Our new special exhibition “Endless journey. Color a word in the work of Ukrainian artist Andrii Sharan” opens on Sunday 17th November 15 o´clock. The opening ceremony will be enhanced by a pianist and a violinist playing Ukrainian music, while the artist Andrii Sharan is reciting some of his poems. The director of the Sorbian museum, the mayor of Bautzen and the curator of the exhibition will greet the visitors. The exhibition can be visited after the ceremony. There is going to be a live translation during the event.

IKW – Intercultural week Bautzen

16 o´clock: Guided tour in Polish “Slavic relationships in sorbian culture. Insight into the Ukrainian special exhibition.”

17 o´clock: Guided tour in Russian “Slavic relationships in sorbian culture. Insight into the Ukrainian special exhibition.”

17.03. – 05.05.2024: Easter with the Sorbs. Kóstku dać

The Sorbs in Lusatia have a huge variety of easter traditions. Old and new ways of celebrating Easter are presented in our new special exhibition “Easter with the Sorbs”.

This years exhibition focuses on a very important piece of equipment for sorbian Easter riders, the harnesses for their horses. There exists a variety of different designs, but the most valued are harnesses decorated with cowrie shells. We invited sorbian artist Karoline Schneider, who is presenting the results of her research regarding those shells as well as her art around her findings under the title “Kóstku dać”.

Visitors can also admire the winning eggs from the competition around the most beautiful sorbian easter egg of 2024. And last but not least we have special fun activities for families and children, as they can experience the sorbian easter traditions with all senses.

29.03. – 01.04.2024: Demonstration workshop

Starting on Good Friday until Easter Monday, from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., folk artists are going to demonstrate the four different ways of decorating sorbian Easter eggs. Apart from watching sorbian Easter eggs being decorated, visitors can also purchase those.

30.03.2024: Easter program

An Easter program with dance and music will be shown on Saturday, 30th March, at 15 o´clock. The Sorbian folk dance Group Schmerlitz are going to present traditional dances to show visitors the beauty of sorbian folklore.

Suggestion:

The Sorbian Museum will be open on Easter Monday from 10 o´clock until 18 o´clock as well.

Dear guests and visitors,

on Saturday, 22nd of July, the Sorbian museum is open from 12 p.m. until 4 p.m. for operational reasons.

Further the Sorbian museum will be open for your visits from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on these following days, because of the open-air theatre (»27. Bautzener Theatersommer«):

• Saturday, 22 July 2023
• Saturday, 29 July 2023
• Sunday, 30 July 2023

Thanks for your appreciation! Best regards, yours team of the Sorbian museum.

An Easter program with dance and music will be shown on Saturday, 8th April, at 15 o´clock. The Sorbian folk dance Group Schmerlitz are going to present traditional dances to show visitors the beauty of sorbian folklore.

Starting on Good Friday until Easter Monday, from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., folk artists are going to demonstrate the four different ways of decorating sorbian Easter eggs. Apart from watching sorbian Easter eggs being decorated, visitors can also purchase those.

The Sorbian museum wishes all his visitors and friends a happy and prosperous New Year 2023.

We want to thank everybody for their visit as well as their loyalty and kind support during the last year. For 2023 the Sorbian museum plans a variety of different events and workshops and new special exhibitions. So come and see, what we have up our sleeve. The Sorbian museum is always happy to welcome you!

It is your last chance to visit our special exhibition, where traditional Slovakian headdresses have been presented by combining photography, body painting, art and tradition. “Parta” is the name for it. Slovakian women used to wear it in the old days. Come and join our last party to celebrate the closing event of our special exhibition.

Therefore we have planned on this day:

Workshop “From ‘Parta’ to ‘Borta’” – 10.00 am – 4.00 pm

For young people as well as adults, who love to dress up in a festive Sorbian way. Try out various traditional Sorbian headdresses of different regions. Choose the right colours for your personal face painting with photo shooting at the end. Book now to secure your place: ticket@sorbisches-museum.de, costs: 10 €

Guided tour in German language: 3.00 pm

Guided tour in Sorbian language: 4.00 pm

Final artist and curator talk: 5.00 pm

There is a lot going on in Bautzen at this weekend, you can explore the city and join the “Festival of the old town”, but don’t forget to visit us as well! 😉

Salt House – Law court – Sorbian museum

The slogan for the day of open monument is “KulturSpur. Ein Fall für den Denkmalschutz” (english cultural marks. A case for the protection of ancient monuments) this year. Entry free at the Sorbian museum!

Come and find out about the history of the museum building! It was already built in 1782 and was used as Salt House first. Then it was turned into a court in 1869. Since the 1970ies, the Sorbian museum is located here. Therefore it was renovated during the 1980ies. Have a look at our hall, past law court, if you still can see the neoclassical wall paintings. What other cultural marks or historical traces can you discover at the Sorbian museum?