When does the show restoration take place?

Every Tuesday from 4 to 5 PM at the Roemer- and Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim.

How much is the admission fee?

The regular museum admission applies. According to the event information, the price starts at 7.50 euros for adults.

Is the event suitable for children?

The event is mainly aimed at adults. Nevertheless, families will find the insights exciting when restoration and art history are explored together.

Do I need to register in advance?

No special registration is mentioned for the regular museum visit. The museum's visitor service will assist with any questions.

Is the museum wheelchair accessible?

The RPM is largely wheelchair accessible and offers support for visually impaired and blind people as well as a disabled restroom.

How do I get to the museum?

The museum is located in Hildesheim city center at Am Steine 1-2. You can reach it from the main train station after about a 15-minute walk.

Golden Altar, Quiet Craftsmanship, and a Rare Look Behind the Museum Wall

Name: Gold, Shine, In the Middle: The Show Restoration of the Hildesheim Trinity Altar live at RPM
Start: 2026-09-15T18:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-15T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum

Gold, Shine, and a Look Inside a Precious Altar

At the Roemer- and Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim, restoration becomes an art experience: The show restoration of the Hildesheim Trinity Altar opens a view onto a significant sacred artwork and the precise steps that secure its preservation. Visitors experience the observation of the work not from a distance, but in the midst of the process, accompanied by restorer Roksana Jachim and in the context of a professionally grounded cooperation with HAWK Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen.

A Lively Look at Art, Material, and Preservation

The restoration of an altar is much more than technical conservation. It combines art history, material science, and museum educational mediation into an aesthetic experience, where gold leaf, wood, paint layers, and signs of aging become visible as testimonies of time. Especially in the exhibition atmosphere of a museum, this creates a rare closeness to the original: The Trinity Altar is not only observed but understood in its becoming.

Restoration as Public Research

Participation in the Tuesday insights shows how closely restoration and research are interconnected. Working on a historical altar requires care, analysis, and restraint. At the same time, it makes visible how museums currently conceive of cultural education: not as finished explanations, but as open process knowledge. Those who watch here experience conservation as a scientifically responsible practice and as a high-level cultural mediation.

Hildesheim Art History in Focus

The Trinity Altar stands in a city whose religious and art historical heritage shines far beyond the region. The presentation at RPM connects the sacred tradition with a modern view on preservation, provenance, and collection care. Thus, the show restoration becomes a place of concentrated observation, where medieval art, museum responsibility, and contemporary restoration work meet.

For Curious Eyes and Art-Interested Visitors

Especially impressive is the direct encounter with the work steps that usually remain hidden. Visitors gain insights into assessment, cleaning, securing, and the careful treatment of sensitive surfaces. This turns the museum into a learning place for art lovers, families, students, and all those who are enthusiastic about aesthetics, monument preservation, and the quiet precision of restoration.

Conclusion: This show restoration offers a rare art experience between research, craftsmanship, and museum educational mediation. Those who experience the Trinity Altar live at RPM not only gain knowledge but also a new, intense view of the dignity of historical art. A visit is definitely worthwhile.