People who are completely hooked on colorful LEGO bricks their whole lives are called AFOLs – Adult Fans of LEGO. I'm definitely not an AFOL. Just a mom and grandma who's spent decades of her life searching for tiny pieces the size of a micron somewhere in the house or stepping on them with bare feet.
The Hanseatic League made of 500,000 stones.
The Lego world, built from 500,000 bricks at the European Hansemuseum, is definitely my top summer excursion tip and literally "Hanseatic rich in bricks." I'm thrilled that they've managed to tell the complicated history of the Hanseatic League as accurately as possible in a playful way. (Well, not the whole story, of course. That would be practically unthinkable.) Let's go and take a look at the Lego exhibition!
Around 2,500 miniature Lego figures illustrate what occupied the contemporaries of the Hanseatic League since its founding on the Neva River. It's great fun to discover the many lovingly crafted details hidden in the six glass display cases.
Like, for example, the Grim Reaper, who walks through Große Burgstraße during the plague. Light and sound effects enhance the impression of people's everyday lives. Here, you become an acoustic witness to a procession, accompanied by the ringing of bells and Christian hymns, leading to a burial site for plague victims at the Holy Spirit Hospital. A scene, incidentally, documented by archival records. And that's precisely what I find so fascinating.
The Hanseatic League is within reach.
Three large models – the Hanseatic merchant Winnie Warendorp as a selfie point at the entrance, a 14th-century cog weighing 150 kg, and a typical merchant's house – complement the miniature worlds. And then there's Juna, a Lego lady who takes a journey through time across the dioramas, addressing current issues, particularly environmental ones. In Bergen, she gleefully devours a huge plate of vegetables. Amidst the masses of stockfish, this serves as a stark reminder of overfishing in the oceans.
Das Europäische Hansemuseum plant für die Dauer der Ausstellung bis zum 24. Juli 2022 übrigens zahlreiche begleitende Aktionen. Online und direkt vor Ort.
My conclusion:
Go there!
Bildquellen:
Barbara Schwartz
Olaf Malzahn, Hansemuseum Lübeck
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It's been decades since we last visited Lübeck, so – apart from the Holsten Gate, which adorned Deutsche Mark banknotes and 2-euro coins – our memories have faded considerably. But a visit to Lübeck is firmly booked from September 11th to 15th, and we're looking forward to it – according to our children, who were recently in Lübeck – to this youthful old Hanseatic city. I should mention that I'm a fan of Brick Gothic architecture and medieval history, but I also love modern art. Regarding sculptures, art, and monuments in public spaces, I feel much the same way as you, Ms. Schwartz; I'm interested in the background information. So I'm curious to see what Lübeck has to offer.
Lieber Herr Sperl, danke Ihnen für die Nachricht. Im Haerder-Center ist zum Zeitpunkt Ihres Aufenthalts derzweite Teil der „Alchemie der Stadt“ zu sehen. Dann zum Wert „Selbstverwirklichung“ Und am 11.9. ist ja Tag des offenen Denkmals.Hier finden Sie Termine aus Lübeck: https://programm.tag-des-offenen-denkmals.de/programm?standort=L%C3%BCbeck&umkreis=200 Gute Anreise und spannende Tage in Lübeck.