End of COVID measures
As of Monday 7 March 2022, the health measures related to the Covid pandemic no longer apply in museums. The wearing of a mask and the Covid Safe Ticket are no longer required.
Year-end timetable 2021
The Grand Curtius adapts its timetable at the end of the year.
Closing of the Grand Curtius on 6 December 2021
Due to strike action on Monday 6 December 2021, the Grand Curtius will be closed.
Closing of the Grand Curtius on November 1, 2 and 11, 2021
The Grand Curtius will be closed on November 1, 2 and 11, 2021.
The prestigious arms collection of the Grand Curtius unveils its military weapons section
The Grand Curtius is now devoting a new floor of its Palace to its prestigious weapons collection. This second part of the redevelopment of the arms department dedicated to military weapons is accessible by prior reservation.
Double ornate oil lamp for indoor use
This remarkable lamp graced living rooms, dining rooms and offices in England and the USA during three quarters of the 19th century.
Indonesian Kriss
Kris
19th century
Indonesia, Sumatra ? Uncertain provenance.
The Queen Elisabeth Medal
In May 2020, the Grand Curtius is Highlighting this medal portraying Queen Elisabeth, originally intended, during the World War I, to reward anyone who has devoted a year to war reliefs. The medal, with a red cross under the ribbon, was intended especially for health care workers and nurses whose quiet devotion and sacrifice greatly helped to ease the suffering of many sick and wounded.
Andromache's theriac
In this month of intense medical activity, the Grand Curtius is highlighting this Delft earthenware pharmacy jar dating from the early 18th century, found in the Bavarian hospital. The inscription at the centre of the jar provides information about its contents: the Andromachean theriac, from the Greek thêriakos meaning "that which concerns poisonous beasts". A remedy sometimes adulated, sometimes denounced, let it take you on a journey through the centuries of its history, from Ancient Greece to the mysterious pharmacies of Liège, not forgetting the doctor of Emperor Nero, whose name it will retain.
The Ramayana by Samhita Arni and Moyna Chitrakar
A few days before the celebration of the International Women's Rights Day, the Grand Curtius honors this revisiting of the Ramayana, a true pillar of the Hindu religion, contesting the achievements of King Ramah as well as the reputation of his wife, judged guilty of a fault she had not committed. By giving him the floor and the opportunity to give his version of the facts, the artists Samhita Arni and Moyna Chitrakar revisit the violence suffered by women yesterday and today, and stand against the male oppression that has so far guided the reading of the events recounted in the epic.