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Category Archive: The gates of the Gutenberg Museum

24 Sep

Now let’s see what happens….

Friedrich Roeingh, the editor of the regional Mainzer Allgemeine Zeitung picked up on my research and published this article in yesterday’s weekend edition. (DeepL.com translation below) No more kicking the…
24 September, 2017 at 15:21 1 Comment
03 Sep

The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – same old, same old

  This is the story of 4 significant sculptures by a significant living artist flanking the entrance to the world’s leading printing museum. The Gutenberg Museum in Mainz, Germany. It’s…
3 September, 2017 at 20:53 1 Comment
22 Aug

And so it came to pass…. – #1428

Translation as (pdf) here ….in the summer (if you can call it that…) of the Year MMXI that the renowned bird  scribess Cibus Mercator of the Moguntiae Genera Papyrus did…
22 August, 2011 at 08:00 8 Comments
27 Jun

The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – Mystery solved? – #1372

The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – initially a 12 part series attempting to unravel the mystery of the bronze gates of the Gutenberg Museum. I’ve now updated the information…
27 June, 2011 at 07:00 4 Comments
26 Jun

The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – But where are the originals…? – #1371

The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – initially a 12 part series attempting to unravel the mystery of the bronze gates of the Gutenberg Museum. I’ve now updated the information…
26 June, 2011 at 07:00 3 Comments
25 Jun

The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – Lost and Unlost – #1370

The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – initially a 12 part series attempting to unravel the mystery of the bronze gates of the Gutenberg Museum. I’ve now updated the information…
25 June, 2011 at 07:00 4 Comments
24 Jun

The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – Talkin’ ’bout a revolution – – #1369

The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – initially a 12 part series attempting to unravel the mystery of the bronze gates of the Gutenberg Museum. I’ve now updated the information…
24 June, 2011 at 07:00 1 Comment
23 Jun

The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – The Process – #1368

  The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – initially a 12 part series attempting to unravel the mystery of the bronze gates of the Gutenberg Museum. I’ve now updated the…
23 June, 2011 at 07:00 5 Comments
20 May

One of the chosen few – #1343

The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – initially a 12 part series attempting to unravel the mystery of the bronze gates of the Gutenberg Museum. Google has kindly misplaced posts…
20 May, 2011 at 07:00 7 Comments
18 May

The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – The Gates – #1342

The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – initially a 12 part series attempting to unravel the mystery of the bronze gates of the Gutenberg Museum. I’ve now updated the information…
18 May, 2011 at 07:00 2 Comments
17 May

The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – The Decision – #1341

The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – initially a 12 part series attempting to unravel the mystery of the bronze gates of the Gutenberg Museum.   I’ve now (2017) updated…
17 May, 2011 at 07:00 2 Comments
16 May

The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – The Artist- #1340

The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – initially a 12 part series attempting to unravel the mystery of the bronze gates of the Gutenberg Museum. I’ve now (2017) updated the…
16 May, 2011 at 11:00 4 Comments
15 May

The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – The Commission – #1339

The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – initially a 12 part series attempting to unravel the mystery of the bronze gates of the Gutenberg Museum. I’ve now (2017) updated the…
15 May, 2011 at 11:00 1 Comment
14 May

The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – A new museum – #1338

The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – initially a 12 part series attempting to unravel the mystery of the bronze gates of the Gutenberg Museum. I’ve now (2017) updated the…
14 May, 2011 at 11:00 4 Comments
13 May

The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – Johannes Gutenberg and his museum – #1337

The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – initially a 12 part series attempting to unravel the mystery of the bronze gates of the Gutenberg Museum. I’ve now updated (2017) the…
13 May, 2011 at 07:00 4 Comments
12 May

The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – The story so far – #1336

A while back, I did a fairly flippant post about the 4 bronze panels in front of the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz. Walked past them often enough on the way…
12 May, 2011 at 07:00 Leave a comment
11 Apr

Elementary, my dear Watson.. – #1305

  If things work out, I’m meeting Karl-Heinz Krause and his wife Ursula at precisely….NOW… to learn the history, concept and technique of the 4 bronze gates of the Gutenberg…
11 April, 2011 at 09:00 5 Comments
02 Dec

Just like a bad dream…..#1175

OK. So I followed up on the sculptures in front of the Gutenberg Museum and actually got a response from one of the academic staff. We now know that the…
2 December, 2010 at 12:00 9 Comments
18 Nov

The other side of the coin – #1161

Or sculpture. The interest in yesterday’s post incented me to rock into the Big Smoke this am and do some research.   Results: 1. They’re not concrete (for those who…
18 November, 2010 at 12:00 3 Comments
17 Nov

Making a mark – #1160

  This would appear to be the Moguntian equivalent of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Take your favourite book and squish it in the wet concrete. Keeps your hands from…
17 November, 2010 at 12:00 6 Comments