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The guided tour of the exhibition provides in-depth information and unusual insights into the Torah - into its handed-down tradition and the manual and ritualised writing process.

• Curator's tour with Jahna Dahms
• Meeting point in the gallery (2nd floor)
• You do not need a museum ticket for this tour.

The moulded stone system of the artists K.-H. Adler and Friedrich Kracht shaped the open space design of the GDR. From 12 basic forms, diverse, geometric and pictorially ornamental designs emerged that still characterise our cityscape today.
In this workshop, we will immerse ourselves in the meaning and visibility of this varied formal language. We invite you to experiment and rethink with geometric shapes and bold colours - and to experience GDR art from a fresh perspective.
We will use paper cubes and 3D plaster moulds to test spatial variations and combine them into imaginative structures.

With Janina Kracht (Freie Akademie Kunst + Bau e.V.) and Franziska Schmidt (cultural mediator, Stadtmuseum Dresden)

• Duration: 3 hours
• Meeting point at the ticket office
• Workshop free of charge plus museum admission
• Registration online or at the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on +49 351 488 7272 (Mon - Fri)

Introduction to the project: What is a Torah? Why has it been written by hand for over 2500 years?

In around 35 minutes, Jahna Dahms explains the project and talks about the origin, tradition and significance of the Torah as the oldest continuous cultural technique of mankind. Questions can be asked afterwards. The scribe will be present during the event.

• You do not need a museum ticket for this guided tour.

The guided tour of the exhibition provides in-depth information and unusual insights into the Torah - into its handed-down tradition and the manual and ritualised writing process.

• Curator's tour with Jahna Dahms
• Meeting point in the gallery (2nd floor)
• You do not need a museum ticket for this tour.

What do you think of when you hear "smock apron"? At the storytelling café, you are invited to share your memories and stories about smock aprons - or simply listen. You are welcome to bring themed photos or even your own smock aprons.

The afternoon will be led by Stefanie Reis, cultural scientist and smock researcher, who has been working intensively on smock aprons and their significance as a material of remembrance since 2023(www.diekittel.de).

• With Stefanie Reis
• Duration: 1.5 hours
• Registration online or at the visitor service of the museums of the city of Dresden on 0351 488 7272 (MO - FR)

The event is being organised in cooperation with the Dresden Film Festival and ties in with the festival's focus on "Work in Transition". It is kindly supported by Eisenfeustel.

The guided tour of the exhibition provides in-depth information and unusual insights into the Torah - into its handed-down tradition and the manual and ritualised writing process.

• Curator's tour with Jahna Dahms
• Meeting point in the gallery (2nd floor)
• You do not need a museum ticket for this tour.

Jonathan Kaminsky is a civil engineer and works as a site manager at the Dresden housing construction combine. Through his girlfriend, he meets artists who persuade him to model for them. They wanted to create a sculpture of the New Man for the next major GDR art exhibition. In the end, he stands in front of the museum as a pillar of socialism. From this perspective, he tells his stories about his pious grandmother, his Russian-speaking grandfather, his violent father, a teacher and party secretary, and his forced move from the village to the suburbs of Berlin.

Wolfram Nagel, born in 1955 in a village in southern Thuringia, has led a life that could be the subject of several novels: From skilled construction worker to civil engineer, from NVA soldier to student at the "Johannes R. Becher" Literature Institute, from young family father in the alternative artist project of an empty castle to working as a freelance author for Radio DDR, MDR and Deutschlandfunk.

His novel draws on these experiences. It tells of origin and change, of confinement and expanse, of the search for one's own path in a state that often only tolerated individual life plans on the margins. Nagel combines keen observation with poetic imagination, creating a literary picture of the GDR that is both personal and universal.

We cordially invite you to a book premiere that not only presents the author's first novel, but also an author who has been observing social developments with a keen sense for decades.

The book forms an imaginary link to the City Museum's special exhibition on prefabricated housing.

• Moderation: Richard Stratenschulte

Introduction to the project: What is a Torah? Why has it been written by hand for over 2500 years?

In around 35 minutes, Jahna Dahms explains the project and talks about the origin, tradition and significance of the Torah as the oldest continuous cultural technique of mankind. Questions can be asked afterwards. The scribe will be present during the event.

• You do not need a museum ticket for this guided tour.

Introduction to the project: What is a Torah? Why has it been written by hand for over 2500 years?

In around 35 minutes, Jahna Dahms explains the project and talks about the origin, tradition and significance of the Torah as the oldest continuous cultural technique of mankind. Questions can be asked afterwards. The scribe will be present during the event.

• You do not need a museum ticket for this guided tour.

Introduction to the project: What is a Torah? Why has it been written by hand for over 2500 years?

In around 35 minutes, Jahna Dahms explains the project and talks about the origin, tradition and significance of the Torah as the oldest continuous cultural technique of mankind. Questions can be asked afterwards. The scribe will be present during the event.

• You do not need a museum ticket for this guided tour.

Undine Materni's new poems, published by Gans Verlag under the title "Manchmal ist es gut an roten Pfeffer zu denken" (Sometimes it's good to think of red pepper), tell of craftswomen and their work, their inspiration, their relationship to the things they preserve, change or create anew.

"An enchanting book that celebrates women in crafts" is the title of this special book, which features wonderful collages by Ruth Habermehl.

Undine Materni, born in 1963, is a poet, literary critic and editor and lives in Dresden. She has published numerous volumes of stories and poetry.

Volker Sielaff's new volume of poetry "Fragen an den Yeti", published by Voland & Quist / Edition Azur, once again spans a wide arc: from childhood in Lusatia to the streets of London. We meet Sylvia Plath, the birdman and an anonymous young artist.

The SZ wrote enthusiastically about this book: "In his new volume, Volker Sielaff is more perceptive, colourful and norm-obsessed than ever before."

Volker Sielaff, born in 1966, poet, prose writer and publicist, lives in Dresden. Numerous volumes of poetry, one book of prose

• Moderation: Richard Stratenschulte

Introduction to the project: What is a Torah? Why has it been written by hand for over 2500 years?

In around 35 minutes, Jahna Dahms explains the project and talks about the origin, tradition and significance of the Torah as the oldest continuous cultural technique of mankind. Questions can be asked afterwards. The scribe will be present during the event.

• You do not need a museum ticket for this guided tour.