2008 - Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

“Kaspar, Karl und Konservator” at the
Theater Junge Generation, Lars Rebehn
(left), Curator of the Puppentheatersammlung
The series of events entitled “Im Sog der Kunst”(In the Wake of Art):
Ingo Schulze, writer, in discussion with photographer Herlinde Koelbl
and moderator Christiane Kohl, Süddeutsche Zeitung
building in China
On 18th September 2008 the urban planner and architect,
Albert Speer, delivered a talk at the Kunstgewerbemuseum
in Schloss Pillnitz. His architect’s bureau is working on
several urban planning projects in China. In the special
exhibition “Chinese Gardens for Living: Illusion into Reality”
he spoke about the influence of Chinese tradition on
his projects.
Collaboration with Theater junge generation
An unusual project involving various cultural institutions
was organised in 2008 by the Puppentheatersammlung
of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, which produced
the play “Kaspar, Karl und Konservator” in association
with Theater Junge Generation and performed it for the
first time on 8th November. The talk by Lars Rebehn, Curator
of the Puppentheatersammlung, was integrated into
the play. He showed documents relating to the history of
puppet theatre, told anecdotes and cited facts.
marlies giebe and Ursula kral awarded honorary professorships
by the hochschule für bildende künste Dresden
For years now, Marlies Giebe, Head of the Paintings Restoration
Workshop, and Ursula Kral, Head of the Sculpture
Restoration Workshop of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen
Dresden, have been passing on their knowledge and their
wealth of practical experience by teaching and by supervising
undergraduate dissertations at the Hochschule für
Bildende Künste Dresden, where they both studied. In
honour of their outstanding skills which they have demonstrated
in numerous projects, and in recognistion of
their many years of successful teaching services, they were
Director of Administration Dirk Burghardt with R.E.M.
front man Michael Stipe in the Residenzschloss
appointed honorary professors by the Hochschule für
Bildende Künste Dresden in January 2008.
Discussion series “im sog der kunst” (in the Wake of Art)
From January to June 2008, the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen
Dresden opened its halls for a new series of discussions.
These events brought together prominent representatives
of the fine arts and literature. Christiane Kohl, a Süddeutsche
Zeitung journalist and publicist, moderated the
events, which cast light on the multifaceted interconnections
between the fine arts and literature. The audience
gained interesting insights into the particular characteristics
of each art form.
Further development of collaboration between the
staatliche kunstsammlungen Dresden and the j. Paul
getty Trust
During the visit to Dresden by James Wood, President of the
J. Paul Getty Trust, Dr. Michael Brand, Director of the J. Paul
Getty Museum and Prof. Dr. Thomas W. Gaehtgens, Director
of the Getty Research Institute, on 25th July 2008, Dr.
Michael Brand and Prof. Dr. Martin Roth, signed a cooperation
agreement. In December 2008 twenty-seven masterpieces
from the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister travelled to
Los Angeles for the exhibition “Captured Emotions: Baroque
Painting in Bologna, 1575 – 1725”. This indicates the unique
potential that lies in collaboration with the Getty Center.
Audioguide for the historisches grünes gewölbe in
saxon dialect
English, Italian, Japanese, Chinese – up to now, visitors to
the Historisches Grünes Gewölbe have been able to choose
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