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Celebrations in 2013 |
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1. Publications about the Völkerschlacht
Before 2013 the Stadtgeschichtliches Museum will be presenting a publication on the critical evaluation of the Battle of Nations and it's historical traditions on the basis of current discussions. In preparation for this a research project has already been initiated with the German Research Community to gain the provision of new sources. For this purpose, among other things, the museum's expansive holdings of around 2000 autographs on the subject of the War of the Sixth Coalition are being digitally recorded and detailed content is being developed at the moment.
The new publication will reflect not only the current research position and thereby make an important contribution to the civic history of Leipzig, but will also be offer an opulent furnished picture book to a broad public.
2. Exhibition
In 2013 the Stadtgeschichtliches Museum will, from 4th September 2013 to 5th January 2014, present a striking exhibition with national significance. The first part of the exposition, currently in preparation, will dedicate itself to looking at the historical events of 1813 from an unusual perspective. The second part of the show will be in the form of an interactive exhibition “in progress” in order to generate involvement with the general public. The museum will primarily target themes and structures that will make the message of the exhibitions clear to the visitors themselves. The special exhibition will be presented in a 600 m2 space in the new building of the Museum. From our proposals there are positive signals to record. Parallel to the special exhibition the scientific
3. Youth project
The Stadtgeschichtliches Museum is to start a school & youth project, that will seek to achieve through new contemporary mediums an appreciation for historical traditions for the younger generations. The project is envisaged to be a new format of internet communications platform. With the networking of European databases, a new format for the information and depiction of new research co-operation should emerge, which will function almost as a virtual museum for the Battle of the Nations.
4. Musical Commemoration
Traditionally the hundred year anniversary of the Battle of the Nations, and in this case also of the dedication of the monument, is celebrated by a concert in the cupola hall of the monument, which has special acoustic conditions. In 2013 we are planning to commission a modern requiem from a contemporary artist, to be performed with the choir of the Völkerschlachtdenkmal and European musicians together. Works and performances are planned to create a bridge between 1813 – 1913 – 2013. To this end, in October 2008 we presented a work previously conceived with the Völkerschlachtdenkmal in mind from the Leipzig composer Bernd Franke.
The composer has signalled his readiness to the idea of further collaborations. Currently we are in discussions with artist, in order to further develop the project.
5. European Youth Centres
One of the main target groups of our communication work on the Völkerschlachtdenkmal is especially the young generation. With young people, we would like to make the Leipzig monument a place of critical inquiry about history and to develop open and discursive discussions. For this reason a youth project takes up a place of central importance for us in the anniversary celebrations. The Stadtgeschichtliches Museum plans to organise a European youth meeting, in order to make clear the significance of the events of 1813 and 1913 to European history. To this end we want to invite representatives to a 10 day summer academy to look at questions regarding Europe’s present and future. It is intended that the trans-national project with European youth education partners. At the moment we have made the first contact with the School Academy for Frankish affairs in Halle, in order to establish
6. Future conference
Together with members of the network “Straße der Monumente” (Street of Monuments), initiated by the Stadtgeschichtliches Museum and our European partners from the different national <Erinnerungsmale>, we are organising a scientific conference in Leipzig following on from our conferences in 2000 and 2003. Along with our colleagues at European national monuments and renowned academics we will discuss questions
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