Schilter: Museum shows the history of the Stans machine factory
The Nidwalden Museum will open the new exhibition "Schilter - the history of the Stans machine factory" on March 31, 2017. The rise and fall of the Schilter company, which was a major employer in the canton of Nidwalden in its heyday, will be shown.
The history of Stans-based Maschinenfabrik Schilter leaves nothing to be desired in terms of drama. Between 1959 and 1972, the company developed from a 3-man operation in Stans' Schmiedgasse into an internationally active SME with 270 employees. Its product: all-terrain vans for mountain farming. At the best of times, Schilter produces and sells 1000 vehicles per year. The Stans-based company is considered a pioneer of mechanized mountain farming. But the impressive rise is followed by a thunderous collapse, in which the Nidwaldner Kantonalbank (NKB) is also thrown into turmoil: a fascinating piece of Nidwalden technology and economic history.
The exhibition will be accompanied by various side events:
- Spotlight Tour: Wednesday, May 3, 2017, 6:30 p.m. Eva-Maria Knüsel, Head of Mediation, will lead a tour of the exhibition in dialogue with experts.
- Engine noise and oil smell. A spoken word evening at the museum in cooperation with lit.z: Wednesday, June 21, 2017, 6:30 p.m. (event details to follow).
- Public tour: Wednesday, August 23, 2017, 6:30 p.m. Fabian Hodel, curator, will guide through the exhibition.
- Schilter stories. Contemporary witnesses tell. Wednesday, September 20, 2017, 6:30 p.m., Chäslager Stans (event details to follow).
The exhibition in the Nidwaldner Museum Salzmagazin lasts until October 29, 2017.
More information: www.nidwaldner-museum.ch
