Award for Lohgerber Museum in Dippoldiswalde
The Saxon Museum Prize 2023, endowed with 20,000 euros, goes to Dippoldiswalde (Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains district). The award was presented to the Lohgerber Museum & Gallery in Dresden on Monday, as announced by the Ministry of Culture.
Minister Barbara Klepsch (CDU) praised the museum for its intensive consideration of the local environment and the special nature of the location in its new concept. The award ceremony also shows that the high professional quality of museums is not only to be found in the three major cities in the Free State. "Extraordinary achievements can also be experienced in smaller towns and it is worth discovering these museums."
The prize is awarded every two years to non-state museums for exemplary achievements in museum work and profiling in the local museum landscape. Two special prizes, each worth 5000 euros, were also awarded. They went to the Zittau Municipal Museums for their special exhibition "1000 und Deine Sicht. From the outbreak to the emergence from the pandemic" and to the Zwickau Art Collections, which were honored for a long-term restoration project of works of art from the late Middle Ages.
The Lohgerber Museum & Gallery in Dresden, which recently received the Saxon Museum Prize 2023, is renowned for its distinctive approach that considers the local environment and the unique character of its location in its new concept. This award serves as a reminder that outstanding achievements in the museum sector can be found not just in major cities, but also in smaller towns, making it essential to explore these museums.
Source: www.dpa.com
