Dr. Erich Zschocke
Dr. Kurt Herberts
History of the Museum – It all began with two collectors |
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| 1930s | Dr. Erich Zschocke of the Cologne Lackfabrik Herbig-Haarhaus devotes himself to the company's own collection of lacquers. |
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| 1950s | The Herbig-Haarhaus-Lackmuseum is established in Cologne. |
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| 1968 | BASF Coatings takes over Lackfabrik Herbig-Haarhaus together with the company museum. | |||
| 1930s | Entrepreneur Dr. Kurt Herberts (1901–1989) begins collecting historical lacquers. |
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| World War II | Only a few pieces of his precious collection survive the air raids. |
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| From 1949 | Kurt Herberts systematically rebuilds the collection. |
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| 1982 | BASF Coatings acquires the private collection. |
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1993 |
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