When is the exhibition open?

The city gallery is open Tue to Fri from 11 to 16 hours and Sat and Sun from 11 to 17 hours; it is closed on Mon. Access is via the main entrance of the City Museum Amberg.

Does the visit cost admission?

Admission to the city gallery ALTE FEUERWACHE is free. The City Museum has its own admission prices.

How accessible is the visit?

The special exhibition rooms are accessible via elevator. There is level access, accessible toilets, and various inclusive educational offers.

Are there guided tours or educational offers?

Guided tours are available by appointment. The museum offers formats in simple language, German sign language, and for visually impaired individuals.

Can I take photos in the exhibition?

Photography is allowed for personal use or with prior permission. Please observe signs on-site.

Where can I park and how do I get there?

Parking is recommended at Schießstätteweg or the parking garage at Kurfürstenbad. Amberg train station is within walking distance; it takes about seven minutes from the station to the museum.

Ariadne Rewoven: Experience Thread, Light, and Memory in Amberg

Name: The Ariadne Project: Belle Shafir & Hanna Regina Uber
Start: 2026-04-08T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-04-08T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Stadtgalerie ALTE FEUERWACHE (über Stadtmuseum Amberg)

The Ariadne Project in Amberg: Threads, Memories, and the Poetry of Material

The city gallery ALTE FEUERWACHE transforms into an intense, multisensory art experience: Belle Shafir (Tel Aviv) and Hanna Regina Uber (Amberg/Aschach) unfold with The Ariadne Project a spatially encompassing weave of thread, light, and shadow. Visitors experience an exhibition atmosphere in which artwork contemplation, aesthetic experience, and art historical references interact organically.

Material as a Carrier of Meaning: Horse Hair, Thread, Fabric

Belle Shafir works with horse hair, paper, video, and installation. Her finely linked, crocheted structures reference memory, identity, and fragile life paths. The organic material develops a subtle pull in the spatial effect: Lines become topographic nets, membranes become body metaphors. The thread as a motif leads – in the spirit of the ancient Ariadne – through layers of time and memory.

Spatial Drawing and Sculpture: Hanna Regina Uber's Plastic Dramaturgy

Hanna Regina Uber develops installations and sculptures that combine architectural volumes and delicate connections. Her curatorial setting explores transitions between sculpture, drawing in space, and walk-in installation. This creates a sensual dramaturgy: contrasts between dense and open, massive and permeable, calm and vibration shape the atmosphere of the exhibition.

Art Historical Context and Curating

In the dialogue of painting, sculpture, and installation, the exhibition negotiates themes of contemporary art: memory culture, material aesthetics, corporeality, and network metaphors. The curating emphasizes processuality and work context; light guidance, sight axes, and jumps in scale sharpen perception. Echoes of Louise Bourgeois, fiber and textile art, as well as post-conceptual material poetics give the project art historical depth.

Education and Cultural Engagement

The city gallery is accessed through the city museum Amberg. Its inclusive educational profile includes tours in simple and German sign language; the special exhibition rooms are accessible via elevator. Thus, an ambitious exhibition project meets an accessible museum infrastructure – ideal conditions for Aha moments, school programs, and in-depth work contemplation.

Conclusion: The Ariadne Project offers a concentrated art experience between thread metaphor and memory topography. Anyone wanting to experience the poetic power of material, form, and light should definitely visit this exhibition live.