Art and culture in Altenburg: Summer highlights in August 2025!

Art and culture in Altenburg: Summer highlights in August 2025!

Altenburg, Deutschland - What's going on in Altenburg? In the coming weeks, the city will become the scene of fascinating art and cultural events. In August 2025, the continuation of the Altenburger Museums will continue. The exhibition "Dieter Appelt-Gerhard-Altenbourg-Prize 2025" focuses on that will be shown in the renowned Lindenau Museum.

The opening of this special show takes place on August 24, 2025 in the Bachsaal of the Residence Castle, followed by an exhibition that runs from August 26 to November 2, 2025. Who is the central artist? This is none other than the bizarre Berlin photographer, object and performance artist Dieter Appelt, who is known for his profound work. With his photographs, he picks up topics such as memory, life and death and inspires art lovers with his abstract style, which is strongly reminiscent of the technology of Gerhard Altenbourg. This connection is underlined by the high priority that Appelt has in the German art scene. The artist, born in Niemegk in 1935, has an impressive artistic career behind him. He is considered one of the most important German photographers and action artists.

Cultural accompanying program

But of course that's not all! In addition to the exhibition, there will be a varied accompanying program that will captivate the visitors. On August 1, 2025, a reading with a concert will take place, which is under the motto "Bridal letters made of cell 92" and at the same time belongs to the exhibition "Education and emancipation - the hidden world of Altenburg magdalen stuck". Looking -out events such as the film evening with the performance of the classic "Girl in Uniform" from 1958 on August 22, 2025 and a workshop evening on August 6, 2025 in the studio round off the cultural experience. There is also good news for music lovers: Organ concerts in the Altenburg Castle Church offer musical highlights, including the organ gala with international participants in the 34th Thuringian organ academy 2024 on August 29, 2025.

By the way, if you are interested in the award-winning exhibition, you should know that the Gerhard Altenbourg Prize, which was awarded Dieter Appelt, is endowed with 50,000 euros. Of this, 10,000 euros are made directly on the award winner and 40,000 euros are planned for a catalog and the organization of the exhibition. The prize was awarded on November 16, 2024 in the board of trustees and is an expression of appreciation for Appelt's extraordinary artistic performance. Among other things, he studied singing before devoting himself entirely to photography and the visual arts.

A look at the art world

But also for collectors and art enthusiasts who want to further explore the field, expertise on works of art are of great importance. An expertise, which is usually created by qualified experts, provides information about originality, attribution to an artist, time of origin and market value. Many private individuals and institutional clients are interested in having their objects evaluated professionally, which shows how high the demand for reliable reports in the art scene is. After all, not only attention is paid to stylistic aspects, but also used for art -historical and scientific methods to ensure credibility.

summarized, visitors to Altenburg can expect an exciting art and cultural program in August 2025 that work with Dieter Appelts and brings the city to life.

For more detailed information on the events and the exhibition, please visit the websites of the Altenburger Museum and the Lindenau-Museum.