Kalender

The Old Jewish Cemetery stands as a eloquent testament to the resettlement of Jews in Dresden. Upon coming to power in 1694, Augustus the Strong deliberately opened up the country to people from other nations. In doing so, he laid the foundations for Saxony’s flourishing cultural and economic development.

This tour introduces Jewish figures who came to Dresden during this period and played a key role in shaping the city for a good 200 years: these included the Kaskel, Gutmann, Elimeyer, Wolfsohn and Fiorino families, who are the focus of this tour.

An event organised by the Saxon Music Society in cooperation with Hatikva e. V.

• Meeting point:
  Old Jewish Cemetery
  Pulsnitzer Straße 12
  01099 Dresden

This initiative is co-funded by tax revenue on the basis of the budget adopted by the Saxon State Parliament.

The life of the Saxon court composer Johann Gottlieb Naumann (1741-1801) led from Dresden via Italy, Sweden and Denmark back to the Dresden court, where he was engaged for the rest of his life. His fascinating biography and some of his marvellous compositions will be presented and illuminated.

• With Dr Romy Donath (lecture)
• Admission: €10 / reduced €8
• Please book in good time online or by calling the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on 0351 488 7272 (Mon - Fri).

"It is not difficult to become famous, one must only write a lot for small minds; but to remain great in the eyes of posterity, it takes a little more than writing, shallow in spirit, in a strict didactic manner" - Gellert wrote in his poem "The Immortal Author". Gellert's works are largely forgotten today. Unjustly so, according to the Leipzig Schiller Society, which is endeavouring to bring Gellert back to mind with staged readings and short plays.

• With members of the Leipziger Schillerverein e. V. (lecture)
• Admission: 10 € / reduced 8 €
• Please book in good time online or by calling the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on 0351 488 7272 (Mon - Fri).
• In co-operation with the Leipziger Schillerverein e. V.

During the 19th and 20th centuries, Jews in Dresden played a significant role in shaping the city’s development, until this fruitful period was brought to an end by the Nazis. Despite severe damage caused by the bombing raid in 1945, many magnificent graves have been preserved in this cemetery, bearing witness to families who were particularly committed to this city up until 1933. They shaped their home town culturally, intellectually and economically over many decades. On this tour, we will follow these stories – including those of the Arnhold, Klemperer, Gutmann and Joachimsthal families, amongst many others.

An event organised by the Saxon Music Society in cooperation with Hatikva e. V.

• Meeting point:
  New Jewish Cemetery
  Fiedlerstraße 3
  01307 Dresden

This initiative is co-funded by tax revenue on the basis of the budget adopted by the Saxon State Parliament.

the versatile composer and conductor Paul Aron was born in Dresden in 1886. He studied with Max Reger and initiated the music series "Neue Musik Paul Aron" in Dresden. in 1933, he first fled to Czechoslovakia and later to Cuba and the USA, where he died. Prof Dr Matthias Herrmann presents the life and work of the composer.

• With Prof Dr Matthias Herrmann (lecture)
• Admission: €10 / reduced €8
• Please book in good time online or by calling the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on 0351 488 7272 (Mon - Fri).
• In co-operation with the Sächsischer Musikverein e. V.

In the 19th century, the economically growing middle classes strived for more personal rights, freedoms and political participation - also in Dresden. Pictures, documents and reports by protagonists and observers vividly and closely depict the events of 1849 in Dresden.

• With Lutz Reike (lecture)
• Admission: 10 € / reduced 8 €
• Please book in good time online or by calling the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on 0351 488 7272 (Mon - Fri).

Alexandre Dumas, Henrik Ibsen and Ferdinand Kürnberger wrote so-called Catilina dramas in the context of the European revolution. Lucius Sergius Catilina was a Roman conspirator who tried to gain power by force and ultimately failed. The traditional perspective on the "villain" undergoes a gradual re-evaluation in literary works - but not without tradition: in the 18th century, Prosper Jolyot Crébillon and Voltaire stood against Giambattista Casti and Antonio Salieri.

• With Dr Jürgen Klose (lecture)
• Admission: €10 / reduced €8
• 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).
• In co-operation with the Dresdner Goethe-Gesellschaft e.V.

Yehuda Amichai (1924–2000) is regarded as one of the great Hebrew poets of the 20th century. His poems deal with love, loss, war and an unshakeable faith in humanity.

With *‘The Fist Was an Open Hand with Five Fingers’*, his daughter Emanuella Amichai, the actor and director Bernhard Stengele, and Robert Herrmann now bring a powerful dialogue between Israel and Germany to the stage. Together, they combine poetry, music and personal narrative to create a rich artistic experience.

Amichai’s original Hebrew texts are juxtaposed with Bernhard Stengele’s German interpretation, thus bridging the gap between past and present, between memory and responsibility. Robert Herrmann accompanies the evening with improvised piano playing, creating a musical space in which Amichai’s poetry takes on a new sound.

• Admission: €15 / concessions €13
• Please book in good time online or by telephone via the visitor service of the Dresden City Museums on 0351 488 7272 (Mon–Fri).

Anti-Semitism was widespread in the 19th century. Some musicians and artists also made public anti-Semitic statements - most notably Richard Wagner. The fact that Carl Maria von Weber and his family were also anti-Semitic is particularly evident in Weber's strained relationship with his publisher Schlesinger. Prof Dr Schmuhl examines the sources on this topic for the first time.

• With Prof Dr Hans-Walter Schmuhl (lecture)
• Admission: €10 / reduced €8
• Please book in good time online or by calling the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on 0351 488 7272 (Mon - Fri).
• In co-operation with the Sächsischer Musikverein e. V.

The film deals with the artist's trip to Italy in 1824/1825. The romantic painter Ludwig Richter (1803- 1884) from Dresden spent a period of study in Italy from 1823 to 1826. After numerous sketches, he later produced 26 paintings with Italian motifs in his studio in Meissen, which can be found in important art collections today. The film follows the painter's footsteps in the central Italian Sabine Mountains to the places he painted.

• With Ernst Hirsch
• Admission: €10 / reduced €8
• Please book in good time online or by calling the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on 0351 488 7272 (Mon - Fri).

The famous fairy tale, which was also made into a film in Moritzburg, is being performed in a paper theatre format for young and old alike. The Kleines Salontheater Dresden has arranged this lovingly adapted version of the fairy tale for the traditional theatre of the Biedermeier period.

• With Karl Gündel (Director)
• Admission: €15 / concessions €13
• Please book in good time online or by telephone via the visitor services department of the City of Dresden Museums on 0351 488 7272 (Mon–Fri).

Ludwig Tieck is regarded as the ‘King of Romanticism’. His stories, some of which are rather sombre, give food for thought. His Christmas story, too, captivates the reader with its delicate balance between reality, fantasy and redemption.

• With Lutz Reike (reading)
• Admission: €10 / concessions €8
• Please book in good time online or by telephone via the visitor services department of the Dresden City Museums on 0351 488 7272 (Mon–Fri).