When does the reading take place?

The reading takes place on May 17, 2026, at 3:00 PM.

Where is the event location?

The event location is the Diocesan Museum Freising on Cathedral Hill.

What is the admission fee?

The price is 5 Euros per person, plus museum admission.

Do I need to register?

Yes, registration is requested via email at kunstvermittlung@dimu-freising.de.

Is the event location accessible?

Yes, the museum is accessible without steps or by elevator.

Schelling and Caroline: Letters, Longing, and Spirit in the Freising Museum

Name: Heavenly Reunion – Earthly Longing: Friedrich W. J. Schelling & Caroline Schlegel-Schelling
Start: 2026-05-17T17:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-17T18:30:00+02:00
Location: Diözesanmuseum Freising

An evening between letters, love, and intellectual tension at the Diocesan Museum Freising

The reading Heavenly Reunion – Earthly Longing delves into a fascinating literary and cultural-historical web of relationships from the 19th century. Historian Alexandra Sophie Popst and Cathedral Rector Marc-Aeilko Aris will focus on the correspondence between Friedrich W. J. Schelling and Caroline Schlegel-Schelling on May 17, 2026, at the Diocesan Museum Freising – as an intellectual encounter, a love story, and a window into an era of upheaval.

When philosophy meets longing

The center of this literary experience is not only a famous name in German intellectual history but also a woman whose voice in letters and life decisions extends far beyond the personal. The evening makes visible how deeply thoughts, beliefs, education, and feelings interpenetrate in Romanticism. It is precisely from this that the special reading atmosphere arises: focused, stimulating, and close to that intellectual unrest that characterized the 19th century.

An educational perspective on great history

The Diocesan Museum Freising sets a smart accent with its series between exhibition, reading, and historical contextualization. The event combines linguistic art with cultural-historical analysis and opens access to letter culture, gender roles, and religious and intellectual discourse of that time. Those interested in literature, Romanticism, and the subtle tensions between public and private will find an evening of depth here.

The location: Cathedral Hill, collection, atmosphere

The Diocesan Museum Freising is one of the most important religious historical museums and offers an impressive setting for the event with its location on Cathedral Hill. The barrier-free access via the Cathedral Hill railway, the museum with elevators, and the parking garage on Cathedral Hill make the visit easy to plan. The combination of art, space, and text lends the reading a quiet, almost contemplative quality.

What visitors can expect

On May 17, 2026, historical research, literary engagement, and vibrant mediation will come together. The reading promises not just a mere retelling but an author encounter in the extended sense: an evening when voices from the past and present respond to each other. Those who want to experience literature not just through reading but in a cultural context should witness this date live.