Christmas Gifts
                    Blessing or Burden?
                
                    16 November 2012 – 13 January 2013
                
                
The exhibition sheds light on the historical and cultural background of gift exchange at Christmas.
                
                The exchange of Christmas gifts between old customs, commercial interests, and brotherly love: The range of motives for exchanging gifts at Christmas is probably as wide as the scope of gifts itself. The exhibition ‘Christmas Gifts – Blessing or Burden?’ sheds light on the historical and cultural background of gift exchange at Christmas. On display are gifts from the past as well as modern types of presents.