Historical Museum of the Palatinate Speyer

In dialogue with healers

2019

A central element of the exhibition are life-size screens on which the public encounters healers from antiquity, the Middle Ages and modern times. Visitors can enter into a dialogue with the figures via touchscreen and thus get to know the healing methods of the time and how they continue to have an impact today. historical Museum of the Palatinate Speyer

At the beginning of December 2019, a very special exhibition opened at the Historical Museum of the Palatinate: The Medicus. Based on the literary character in the novel by Noah Gordon, the exhibition offers a cultural and historical journey through the history of medicine.

Terminals in the exhibition — Before treatment can begin, the scholars must first agree on the diagnosis.

One actor in nine roles — The same performer appears again and again in different costumes: whether as a tooth-pulling bather from the Middle Ages or as herb-loving Hildegard von Bingen - he always cuts a remarkably good figure.

We designed the technical equipment and were responsible for the film work: From putting together the team to equipping the characters and the conception and design of the background screens through to the final film editing.
Our team also programmed the terminal functionality and designed the user interface.

Last year, we rebuilt the terminal operation, originally controllable via touchscreen, so that the dialogue between visitors and healers from all over the world can also take place via their own smartphone.

The actor Daniel Fries is extremely versatile:

As a healer and physician, he slipped into ten roles from then to now ... — He was supported by professional costume and make-up artists ...

and conveys the history of medicine to the visitor. — ... and a great film team who tested the interplay between the costume and the background used later on location.