Time travel & art enjoyment: tours in the Altenburger Castle and Museum!

Time travel & art enjoyment: tours in the Altenburger Castle and Museum!

Kunstgasse 1, 04600 Altenburg, Deutschland - On the last weekend in June 2025, the city of Altenburg expects two special tours that will attract cultural -interested and art lovers alike. The castle and playing card museum as well as the Lindenau Museum are characterized by historical insights and artistic connections.

Special highlight is the tour with court lady Margarethe von Pawel, which begins on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at 2 p.m. In this leadership, a journey through time to 1913, right before the First World War, was undertaken. Margarethe von Pawel gives an authentic look at everyday life and shares personal memories from her time in the residence lock. Participation in the tour costs € 3 per person and offers fascinating insights into the history of the castle in Altenburg. abg-info.de reports that ...

artistic connections in the Lindenau Museum

The following Sunday, June 29, 2025, the last public tour through the exhibition "Streams-Gerhard Altenbourg and Thomas Ranft" takes place in the Lindenau Museum at 2 p.m. Art historian Dr. Silvia Schmitt-Maaß will present the central works of the two artists and shed light on their artistic friendship. A special focus is on the stylistic similarities and the important cooperation work, such as the "Schnepfenthaler Suite", which stands exemplary for the creative connection between Altenbourg and Ranft. These details and the close friendship, which was created in the 1970s at the University of Graphics and Book Art in Leipzig, made the lead particularly exciting. Participation is included in the admission price of the museum. Altenburgerland.de adds that…

Both tours offer an excellent opportunity to learn more about the cultural and historical roots of Altenburg. In particular, the stories of the court lady and the knowledge about the artistic developments of the two graphic artists invite you to rediscover the facets of history and art.