In 2023, 100 years of museum history will be celebrated in the Altenburg Residential Palace. With the founding of the Playing Card Museum in 1923, the history of the house that later went by the name “Castle and Playing Card Museum” began, initially limited to just five rooms. Reason enough to commemorate this anniversary with a special exhibition, because there were many turning points in its development, most of which were accompanied by social and political upheavals. These upheavals are, among other things, the focus of the exhibition.
The Castle and Playing Card Museum in Altenburg is internationally known as the oldest playing card museum in Germany. For a long time, the cultural and historical significance of the playing card was underestimated, as to this day it is not only a gaming device, but also a contemporary document and a small graphic work of art. Whether with the techniques of
Woodcuts, copper engravings, stone printing and offset printing, playing cards always convey a lot of useful information. In cooperation with the playing card company “Jack, Queen, King”, which will show its most valuable collectibles at the same time, you can expect a particularly colorful exhibition experience.