| The
excavations revealed considerable remains of the early churches
under the present building, so that it was decided to present these
to the public in the form of w walk-through museum underneath the
church floor. An excavation museum was thus created, which was
opened to the public in 1968. |
|
The crypt of the second church,
Excavation Museum St. Dionysius.
|
Almost
thirty years later, it is time to develop a new concept to replace
the original rather sparse exhibition, and also to take the
opportunity to renovate the interior, in particular the
asbestos-filled ceiling of the exhibition must be replaced. |
|
|
| After
many long hours of negotiations and discussion the Esslingen City
Museum, the state Baden-Württemberg and the Evangelical church
committee have begun the necessary work in 1997, though only the
first stage can be realized at the moment. |
|
|
| The
next stage of the renewal of the Excavation Museum, the new concept
for the improvement of the presentation for the visitor, will habe
to wait. Due to the present financial situation, this can only be
pursued step by step as small amounts of money become available. We
hope that sponsors can be found willing to support our efforts to
accomplish our aim to serve a broader public with a better museum
inthe future; interested parties are very welcome to
contact us ...
|
The eastern section of the nave
and the choir of the Dionysius church at the end of the excavations,
before the new floor was installed.
|
http://www.bawue.de/~wmwerner/essling/english/dionys02.html (Internet on a CD, 07/1998)
