"Festzeiten!": Civic and community celebrations

Four evenings, three castles, one monastery: Museum Aargau invites you to the event series "Festzeiten!" in 2026. Selected historical objects from the collection tell of rituals, ceremonies and festive cultures. An invitation to pause, marvel - and to reflect together on why people celebrate.

At Hallwyl Castle, the evening revolves around civic festivals and social rituals. Whether guild festivals, shooting events, anniversaries or parades: Community celebrations create a sense of belonging and identity, but also exclusion.

"Festzeiten!" will take place in 2026 at Wildegg, Habsburg and Hallwyl castles and Wettingen Abbey. Each of these historical locations sets its own accents and illuminates festive cultures from a new perspective with historical collection objects.


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