From June 9, 2024 to January 12, 2025
175 years ago, Rastatt was one of the main sites of the Baden Revolution. The town will celebrate the anniversary of these important events in 2024. To mark the occasion, the historical library in the Ludwig-Wilhelm-Gymnasium is showing a special exhibition entitled "With top hats and rifles... The Rastatt Lyceum and the Baden Revolution". The exhibition examines the role of the lyceum in the suppression of the revolution in July 1849 and the emerging dichotomy of those involved between approval and rejection. The valuable collections of the Historical Library and their "survival" during the bombardment of the town between May and July 1849 form a further focal point - as does the subsequent retreat into "bourgeoisie" after the end of the revolutionary movement.
Lectures and guided tours
- Wed, 10 July 2024 / 6 p.m.
"Due to the theft of a large number of cartouche balls" - public evening tour with an introduction to the exhibition
(Dr. Uli Steiger, Rastatt) - Wed, 11 September 2024 / 6 p.m.
"Our" Carl Alois Fickler was no revolutionary: The life and work of Rastatt's revolutionary chronicler
(Dr. Uli Steiger, Rastatt) - Wed, 9 October 2024 / 6 p.m.
"When gymnastics lessons occasionally include exercises in the use of weapons" - public evening tour with an introduction to the exhibition
(Dr. Uli Steiger, Rastatt) - Wed, November 13, 2024 / 6 p.m.
"And died by the murderer's hand..." -Albert Förderer: Biographical fragments on the author of 'Erinnerungen aus Rastatt 1849'
(Dr. Uli Steiger, Rastatt) - Wed, 11 December 2024 / 6 p.m.
Revolutionary Director Josef Scharpf: of "crooked feet" and the "red flowered white sleeping jackets"
(Dr. Uli Steiger, Rastatt) - Sun, 12 January 2025 / 3 p.m.
Finissage - end of exhibition and curator's tour of the exhibition
with Dr. Uli Steiger, Rastatt
All lectures take place in the library hall of the Historical Library
"Lunch break in the library" - short guided tours through the exhibition
3. July / September 4 / October 2 / November 6 / December 4, 2024 / January 8, 2025 - each 12:15 p.m. (approx. ¾ hour)
Historische Bibliothek
Opening hours
Mon, Tue, Wed: 10 am to 12 noon
Tue: 2 pm to 3 pm
Opening hours special exhibition
sundays, public holidays: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and during public guided tours and by prior arrangement
Admission prices special exhibition
Adults 4 euros, concessions 2 euros
Admission free on the 1st Friday of the month
Guided tours: 45 euros (Mon-Fri), 55 euros (weekends/holidays)
Use of the Historical Library for academic purposes is free of charge
Further information
Online catalog
Rastatt Historical Library: FAQ (PDF) (45 KB)
Rastatt Municipal Museums: Visitor and user regulations (PDF) (14 KB)
Further links
On Facebook: The municipal museums of Rastatt
Instagram channel of the municipal museums