Protest 500 - from carols to the great revolt

Frankfurts people: singing and revolting 500 years ago

Five hundred years ago, with songs printed on leaflets and in the first collections of songs in their native language, including the oldest Christmas carols, both men and women in cities and rural areas practiced nonviolent protest against the injustices of politics and the church and pushed through reforms. Elsewhere, the message of freedom led to bloody uprisings. 

Valuable Prints from the 16th Century 

With valuable prints, the exhibition commemorates a time when the powerless first made their voices heard through protest, song, and violence. The 46 Articles for the reform of late medieval society were published in Frankfurt am Main after Easter 1525. A right to have a say and care for the weak are central demands that still hold true today.