Logo Die Sachsen News
  • Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Logo Die Sachsen News
Logo Die Sachsen News
News / Politics

Estonian President visits Saxony - Ceremony for the arts

Dresden 28. April 2025 12:57 Uhr 2 Min
Estonian President visits Saxony - Ceremony for the arts
Estonia's president comes to Dresden at the beginning of May. (Archive photo) / Photo: Robert Michael/dpa
From: DieSachsen News
Saxony and Estonia combine history and the present. During a visit by the Estonian president, the focus is also on art.

Saxony and Estonia want to expand their economic and cultural cooperation. The topic is the focus of a working meeting between Alar Karis, President of the Baltic Republic, and Minister President Michael Kretschmer (CDU) on May 7 in Dresden. This will be followed by a ceremony during which they will jointly visit the exhibition "Mirror in Mirror" (May 8 to August 31) with Estonian and German art from Lucas Cranach to Gerhard Richter and Arvo Pärt.

It is the first cooperation project between the Dresden State Art Collections (SKD) and the Estonian Art Museum Tallinn.

More from this category

Exhibition with art by Richter and Pärt

The focus of the show, which according to the SKD is the first of its kind in Germany, is on the historical and cultural relations between the two countries. With around 150 works - paintings, graphics, objects, video and sound installations - it spans the period from the Middle Ages to the present day. The starting point is the friendship between the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt and the German painter Gerhard Richter.

The latter's "Birkenau Cycle" is in dialog with sound installations and original sheet music by Pärt, which are graphic and calligraphic works of art. These loans from the Arvo Pärt Center are being shown outside Estonia for the first time - other exhibits and works of art have never been on display in Germany before.

Copyright 2025, dpa (www.dpa.de). All rights reserved

more Politics
The translations are automated with the help of AI. We look forward to your feedback and your help in improving our multilingual service. Write to us at: language@diesachsen.com.

Topics :

Federal States Exhibitions Saxony International Relations Estonia Dresden
Sachsen News
Article from

Sachsen News

Sachsen News is responsible for the content itself. The platform's code of conduct applies. The platform checks and treats content in accordance with the legal requirements, in particular the NetzDG.

Social Media

To the profile

Projekt Saxony Today : Mehrsprachigkeit von regionalen Nachrichten für in Sachsen lebende Menschen ohne deutsche Muttersprache. Projekt wird gefördert durch die Sächsische Landesanstalt für privaten Rundfunk und neue Medien. Diese Maßnahme wird mitfinanziert durch Steuermittel auf Grundlage des vom Sächsischen Landtag beschlossenen Haushaltes.
Projekt Saxony Today : Mehrsprachigkeit von regionalen Nachrichten für in Sachsen lebende Menschen ohne deutsche Muttersprache. Projekt wird gefördert durch die Sächsische Landesanstalt für privaten Rundfunk und neue Medien. Diese Maßnahme wird mitfinanziert durch Steuermittel auf Grundlage des vom Sächsischen Landtag beschlossenen Haushaltes.