The Splendour of Power - Koldinghus, Denmark - Until 30-9-2018

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The Splendour of Power - Koldinghus, Denmark - Until 30-9-2018

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Museet på Koldinghus
Koldinghus 1
6000 Kolding
Denmark


The Splendour of Power

Until 30th September 2018

The anniversary exhibition at Koldinghus tells the history of power over 750 years in a diverse selection of jewellery, insignia and medals on loan from, among the others, the Danish, British and Swedish royal houses, Tiffany in New York, Cartier in Paris, Shamballa Jewels, Napoleon Museum Thurgau in Switzerland, The Royal Danish Collection at Rosenborg, Designmuseum Danmark and other Danish and European museums, companies and private collectors. The jewellery exhibits offer the public a more intimate perspective on some of the most powerful people in Denmark and the rest of Europe. The jewellery and the persons it belongs or belonged to have all played a direct or indirect role in the 750-year history of Koldinghus and in the national and international stories that the castle is a part of.

Across the variations in fashion over the centuries, jewellery has always had a close relationship to the human body where it is worn for others to see. Apart from holding significant economic and emotional value, jewellery is also embedded in a historical iconography and act as a significant marker of status and personal identity.​

Insignia are a manifestation of the changes in power structures and society throughout the 750-year period covered by the exhibition. Hence, they represent an important and highly relevant category of exhibits well suited to illustrate the shifts and changes in power structures across the historical sections of the exhibition.

Opening hours: 10am - 5pm daily

Admission: 125 DKR

https://www.koldinghus.dk/uk/exhibitions-2018.aspx
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