The exhibition celebrating Wolfgang Wagner’s 100th birthday not only showcases his overwhelming body of work but also reflects its social and historical background within the development of the Federal Republic of Germany.
This stage is expressed in Wolfgang Wagner’s invitation of "external" directors and set designers. The exhibition highlights the intersections between his biography, chronology, and the broader social and cultural developments of his time. The exhibition itself is constructed as such a stage.
The linear chronological axis through the rooms represents Wolfgang Wagner’s reliability and organizational skill, the "classical" theater father, as a clear structuring of the exhibition themes within the space. The cross-axes, by contrast, function as windows and mirrors, looking both outward and inward. Here, influences and backgrounds are displayed in a focused manner.
