Hans-Jörg Kellner
Who directed or managed Bavarian State Archaeological Collection between May 1970 and Nov 1978?
Bavarian State Archaeological Collection The Bavarian State Archaeological Collection ( , until 2000 known as the Prähistorische Staatssammlung , State Prehistoric Collection ) in Munich is the central museum of prehistory of the State of Bavaria , considered to be one of the most important archaeological collections and cultural history museums in Germany . History . The museum was founded on 14 October 1885 on the initiative of the physiologist and anthropologist Johannes Ranke , a nephew of Leopold von Ranke . As part of his teaching at the University of Munich , he had assembled a private collection of both original prehistoric objects of Bavarian origin and copies and held a well received exhibition of them in March–April that year , after which he donated them to the Kingdom of Bavaria . He had previously founded the Museums-Verein für Vorgeschichtliche Alterthümer Baierns ( Museum Association for Prehistoric Artifacts of Bavaria ) . That same autumn , holdings of the Royal Ethnographic Museum were integrated into the new institution , and with the assistance of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences , a collection of major finds from the Little Switzerland region of Franconia , including from tumuli , was built up in 1885 and 1886 . Initially the museum was an independent division of the Conservatory of the Palaeontological Collection in the Museum of Ethnography ( today the Bavarian State Collection for Palaeontology and Geology ) . On 7 February 1889 , at Rankes urging , it became an independent subsidiary of the General Conservatory of Natural Science Collections of the Kingdom of Bavaria , with him as curator . In 1902 it was renamed the Anthropologisch-Prähistorisches Sammlung des Staates ( Anthropological-Prehistoric Collection of the State ) , in 1927 , separated from the anthropology collection , and in 1935 , named the Vor- und Frühgeschichtliche Staatssammlung . The institution joined two others in Munich in collecting and exhibiting prehistoric and early historic finds : the Historischer Verein von Oberbayern and the ancient history division of the Bavarian National Museum . In 1927 and 1934 , respectively , these transferred their holdings in the field to the institution founded by Ranke . The collection was originally exhibited in the Old Academy or Wilhelminum , but beginning in 1939 was no longer on permanent public view , and in 1944 the exhibition space was destroyed . After the war , since it was no longer together with the other natural science museums , it was also made an independent organisation ; in 1954 it reverted to the name Prähistorische Staatssammlung . Until 1975 , it was housed in the Bavarian National Museum . Beginning in February 1976 , it reopened one department at a time in a specially designed building on the Englischer Garten , next to the Bavarian National Museum . The building is of reinforced concrete with weathering steel panels designed to rust , and was designed by Helmut von Werz , Johann-Christoph Ottow , Erhard Bachmann and Michel Marx . The new building was the culmination of many years of effort by Hans-Jörg Kellner , curator of the State Prehistoric Collection from 1960 to 1984 , and the Vereinigung der Freunde der Bayerischen Vor- und Frühgeschichte ( Association of Friends of Bavarian Pre- and Early History ) , which he founded in 1973 . On 11 May 2000 the museum was renamed to the State Archaeological Collection in response to the wishes of its then curator , Ludwig Wamser , to better reflect its scope , which had come to include medieval and early modern periods both in and outside Bavaria . In 2010 Ludvig Wamser was succeeded as director by Rupert Gebhard . Scope and emphases of the collection . The museum houses the Bavarian state collection of prehistory , represented by mostly local exhibits of the Paleolithic , the Neolithic , the Bronze Age , the Urnfield culture , the Hallstatt culture , the era of the Celts , the Roman Empire , the Migration Period and the Early Middle Ages with some items from later periods . For example , it has on permanent exhibit Mesolithic finds from Speckberg , near Eichstätt , artifacts from the Celtic oppidum of Manching and parts of a Roman bath found in the Tegelberg settlement near Schwangau , and in addition the bog body of a 20-year-old girl dating to the 16th century and models of dugouts from various periods . The collection has been structured in a chronological exhibition , which is continued by the collection of the adjoining Bavarian National Museum . Restoration workshops . The museum has its own facilities for archaeological restoration , to preserve finds from further degradation and prepare them for scientific study or display . In addition , the facility tests questionable finds to determine whether they are genuine , demonstrates methods , and performs research into the characteristics of ancient materials and modern media and conservation materials . Special exhibitions . The permanent exhibit is supplemented by special exhibitions in cooperation with other museums , which usually take place annually . These have included : - 2001 : Magie , Mythos , Macht - Gold der Alten und Neuen Welt ( Magic , Myth and Might - Gold of the Old and New World ) - 2005 : Die Welt von Byzanz ( The World of Byzantium ) - 2006 : Herculaneum - Die letzten Stunden ( Herculaneum - The Final Hours ) - 2008 : Welterbe Limes - Roms Grenze am Main ( World Heritage Site Limes - Romes Border on the Main ) - 2009 : Luxus und Dekadenz . Römisches Leben am Golf von Neapel ( Luxury and Decadence : Roman Life on the Gulf of Naples ) - 2010 : Menschen und Dinge – 125 Jahre Archäologische Staatssammlung ( People and Things - 125 Years of the State Archaeological Collection ) Bavarian state exhibitions are presented at irregular intervals in partnership with a variety of other institutions . These have included : - 1988 : Bajuwaren - Von Severin bis Tassilo 488-788 ( The Bavarii - From Severinus to Tassilo , 488-788 ) - 1993 : Das Keltische Jahrtausend ( The Celtic Millennium ) - 2000 : Die Römer zwischen Alpen und Nordmeer - Zivilisatorisches Erbe einer europäischen Militärmacht ( The Romans between the Alps and the Norwegian Sea - Civilising Legacy of a European Military Power ) Branch facilities . The Bavarian State Archaeological Collection maintains several local branches in Bavaria : - Aichach : The Wittelsbachermuseum ( Wittelsbach Museum ) , founded in 1989 , documents the history of the region , in particular Burg Wittelsbach . - Amberg : The Archäologisches Museum der Oberpfalz Amberg ( Amberg Archaeological Museum of the Upper Palatinate ) , founded in 1991 and now housed within the city museum , portrays the history of the Upper Palatinate from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages . - Bad Königshofen : The Archäologisches Museum Bad Königshofen im Grabfeld ( Archaeological Museum of Bad Königshofen in the Grabfeld ) , founded in 1988 , emphasises the prehistory and early history of Lower Franconia and includes significant artifacts from graves of the Hallstatt period , hill forts and the Merovingian aristocratic burial ground at Zeuzleben . - Bad Windsheim : The Archäologie-Museum im Fränkischen Freilandmuseum Bad Windsheim ( Archaeology Museum in the Bad Windsheim Franconian Open-Air Museum ) covers the history of the region up to the early Middle Ages and features an accurate reconstruction of a multi-storey female grave from the burial ground at Zeuzleben . It was founded in 1983 as the Vorgeschichtsmuseum Bad Windsheim ( Bad Windsheim Museum of Prehistory ) and in 2001 was moved to a medieval sheep barn at the open-air museum and given a broader focus . - Forchheim : The Archäologiemuseum Oberfranken ( Archaeology Museum of Upper Franconia ) was founded in 2008 and occupies the upper floors of Forchheim Castle . It covers regional pre-history and early history , particularly major hill forts at sites such as the Ehrenbürg and Staffelberg . - Grünwald : The Burgmuseum Grünwald ( Grünwald Castle Museum ) emphasizes Roman stone monuments and more broadly , the Roman Empire in Bavaria and beyond , including archaeological material from the castle site and the nearby Roman earthworks at the crossing of the Isar . The east wing has exhibits on the history of the castle itself . - Landau an der Isar : The Niederbayerisches Archäologiemuseum ( Archaeology Museum of Lower Bavaria ) is a museum of archaeology and the history of settlement in Bavaria up to conversion to Christianity and state formation . It has been housed since 1995 in the residence of Louis I , Duke of Bavaria , who founded the town , and has a modern extension which houses special exhibitions , such as one on Ötzi the Iceman in 2006 . - Manching : The Kelten Römer Museum ( Manching Celtic-Roman Museum ) , opened in 2006 , exhibits the finds from the Oppidum of Manching , including the gold coin hoard and the golden cult-tree . - Mindelheim : The Südschwäbisches Archäologiemuseum Mindelheim ( South Swabian Archaeology Museum at Mindelheim ) presents the settlement history of southern Swabia in chronological order from the Ice Age to the early Middle Ages , in particular the neolithic settlement at Pestenacker , the early Roman settlement on the Auerberg and the rich finds from the Alemannic burial ground at Mindelheim . It was founded in 1994 in the former Jesuit convent as the Südschwäbisches Vorgeschichtsmuseum Mindelheim ( South Swabian Museum of Prehistory at Mindelheim ) . - Neuburg an der Donau : The Archäologie-Museum Schloss Neuburg an der Donau ( Neuburg an der Donau Castle Archaeology Museum ) was founded in the early 1970s as a museum of prehistory and covers the geological as well as the settlement history of the region , including fossils and grave goods from the Paleolithic to the early Middle Ages . - Passau : The Römermuseum Kastell Boiotro ( Museum of the Romans at Boitro Camp ) opened in 1982 in a modernised late medieval building on the site of a Roman fort and in addition to the excavation of the site itself and a model of the fort , displays finds from eastern Bavaria ( Lower Bavaria and the Upper Palatinate ) and the city of Passau . - Weißenburg : The Römermuseum Weißenburg ( Weißenburg Museum of the Romans ) has exhibits covering periods up to the late Middle Ages but emphasises local finds from the Roman period , in particular the Weißenburg gold hoard and the fort of Biriciana . The Bayerische Limes-Informationszentrum ( Bavarian Limes Information Centre ) is within the museum . The Archäologisches Museum Neu-Ulm ( Neu-Ulm Archaeological Museum ) in Neu-Ulm opened in 1998 and featured a reconstruction of the Hallstatt period chieftains grave from Illerberg in Vöhringen . It closed in 2008 . Sources . - F . Ficker . Im Dienst der ältesten Vergangenheit - achtzig Jahre Prähistorische Staatssammlung München . Unser Bayern 14 ( 1965 ) p . 85 - Hermann Dannheimer . 90 Jahre Prähistorische Staatssammlung München : aus der Geschichte des Museums und seiner Vorläufer . ( Bayerischer Vorgeschichtsblätter 40 ) Munich : Beck , 1975 . - Hermann Dannheimer . Prähistorische Staatssammlung , Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte . Die Funde aus Bayern . Große Kunstführer 67/68 . Munich : Schnell & Steiner , 1976 . External links . - Museum website - Works by and about the Bavarian State Archaeological Collection in the German National Library - Mitteilungen der Freunde der Bayerischen Vor- und Frühgeschichte online archive