Welcome Innsbruck - Winter 2015 / 2016

WELCOME

hairman Erwin Auer and his assistants have achieved great

things throughout their years of detailed work. Not only the

scope but also the quality of the pieces of art exposed will

transport the visitor into a realm of sheer astonishment. This oeu-

vre resulted from the harmonious collaboration of different artists:

The carver (or sculptor), who creates the figures, the one who sets

it all up and the painter, who is responsible for the background. We

distinguish between the typical Tyrolean and the oriental nativity sce-

nes – the oriental nativity scenes are built according to the standards

of the Holy Land and they are decorated with palm trees and camels.

Setting up an oriental nativity scene is quite easy these days, as the

Holy Land is well known partly through images or as the result of per-

sonal observations. Then there are also the Neapolitan nativity sce-

nes, in which the holy scene takes place in the midst of the everyday

life of the people and therefore can’t be compared to the nativity sce-

nes known from Austria. They are also built from a different material,

which is mostly coloured and very detailed terracotta. Of course, baby

Jesus and the Madonna, who are worshipped in Naples, play an im-

portant role here, but these figurines are not the centre of interest.

For example, it is perfectly okay to place a farmer’s wife cooking spa-

DIE SCHÖNSTEN WEIHNACHSTKRIPPEN IN INNSBRUCK

• Dom St. Jakob

• Servitenkirche, Peregrinikapelle

• St.-Georgs-Kapelle Landhaus

... UND UMGEBUNG

• Pfarrkirche Axams

• Pfarrkirche Birgitz

• Pfarrkirche Götzens

GANZJÄHRIG

• Krippensammlung des Tiroler Volkskunstmuseums

Entwicklung von der Barockkrippe bis zu den Krippen des

20. Jahrhunderts

• Museum im Ballhaus, Imst: Ursulinenkrippe, 1790

Größte Krippe Tirols mit 237 Figuren in kostbaren Gewändern,

über 5 Meter hoher Krippenberg

TIPP

Per Pedes Stadtführungen

veranstaltet Krippenführungen im

Tiroler Volkskunstmuseum sowie zu den Krippen im Mittelgebirge.

Infos:

www.perpedes-tirol.at

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL NATIVITY SCENES OF INNSBRUCK

• St. James Cathedral

• Serviten Church, Peregrini Chapel

• St George’s Chapel (Landhaus building)

IN THE SURROUNDING AREA:

• Parish church of Axams

• Parish church of Birgitz

• Parish church of Götzens

ALL YEAR

• Collection of nativity scenes in the Museum of Tyrolean Folk

Art. From the Baroque crib to the cribs of the 20th century

• Museum in the Ballhaus in Imst: The Ursulines’ crib, 1790.

Tyrol’s largest crib with 237 figures in precious garments,

over 5 m high

TIP

“Per Pedes city tour” organises nativity scene tours in the Museum

of Tyrolean Folk Art and tours of the churches in the low mountain

range.

www.perpedes-tirol.at

Alte Ansicht Dorfgasse Wildermieming

Aufbau: Erwin Auer / Figuren: Gröden, gefräst /

Hintergrund: Walter Grach //

Old view of the Dorfgasse Wildermieming

Set-up: Erwin Auer / Figures: Gröden, milled /

Background: Walter Grach

Herbergssuche

Aufbau: Erwin Auer / Figuren: Sebastian Pfeffer, akad. Bildhauer /

Hintergrund: Inntalblick – Peter Feller, akad. Maler //

The search for shelter

Set-up: Erwin Auer / Figures: Sebastian Pfeffer, academic sculptor/

Background: View of the Inn Valley – Peter Feller, academic painter