"Festzeiten!": Courtly festive culture and the pleasures of the table

Four evenings, three castles, one abbay: 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 Wildegg Castle, the evening revolves around the courtly way of life, enjoyment and representation. Whether with opulent meals, music, dancing or in the strict order of etiquette: celebrations combined sensuality with social distinction.

"Festzeiten!" will take place in 2026 at Wildegg, Habsburg and Hallwyl castles and on the Wettingen monastery peninsula. 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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