What we dream of them and what they were really like. Hardly any other term is so omnipresent and has had such a magical ring to it over the centuries. However, the view of what and how knights should be and what they stand for has changed considerably over the course of time. The exhibition takes a fresh, new look at the phenomenon of knights.
With Ulrich von Liechtenstein, born around 1200, the time when Wiener Neustadt was founded, visitors experience the knightly virtues of the high Middle Ages. Giulio Camagni, author of the graphic novel "The Emperor. Maximilian I" interprets this time the "Venusfahrt" of the knight, who also fought chivalrously in a "joust" before Wiener Neustadt. In cooperation with the Historia Vivens association, the training and everyday life of knightly society is brought to life in many facets. The exhibition also sheds light on the history of chivalry from its beginnings to the 16th century, its romanticization and transformation in the present day.
May 4, 2024 to June 29, 2025
