To punish with fire!

Witchcraft and the devil's alliance

The exhibition „To punish with fire! Witchcraft and the devil's league in the area of Aachen” uses around 160 exhibits, including original printed matter from supporters and opponents of the witch trials, paintings, excerpts from film and music, photographs and replicas of torture instruments, to shed light on the background of the witch hunts since their origins in the late Middle Ages and early times Modern times and wants a face for the victims.

 

Centre Charlemagne
New Aachen City Museum
Katschhof 1, 52062 Aachen
info@centre-charlemagne.eu
www.centre-charlemagne.eu
Opening hours:
Tue - Sun 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

 

© 01_Tanz auf dem Blocksberg, betitelt „Zauberey“. Radierung von Matthäus Meriannach Michael Herr, Nürnberg 1626. © Wissenschaftliche Bibliothek der Stadt Trier.