Roentgen-Museum, Regional museum in Neuwied, Germany.
The Roentgen-Museum sits in a building constructed from 1926 to 1928, featuring classicist and baroque elements across four exhibition levels. The collections showcase furniture and clocks from the workshop of the renowned Roentgen family.
The Roentgen family started their workshop in the 18th century, supplying furniture to royal courts from Paris to Saint Petersburg. The museum was founded in 1928 to preserve this artisanal legacy.
The Roentgen name comes from a family whose furniture graced European royal courts for generations. Visitors encounter desks and cabinets that display the craftsmanship and refined taste of their era.
The museum occupies four floors with around 800 m² of exhibition space, and special exhibitions are held on the first upper floor several times a year. A museum garden with old trees and stone exhibits adjoins the building. The house is a listed monument in the Heimatstil, so expect stairs between levels.
The Apollo Clock, a musical clock made by David Roentgen with Neuwied clockmaker Peter Kinzing, was delivered to the Russian court. It is the central exhibit of the collection. Around it are displayed secretaries, transforming tables, commodes, chairs and caskets with inlays and gilded bronze mounts.
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