den Himmel’ in Schwedenspeicher Museum in Stade (D)
In the years 2013-14 large numbers of pilgrim badges were found in the historic hanseatic port of Stade in Germany. This complex is the largest of its kind in Germany. The spectacular finds are the starting point for an exhibition in the Schwedenspeicher Museum in Stade from October 3, 2020 to February 14, 2021.
The medieval badges provide a glimpse of the dynamic history of the early pilgrimages in Northern Germany before the Reformation. The new finds contribute significantly to the identification of unknown pilgrimage sites. From the finds we learn that people in Northern Germany traveled to the major European pilgrimage sites, but they also visited numerous, now forgotten, cult sites in their neighborhoods.
A richly illustrated catalog accompanying the exhibition can be ordered online: https://www.imhofverlag.de/buecher/pilgerspuren/ or see https://www.museen-stade.de/schwedenspeicher/ausstellungen/wege-in-den-himmel/