9. Honoring Beethoven in Bonn

Beethoven did not live long enough to celebrate his 75th birthday, but the city of Bonn marked the occasion by erecting a Beethoven monument in the Münsterplatz. In August 1845, thousands of Europeans gathered in Bonn to witness the unveiling of the statue and attend the concerts and other festivities. But it was a project fraught with funding difficulties, a fair amount of chaos, and many bruised egos. This part of the "Beethovens on the Rhine" exhibition recounts the colorful and sometimes humorous history of this event.

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The Beethovens on the Rhine: Exploring Beethoven's Love of Nature

Collection Details

Total items: 21
Size: unknown
Resource Type: Collection
Contributor: Buurman, Erica (curator):::::::::
Subjects: Bonn -- Germany
mid 19th century

List of items in this collection
	Title	Date Added	Visibility
	Liszt at the Piano		Public
	Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy This work also belongs to: Portraits of other people		Public
	Frederic Francois Chopin, 1809-1849 This work also belongs to: Portraits of other people		Public
	Carl Maria von Weber This work also belongs to: Portraits of other people		Public
	Carl Czerny born in Vienna on February 21, 1791 This work also belongs to: Portraits of other people		Public
	Robert Schumann This work also belongs to: Portraits of other people		Public
	Adolf von Henselt		Public
	Beethoven Monument in Bonn This work also belongs to: Beethoven in Sculpture		Public
	Inauguration of the Beethoven Monument in Bonn on August 12, 1845 This work also belongs to: Beethoven in Sculpture		Public
	Statue of Beethoven at Bonn This work also belongs to: Beethoven in Sculpture		Public

9. Honoring Beethoven in Bonn

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