Monthly Archives: August 2017

Inspired by the quote accredited to Martin Luther „If I knew, that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant an appletree”, a „tree of hope” was set up in our recent special exhibition. It was richly filled by young and adult visitors with their wishes and dreams. But what kind of wishes were hung up the most? Most important for our visitors seems to be peace and health. But there are many personal goals and dreams concerning the family, work and the personal future to be found. Now, that the special exhibition is over the „tree” was repot into the cabinet and can be seen by our visitors. Another smaller „tree” was made by the Sorbian school of Ralbitz during a project-day.  The pupils looked into the matter of wishes and assigned wishes and thoughts to the roots, the trunk and the treetop, including wishes for the preservation of Lusatia [the local region] and the sorbian/wendish language. We follow with that wishes!

Sunday, august the 27nth 2017 the exposition “Five centuries. The Sorbs and the reformational movement” was finished with a very festive finissage. The programme around the exhibition contained nine public appointements. Apart of three public lectures, seven public guided tours through the exhibition provided deeper insights into the theme.
A lot of school- and after-school groups have seen the exhibition, mostly in combination with an pedagogical programme.
The amount of visitors by the end of the exhibition is a bit less then 5900, while the number for the visitors of the parallel-exhibition at St. Michaelis is circa 4800, alltogether 10700 visitors.
All in all we are very happy with a succesful exhibition, that informed a lot of people about the importance of the reformational movement for the sorbian culture.

Lecture given in sorbian with simaltaneous translation into german.

Wednesday, the 23.8.2017 at 7.00 p.m.

From Greenland, over South Africa up to Australia the Moravian Church (Brethren’s Congregation from Herrnhut) is valued for its missionary work. Their accomplishments among the the Sorbs are little known however. The encounter with the Moravian Church did not just change the lives of many hundreds Sorbs from Upper and Lower Lusatia, but had an enormous effect upon the rural communities, the sorbian-wendish education environment as well as the literature.

(Translation on the basis of the text from Lubina Mahling)

During the traditional month of harvest, several program offers can be chosen. The quaternal Coffee at three o’clock, which will be held on Wednesday, august the 16nth deals with the theme „The farmers garden in the past and nowadays.“

For the last week of august the spotlight is entirely on the ending special exhibition about the reformational movement among the Sorbs.
On Wednesday, August the 23rd at 7 p.m. Dr. Lubina Mahling speaks about the connections between the Moravian Church and the Sorbs. The lecture will be held in Sorbian, with simultaneous translation via headphones available at the  cash desk.  One hour erlier a guided tour through the special exhibtion will be offered.

The finissage on the following Sunday, August the 27nth is oriented as a family afternoon. At 3 p.m. a Sorbian guided tour through the special exhibition wit Jan Mahling takes place. Afterwards the poet Mirana Zuschke performs with the choir „Budyšin“. In the meantim coffee and cake will be offered.
And whilst one exhibition ends – the museum-team works industrious in the background on the next one! -> „KRABAT. The Man. The Myth. The Brand“