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 potentials 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)