Ein Kurfürst auf Zukunftskurs - Carl Theodor zum 300. Geburtstag
In the organizer's words:
The Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen are celebrating the 300th birthday of Prince-Elector Carl Theodor with a small, but fine exhibition. The show "An Elector on a Future Course" sheds light on some hitherto little-noticed facets of the birthday boy. It shows how surprisingly innovative the culturally and scientifically enthusiastic regent was. In this small but exquisite presentation, visitors can admire precious objects from Carl Theodor's time, some of which are being shown for the first time.
When Carl Theodor was born near Brussels on December 10, 1724, no one could have imagined that he would rise to become the ruler of seven countries and leave his personal mark on them. At the beginning of 1743, he succeeded Carl Philipp as Elector Palatine and the Bavarian Wittelsbachs in Munich in 1778.
Carl Theodor focused on science and technology, kept a watchful eye on developments abroad and did not shy away from industrial espionage. He promoted creative minds, who were known at the time as "project makers" or "entrepreneurs". Today, we would probably speak of a vibrant start-up culture. The regent invested in the innovative industries of his time, such as porcelain and silk manufacturing. Natural resources such as quartz, salt and clay were used in the modern manufactories. At the same time, the Elector also promoted the cultivation of agricultural products such as potatoes, asparagus, tobacco and wine. He experimented with new forms of economic organization. In the Duchy of Berg - one of the seven lands over which he ruled - the first mechanical cotton mill on the continent was founded with his permission in 1783. The industrial revolution had thus reached Germany.
An exhibition in cooperation with the Carl-Theodor-Professorship for the History of the Early Modern Period, Historical Institute of the University of Mannheim.
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