Interactive history: New opening of Colditz Castle
It was once a magnificent hunting lodge - but in the centuries that followed, it also became part of dark chapters in history. Colditz Castle can now be explored with a tablet.
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Staatsschauspiel Dresden replaces picture due to Nazi past
The Staatsschauspiel Dresden is replacing a picture in its ancestral gallery due to the painter Wolfgang Willrich's Nazi past.
Small museums more open to provenance research - obstacles
For years, museums in Saxony have been searching for objects that don't belong there. The large institutions are pioneers in this research - but there are hurdles for the smaller ones.
US museum celebrates glass models by Blaschka artists
Leopold Blaschka and his son Rudolf became famous in the 19th century with deceptively real glass models of flowers and sea creatures, among other things. Now a US museum is honoring them with an exhibition.
Königstein Fortress opens GDR bunker to the public
Königstein Fortress opens long-closed GDR bunker to visitors to experience the history of the Cold War up close. Premiere on Good Friday.
Bridge builders wanted for German-Czech border region
Those who want to spend a year building bridges in the German-Czech border region can apply to take part in a funding program until 7 April. The "A Year at the Border" project of the German-Czech Future Fund is already entering its third round, the organizers announced in Prague on Monday. They are ..
Exhibition on the Unity Monument moves to the West
The Peaceful Revolution of 1989 united the previously divided Germany. A monument to freedom and unity is to be erected in Leipzig next year. An exhibition will soon be traveling to the West.
The Trabant comes back to life as a classic car
The Trabant, once ridiculed as a "plastic bomber", becomes a lucrative investment object with rising prices on the market.
Reopening of the hotel at Cecilienhof Palace in Potsdam planned
After around three years of renovation, hotel guests will once again be able to spend the night at Cecilienhof Palace in Potsdam.
Nazi-looted property: Manuscripts of collector Beno Kaufmann handed over to rightful heirs
In the most extensive case of Nazi-looted property at the Goethe and Schiller Archive, manuscripts belonging to the collector Beno Kaufmann were handed over to rightful heirs.
Dresden commemorates the bombing with a varied program
Remembrance Day in Dresden: human chain sets an example against war and for democracy.
Demonstrations in Dresden before the anniversary of the destruction
Hundreds of people gather for demonstrations in Dresden
Merseburg Cathedral closed for filming
Merseburg Cathedral will be closed from February 5 to 9 due to ARD filming.
Exhibition on upheaval and liquidation in the 90s
The Leipzig City History Museum will dedicate one of its major special exhibitions this year to the period of upheaval in the 1990s. The show "Between Awakening and Liquidation" will focus on the new possibilities of freedom as well as the great disappointments and the unexpected decline of the city ..
Biermann releases album with cover versions
The singer-songwriter and GDR dissident Wolf Biermann (87) has invited numerous artists to record an album with cover versions of his songs. "Wolf Biermann Re:imagined - Lieder für jetzt!" is due to be released on November 15 to mark Biermann's 88th birthday.The first song, "Ermutigung" in a version ..
Saxony's interior minister appalled by meetings between right-wing extremists and AfD members
Saxony's Interior Minister Armin Schuster expresses his horror at the meeting between representatives of an extreme right-wing alliance and AfD members in Potsdam.
Evidence of the lignite industry in Saxony recorded
In the course of a federally funded project, archaeologists and monument conservators have comprehensively recorded thousands of remnants of the lignite industry in the Lusatian and Central German coalfields. The documentation now provides a comprehensive inventory for Saxony, as announced by the St ..
Saxony purchases library from St. Marienthal monastery
The St. Marienthal Psalter is considered the most important work from the library of the monastery of the same name and dates back to the first quarter of the 13th century. Now the bibliophile holdings from St. Marienthal have a new owner.
No decision on environmental damage caused by former GDR companies
A funding dispute between the federal government and the states of Saxony and Thuringia regarding the costs of cleaning up environmental damage caused by former GDR state-owned companies remains unresolved at the Federal Constitutional Court. The highest German court rejected applications by the two ..
Erling Haaland makes soccer history with his 40th Champions League goal
The 23-year-old Erling Haaland scored his 40th goal in the Champions League, making him faster than Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Unity Monument at risk: 2.5 million euros in additional funding
The completion of the Freedom and Unity Monument in Berlin is at risk without additional federal funding, according to the general contractor. According to information from Friday, the Stuttgart office of Milla & Partner has asked the Federal Institute for Building and Regional Planning, which i ..
Kino International turns 60
It was the most important premiere cinema in the GDR: the Kino International in Berlin looks back on an eventful history. Now the building is celebrating its 60th anniversary - and is about to undergo a major refurbishment.
Cinematographer Christian Lehmann died
Christian Lehmann, well-known cameraman of Defa documentaries, has died at the age of 89.
Actor and journalist Lutz Riemann died
Actor and journalist Lutz Riemann has died at the age of 82.
Udo Lindenberg remembers his legendary GDR appearance 40 years ago
Udo Lindenberg talks about the importance of his East German fans and his legendary GDR appearance 40 years ago.
The award of the Saxon electoral dignity to a Wettin six centuries ago
The exhibition at Albrechtsburg Meissen explores the question of who the Saxons are and how they got their name.
Still around 30,000 requests for access to Stasi files per year
More than three decades after German reunification, some 30,000 requests for access to Stasi files are still made each year, according to a report by the Federal Archives.
Plea for democracy: Saxony celebrates Germany's unity
On the occasion of German Unity Day, politicians in the Saxon state parliament made pleas for democracy in memory of the Peaceful Revolution of 1989. At the ceremony in Dresden, Parliament President Matthias Rößler warned against fundamentally questioning the free and democratic constitutional state ..
New cemetery in Leipzig to be redesigned
After extensive measurements, the New Jewish Cemetery in Leipzig is to be redesigned to establish it as a special place of remembrance.
Heckler & Koch founders identified as fellow travelers in Nazi times
A study shows that the founders of Heckler & Koch acted as fellow travelers during the Nazi era.
Nazi looted property discovered in the SLUB Dresden
Around 100 unlawful books from the National Socialist era were discovered in the Saxon State Library.
Art historian: GDR art must become more visible
In order to show the diversity of the GDR without prejudice, to fill gaps in holdings and to make East German art more visible in an all-German context, art historians have called for financial resources from the federal and state governments. During the conference "East German Art: Stocktaking and ..
Giant chimney in Leipzig falls as planned
Leipzig was literally beside itself on Sunday. Because many people wanted to see the blasting of a huge chimney with their own eyes.
Jewish Museum Berlin shows GDR as "Another Country
Life in the eight Jewish communities of the GDR is the focus of the exhibition "Another Country. Jewish in the GDR" at the Jewish Museum Berlin. Starting Friday and running through Jan. 14, the exhibition will feature personal objects from contemporary witnesses and their descendants about Jewish ex ..
Touring exhibition: Way to the Freedom and Unity Monument
A traveling exhibition will document the path to the planned national freedom and unity monument in Leipzig. From Sept. 6 to Oct. 9, a historic room extension hall on Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz will explain how the monument process came about and how it has developed so far."We want to raise awareness ..