Da wird doch der Hund in der Pfanne verrückt! Die lustigen Geschichten hinter den Redensarten

In the organizer's words:

We often use around a hundred proverbs and sayings a day without realizing it. They are the "salt in the soup" in our conversations, but we usually have "no idea" of their background. Yet these little linguistic wonders have many functions: They spice up and clarify speech, they serve as an inconspicuous identifier, they can amuse or comfort and allow us to say unpleasant things "through the flower". The exhibition aims to broaden our knowledge of idioms and to enjoy playing with language.

Curator Dr. Rolf-Bernhard Essig from Bamberg is a Germanist and historian and has been working on this topic for many years. He has passed on his knowledge through numerous exhibitions, more than a dozen books, many years of radio columns, countless newspaper articles and events. The Hamburg graphic designer and illustrator Marei Schweitzer has designed some of his books with her drawing pen. Her caricatures have become part of this exhibition.

Of the approximately 300,000 proverbs and sayings that exist in German alone, around 250 are explained in the exhibition. The oldest examples come from antiquity - "money doesn't stink" - and the most recent from the present day - "it goes viral". With topics such as technology, the military, clothing, cuisine and crafts, the exhibition shows that there is hardly any area of life that has not contributed to our proverbial sayings. The exhibition also looks "outside the box" of the room: further references between objects, building components and idioms can be found throughout the museum of local history and in the garden. Participation and puzzles are expressly encouraged in the exhibition! Whether big or small, everyone should "seize the opportunity" to "marvel at the building blocks" in the local history museum. Afterwards, everyone will have a lot more "up their sleeve" and will know why you "put on a tooth" or that "jumping over the blade" has something to do with the famous straightening sword in the local history museum.

All vinegar, right? - An introduction to the world of idioms by curator Dr. Rolf-Bernhard Essig

Price information:

Admission without guided tour: 3 euros, concessions 1.50 euros. Admission with guided tour: 5 euros, reduced 3 euros. Children up to 14 years free. With the AlbCard you receive Free admission to special exhibitions at the Reutlingen Museum of Local History!