The German Hygiene Museum Foundation warns of cuts to state subsidies. According to a statement, the city of Dresden has announced that it will reduce its annual contribution by 665,000 euros as part of its planned budget cuts. This would bring it down to the level of 2004, regardless of general cost increases and current inflation. As the city and the Free State finance the foundation jointly, this would mean a total cut of 1.33 million euros per year. "This would put the museum in a precarious situation."
Museum with over a hundred years of history
The Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden was founded in 1912 by industrialist Karl August Lingner (1861-1916). The inventor of Odol mouthwash was one of the protagonists of the 1st International Hygiene Exhibition in Dresden in 1911. The collection includes more than 30,000 objects relating to the history of health education and care, such as the world-famous glass figures. Since 1999, the museum has been run by a foundation which, in addition to equal funding from the city and state, only receives limited donations from companies and foundations. In addition to the permanent exhibition on mankind, there are top-class presentations - and a children's museum.
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