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Petra van Cronenburg

Do you know why #museums in many countries are closed on Mondays?

Sunday work can tire you out so much that you serve yourself coffee and an empty plate for breakfast.

Imagine if we were open on Mondays and you could hear a hearty snore in the exhibition! 😴 💤 (more in alt text)
BTW despite "don't touch" signs, we once found a child sleeping in one of the beds. The parents had fun in the cafeteria.

An oval wooden baby cradle with white covering and a doll in front of a colourfully painted cupboard. The cupboard shows scenes of country life during the four seasons. The photo is poorly exposed and blurred because the room is darkened. We can't wake up the doll and the tired museum ghosts!
An old Alsatian four-poster bed with wooden canopy and carving with a shelf for a book at the headboard. The wood structure is an imitation potato print. This was used to make cheap wood appear valuable. Colourful peasant paintings decorate the side. The bedding is covered with traditional blue kelsch, a chequered linen that used to be dyed with plants from the garden. The canopy was made of wood because people slept in unheated rooms. Therefore, pieces of plaster often fell from the ceiling. The wood protected the sleepers and curtains kept the warmth of the hot water bottles in bed for longer. The chamber pot beside or under the bed was a help, too. These families had only one extern outhouse (pit latrine) in the yard. Imagine the long walk outside in winter!
Simple Alsatian bed with blue chequered Kelsch cover in an alcove, surrounded by religious pictures. The statue of the Virgin Mary on the bedside table was as important as the hot water bottle, which was often made from empty shell casings during the First World War. The hand-embroidered wall hanging was not only a religious and folk-magical protection, it also insulated the cold walls. Alcoves were extensions of the only heated parlour. The curtains remained open during the day. When people went to bed, they closed them.
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