Annual Report 2010 - Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

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Podium discussion with Dr. Joachim Nettelbeck, Prof. Dr. Peter-Klaus schuster and four participants in the Youth Congress 14 The section under the heading “Curiosity” demonstrated the extent to which, from the very outset, science was at the focus of the collections. Clashes of opinion and both theoretical and real conflicts of varying intensity were examined in the section entitled “Confrontation”. The final chapter of the exhibition was called “Appeal” and encouraged visitors to look towards the future. A paradigmatic symbol of this theme was the lightbox installation by the Canadian artist Jeff Wall entitled “The Thinker”. It epitomises the appeal of both art and museums. This is also evident from the catalogue accompanying the Anniversary Exhibition. It was published along with a chronology of the Dresden collections and an anthology of historic and recent texts as a threevolume boxed set. The exhibition closed on 7 November 2010 and the exhibits were returned to their usual locations, but the research findings presented in this publication will be a lasting legacy of the anniversary year. Culture! My future Some visitors to the exhibition will undoubtedly have particularly strong memories of the anniversary celebrations: the 30odd participants in the international youth congress entitled “Culture! My future”, which took place at the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen from 13 to 17 April 2010. They had come from seven countries – Poland, the Czech Republic, Russia, France, Spain, Turkey and China – in order to discuss their ideas about the museums of the future with young people from Germany. The Congress had a tightly packed programme: discussions in the plenary During the Congress conversations and discussions took place in small groups … … and in the plenary sessions. session were followed by work in small groups and conversations with museum experts. The discussion sessions were chaired by four students who had organised the Congress in association with staff from the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen. The aim was clearly formulated: an agenda was to be drawn up setting out what the young people considered to be most important goals of museums in the future. The title of the final document was “Shorten Distances!” and it was handed over to the Prime Minister of Saxony Stanislaw Tillich during the 450th anniversary celebrations. The document includes a number of demands at different levels. The young people desire not only a reduction of physical distances – for example, museum architecture which permits more direct contact with the exhibits – but also a reduction of psychological barriers so that more young people will be motivated to visit museums. Another key issue is the desire that museums should be mediators between cultures. Here, above all, the young people see both a major challenge and an opportunity for the museums of the future. Over the next few years, the “youth congress” concept will become a regular feature of major exhibitions organised by the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. Two such events are already planned for 2011: in Canada and in China. 17 April, 2010: A celebration of 450 years The presentation of the results of the youth congress during a podium discussion with Prof. Dr. PeterKlaus Schuster and Dr. Joachim Nettelbeck, and the handing over of the
Prof. Dr. Martin roth during his address at the anniversary Concert in the semper Opera House results to Prime Minister Stanislaw Tillich, was undoubtedly a highlight of the 450th anniversary – albeit certainly not the only one. Following a welcoming address by DirectorGeneral Prof. Dr. Martin Roth, the Prime Minister underlined the importance of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen as an internationally significant cultural institution, calling them a “driving force for the whole country” and an “ambassador to the entire world”. In her speech, the curator and project leader Karin Kolb presented the concept behind the exhibition. In the evening, the next highlight was to follow: the Anniversary Concert performed by the Staatskapelle Dresden in the Semper Opera House. Invitations to this concert had been issued not only to the participants in the official ceremony, but also to all current and former employees of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. As a special birthday gift, the Staatskapelle premiered the work entitled “ScandelloVerwehungen” by the German composer Isabel Mundry, which she had composed specially for this occasion. The concert also included works by Robert Schumann and Richard Strauss. The festive atmosphere of the Semper Opera House and the high quality of the artistic performance made this a truly memorable evening in the history of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen. After the concert, the museums in the Residenzschloss were open free of charge for all Dresden residents – and more than 3,000 people took advantage of this invitation. With a large birthday cake and live music, the great festival of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen went on until long after midnight. Prime Minister of saxony stanislaw Tillich at the ceremonial opening of the anniversary Exhibition Curator Dr. Karin Kolb speaking about the concept behind the exhibition A special moment for looking back and looking ahead, and also a great party for the city of Dresden – that was what the 450th anniversary celebrations of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden were intended to be and that is what they were. Raising awareness of the past and developing new perspectives for the future was the motor behind the anniversary year. This was clearly evident both in the exhibition and in the celebrations; and the power of this motor will undoubtedly endure well beyond the year 2010. 15
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