"All that glisters is not gold". Friedrich the Wise (1463-1525)
To mark the 500th anniversary of the death of Friedrich III, known as “the Wise”, the Münzkabinett is holding a special exhibition about this Ernestine Elector of Saxony, who was the first ruler of Saxony to be portrayed on currency. Coins and medals depicting him and associated with his reign document his life and political career; these are supplemented by a wide range of exhibits from the Kupferstich-Kabinett, the Rüstkammer, and the Skulpturensammlung up to 1800.
- Exhibition Site Residenzschloss
- DATES 29/03/2025—11/01/2026
- Opening Hours daily 10—17, Tuesday closed 18/04/2025 10—17 (Good Friday) 20/04/2025 10—17 (Easter Sunday) 21/04/2025 10—17 (Easter Monday) 22/04/2025 10—17 (open additionally)
- Admission Fees normal 16 €, reduced 12 €, under 17 free, Groups (10 persons and more) 14,50 €
Impressionen
Friedrichs Biografie
Friedrich’s biography is multi-faceted. He prudently steered his Electorate through the turbulent period of transition to the early modern era. Nowadays, he is remembered primarily for his role as protector of Martin Luther. In matters of mining and the minting of coinage, which formed the basis of his economic power, he tactfully collaborated with his Albertine relatives, Dukes Albrecht and Georg. However, he also gained a reputation as a patron of science, education, and art, for example by founding the University of Wittenberg and by appointing Lucas Cranach the Elder as court painter.
Impressionen-Presse
Friedrichs Vorliebe
Friedrich’s fondness for aphorisms and proverbs is reflected in the title of the exhibition: for he owed his financial, and hence political, independence not to glittering gold, but rather to the rich silver deposits of Saxony.
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