Annual Report 2010 - Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bischoff with the participants in the summer academy in front
of the painting “Um die Freiheit” (For Liberty) (1895) by sascha schneider
66 den have organised a study visit to Europe lasting several
weeks for ten colleagues from Beijing; a reciprocal visit is
planned for next year.
Furthermore
Of course, not all the scientific and scholarly activities of
the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen were related to the anniversary
year. As an example, mention should be made of
the catalogue of pre­1945 photographs held by the Kupferstich­Kabinett,
the publication of which was associated
with an exhibition in the Residenzschloss. Another important
project was the research conducted on religion and
society in the kingdom of Loango at the mouth of the
Congo in preparation for an exhibition planned for late
2011 at the Grassi Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig.
And ...
last but not least: the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen
and the technische universität Dresden
Although an exceptionally important criterion of museum
research is the ability to work directly with the holdings,
museum scholars also need to co­operate with institutions
of higher education. The most obvious partner for
the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden is the city’s
Technische Universität (University of Technology). Very
close relations have traditionally existed with the Institute
of Art and Music History in the Faculty of Philosophy.
Several scholars from the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen
regularly teach in the Art History department in the ca­
in the scheme entitled “Learning in the albertinum” school
students can engage directly with original works of art
pacity of honorary professors, extraordinary professors or
lecturers. Most recently, the Director of the Galerie Neue
Meister, Dr. Ulrich Bischoff, was appointed an honorary
professor. In association with the Art Education department,
the programme for the project “Lernort Albertinum”
(Learning in the Albertinum) was developed, in which the
museums are to be used as a place for extramural teaching,
not only in connection with art lessons. The Galerie
Neue Meister is undertaking research in cooperation with
the Institute of Sociology in the production of a “Bildatlas
– Kunst in der DDR” (Pictorial Atlas – Art in the GDR). The
list of activities could easily be continued.
In 2010, the Technische Universität Dresden launched an
initiative to intensify the relationships between the faculties
of the university and the various non­university research
institutions in Dresden. For this purpose, the organisation
“Dresden Concept – Exzellenz in Wissenschaft
und Kultur” (Dresden Concept – Excellence in Science and
Culture) was established. The Staatliche Kunstsammlungen
Dresden are pleased to have become an active member.
Even before that, the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen
enthusiastically participated in drawing up and formulating
the application for the Technische Universität Dresden’s
participation in the second round of the Federal
Government’s “excellence initiative”. For despite their international
orientation, the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen
see themselves as a partner in the Dresden research network
and as a feature of the Dresden scientific and academic
landscape.