How long does the exhibition visit last?

For a focused tour, approximately 45 to 90 minutes should be planned. Those wanting to view the works peacefully usually stay longer.

Is the Luftmuseum accessible?

The museum is in a historic building without an elevator. The ground floor is wheelchair accessible, the upper floors only via stairs.

Is there information on opening hours?

Yes. The Luftmuseum has seasonal opening hours. The current time should be checked on the official website before visiting.

Are guided tours or educational offerings planned?

The museum is known for cultural education and mediation. Specific guided tours for the exhibition should be inquired about in advance through the official channels.

How do I get to the event location?

The event location is in the Luftmuseum Amberg in the city center. The address is Eichenforstgässchen 12, 92224 Amberg.

Is the entry price known?

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Clouds and Forged Airholes

Name: Clouds and Forged Airholes – Bettina Dittlmann & Michael Jank
Start: 2026-07-16T18:07:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-16T20:07:00+02:00
Location: Luftmuseum Amberg

Clouds, Metal and the Silent Power of the Ring

This exhibition takes you right into an artistic experience between goldsmithing, material experimentation, and poetic nature observation. Bettina Dittlmann and Michael Jank combine craftsmanship precision with an artistic language that develops a surprisingly lively form of expression from fine gold, fine silver, copper and pure iron.

When Material Becomes an Idea

Since 1998, the famous Fürimmerringe have been created as a joint work group of the artist couple. The material is pierced, stretched, extended, and shaped until a ring with archaic presence grows from a single piece of metal. In this examination of their work, goldsmithing reveals itself not merely as a jewelry craft but as a reflective art form between sculpture, object, and sign.

Clouds as a Metaphor for Change and Openness

The thematic arc of the presentation extends beyond jewelry art and opens the view to the natural phenomenon of clouds. In the exhibition atmosphere, associations of lightness, movement, and transience arise. It is precisely this contrast between heavy metal and fleeting sky phenomenon that gives the works their aesthetic tension.

An Artistic Position with Weight

The collaboration of Dittlmann and Jank was awarded the Bavarian State Prize in 2009. Michael Jank works alongside their collaborative iron works also with photography, printmaking, and curatorial work; Bettina Dittlmann develops delicate jewelry from iron, garnet, pyrite, and magnets. This multifaceted approach makes the exhibition an example of contemporary art that confidently combines tradition and experimental material processing.

Location, Collection, and Museum Experience

The presentation takes place at the Luftmuseum Amberg, a house dedicated to the sensory and cultural exploration of the element air. The museum offers a unique stage for art, design, and cultural education. For visitors, a special form of spatial impact arises here, where work, place, and theme intensively enhance each other.

The art experience promises not only new insights into jewelry and object art but also an encounter with a clear artistic stance: precise, open, material-conscious, and full of poetic energy. Those who visit this exhibition live experience art as a concentrated experience between craftsmanship, concept, and atmosphere.