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Aschaffenburger Codex

Media station

The Aschaffenburg Codex is a richly illustrated 16th-century manuscript documenting the once-famous Hallesches Heiltum, the collection of relics assembled by Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg. After the precious relic collection had left Halle and many of its works of art were lost or dispersed over time, the Codex remained as a unique testimony to this important cultural treasure. For Kunstmuseum Moritzburg Halle (Saale), we developed an interactive media station that brings this historical treasure to life digitally.

Client
Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt,
Kunstmuseum Moritzburg Halle (Saale)
Duration
2 months
Location
Halle (Saale)
Year
2024

Digital Accessibility

For the media station accompanying the Aschaffenburg Codex, we developed an editorial tool that allowed experts to enter and edit translations, transcriptions and additional information directly alongside the richly detailed book pages. Combined with an integrated IIIF viewer and high-resolution scans, it makes it possible to explore the manuscript down to the smallest detail. In this way, the Codex was not only made accessible from a curatorial perspective, but also opened up to a broad audience in a way that is more immediate and tangible than ever before.

 to the interactive experience

On-site interpretation and in-depth exploration 

Our solution gives visitors the opportunity to explore around 60 double pages of the Aschaffenburg Codex independently, from simple browsing to in-depth engagement with provenance, liturgical contexts and the significance of the earliest Halle relic treasury. The result is a digital interpretation experience that makes complex cultural-historical content accessible, interactive and sustainably engaging.

Large book with a brown leather binding and metal embellishments and Text describing the image
Close up of a page from the Aschaffenburg Codex depicting elaborate calligraphy and a stamp

    Real added value for the exhibition.

    The digital model was then annotated and enriched with in-depth information. In an interactive application on a large-format touch display, the object is made accessible in a way that allows visitors to explore it intuitively, understand it and place it in its historical context.
    Visitors admire framed artworks in a gallery with a vibrant purple wall and displayed sketches in the foreground.
    Kulturstiftung Sachsen-Anhalt / Punctum / Esther Hoyer
    Power. Representation. Piety.

    Early Renaissance in Central Germany

    An exhibition at Kunstmuseum Moritzburg, Halle (Saale)
    24.11.2024 — 02.03.2025

    The exhibition offered a comprehensive view of art and culture in the Central German region during one of the most exciting periods in German history. Its central figure was Ernst II of Saxony (1464–1513), Archbishop of Magdeburg and administrator of the Diocese of Halberstadt. His ambitious transformation of Halle into a princely residence city centered on the Moritzburg, one of the earliest palace buildings in Central Germany, at a time when the late Gothic style still dominated in the late 15th century. As sovereign and prince of the Church, he stood in productive competition with other bishops and princes, including his brothers Frederick the Wise and John the Steadfast.
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