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Invitation to the Opening of the Exhibition "Spuren der Vergangenheit" and Launch of the "Phoenix VR" Project
The Giessen Collection of Classical Antiquities gained a prestigious architectural setting when it moved to the new Ludoviciana University building (now the main university building on Ludwigsstraße), which opened in 1880. Occupying over 300 square meters of the foyer and two windowed halls, alongside the Institute of Archaeology, the collection attracted both university audiences and external visitors, highlighting the importance placed on object-based academic teaching at the time.
During the university building's renovation in 1940, the plaster cast collection was moved to a "sculpture hall" (now the Senate Hall) above the newly constructed vestibule leading to the large auditorium. Despite being heavily damaged during the air raid on Giessen on December 6, 1944, remnants of the once-extensive teaching collection remain, though they are poorly documented.
The "Phoenix VR" project aims to digitally reconstruct the original layout of the lost collection in virtual space using 3D models, with the goal of reviving its historical impact. This exhibition marks the beginning of the project and seeks to engage the citizens of Giessen interactively in its development.
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