The Ziggenpuss Collection

by Peter Wenzel & Olaf Boehme

The Opening:

The Ziggenpuss Collection opened its door on June 19th, 2010, near the town of Bischofswerda in Saxony, Germany. The Ziggenpuss Collection is a small private museum of Rolling Stones' memorabilia. The pair of shoes, Keith has worn on his trial at the Toronto court on October 23, 1978, is showing amongst some other rare items belonging to the one big theme, The Rolling Stones. The Ziggenpuss Collection shows exhibits from the long time collectors Peter Cunningham (Perth), Peter Wenzel (Zurich), Bernd Israel (Mühlhausen/Thuringia), Gerd Coordes (Verden), Olaf Schmidt (Döbeln) and Olaf Boehme (Bautzen). Due to the privacy of the building's owner the access is strictly limited.

Perfect Live Act: The Sunday Monologues from Schwerte (North Rhine-Westphalia) played for the opening

Berlin - Frankfurt - Budapest - Zurich - Fans from all over Europe came to the opening

One corner of eight: The Sticky Fingers Mick is a loan from a Saxon fan

The Museum was decorated by Schmiddel from Hamburg. All four pictures taken by Gerd Coordes (Verden/Aller)

The Name:

The brand «ROLLING STONES» belongs to the guys. The ROLLING STONES equals to artistic producing, equals to suffering in the early years, and today, to incognizable, massive success. They matched the groove of black Mississippi Rhythm ‘n Blues with the flavor of white middle and upper classers. Alongside other bands. Nevertheless, it has been the Stones’ staying power upon all other antagonists in this league. All ensembles of the British Beat invasion, competing the Stones in the charts during the mid-1960s, passed away, or, are still touring in some curious line-ups.

The Stones always did their own thing, so they did with their brand ROLLING STONES. They carefully keep their eyes on that. Therefore we are proud to accept that, and we won’t call our museum Rolling Stones Museum or anything similar to that. But we call it «THE ZIGGENPUSS COLLECTION».

In 1969 the band had been touring North America. Sometimes they put up in simple motels. To stay anonymous they made their reservations using pseudonyms. Keith Richards called himself Count Ziggenpuss.

Terms and Conditions:

The Ziggenpuss Collection is NOT a public building. You must be acquainted with the owner to get access or you must have a reference by a common friend. Guided tours for max. 2 persons with advanced reservation only. No parking lots, no toilets, no hospitality. Sorry, no disability access. Pictures taken inside and outside the building are only for private use. Closed during Rolling Stones world tours. Admission free. No stays longer than 15 Minutes.

Acknowledgement:

Stafanie Schiller

Melanie Balke

Manuela Brodowski

Christian Fiot

Philip Bajo

Mario Wobst

René Grass

Decoration Consultant: