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The new special exhibition at the Dresden City Museum is dedicated to the industrially manufactured prefabricated buildings that still characterise the appearance of many major German cities today.

Using selected examples, the exhibition traces the development of industrial housing construction from 1900 to the present day. It shows the similarities and differences in East and West and presents the potential and limitations of the technology.

Questions about housing are at the centre of the show. A wide range of exhibits such as furniture, furnishings and photographs, as well as autobiographical audio and video contributions, provide answers to the questions: Who were prefabricated flats built for? How much living space was available and how was it used? Who lives in prefabricated housing today? How has living here changed?

We will give you an exclusive tour of the exhibition and then present our educational programme for all grades.

With Dr Claudia Quiring (curator of the exhibition), Franziska Schmidt and Dr Robert Mund (education and outreach)

The training course is published under the event number EXT05959 in the online training catalogue on the Saxony School Portal.

• School types: Primary school, secondary school, grammar school, vocational schools
• Subject reference: history, German, geography, social studies, art
• Registration online or at the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on +49 351 488 7272 (Mon - Fri)

• Duration: 1 hour
• Meeting point at the ticket office
• Guided tour free of charge plus museum admission

With Dr Claudia Quiring, curator and Jonas Malzahn, co-curator

• Duration: 1.5 hours
• Meeting point at the ticket office
• Guided tour 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)

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

• Duration: 1 hour
• Meeting point at the ticket office
• Guided tour free of charge plus museum admission

11:00 to 17:00

The City Museum opens its doors for a colourful and eventful family day on the subject of prefabricated housing.

Discover our exhibition with its numerous play and creative stations, listen to exciting stories about her childhood in the Plattenbau in a reading with children's book author Nadia Budde and finally create your own mini-comic under her guidance(with registration)!

In our museum café you can fortify yourselves with cake and hot chocolate and prepare for the next building adventures.

• Duration: 1 hour
• Meeting point at the ticket office
• Guided tour free of charge plus museum admission

Friedrich August Krubsacius (1718-1789) was a court architect, the first professor of architecture at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts and later also a senior master builder. Respected and well-known at the time, his life and work have almost been forgotten today. However, a significant example of his architecture still exists in Dresden: the former "Land- und Steuerhaus" - now home to the City Museum and the Dresden Municipal Gallery. Let us tell you about the life and work of the master builder, his architectural works and the chequered fate of the "Landhaus".

• With Lutz Reike, Museums of the City of Dresden
• Admission: €15 incl. a piece of cake and coffee (€5 with Dresden Pass)
• Please book in good time online or by calling the visitor service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on 0351 488 7272 (MO - FR).

Friedrich August Krubsacius (1718-1789) was a court architect, the first professor of architecture at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts and later also a senior master builder. Respected and well-known at the time, his life and work have almost been forgotten today. However, a significant example of his architecture still exists in Dresden: the former "Land- und Steuerhaus" - now home to the City Museum and the Dresden Municipal Gallery. Let us tell you about the life and work of the master builder, his architectural works and the chequered fate of the "Landhaus".

• With Lutz Reike, Museums of the City of Dresden
• Admission: €15 incl. a piece of cake and coffee (€5 with Dresden Pass)
• Please book in good time online or by calling the visitor service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on 0351 488 7272 (MO - FR).

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.

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