The Palace of Culture for the Maxhütte

singing club and art circle. The country's show stars performed here while amateur artists from the steelworks exhibited their paintings or performed in the choir and orchestra. Due to its size, design and furnishings, it is considered the archetype of the approximately 2,000 cultural centers in the GDR.


In the book “Max braucht Gesellschaft - Der Kulturpalast des VEB Maxhütte Unterwellenborn”, edited by Christoph Liepach, the authors recount the architectural history and cultural policy of the GDR in all its contradictions. What would the preservation and cultural revival of this palace mean for people today?

 

• Lecture: Christoph Liepach, photographer and publisher, Leipzig
  
• Moderation: Sören Marotz, Exhibition Director DDR Museum
  

Cooperation with the Leibniz Institute for Spatial Social Research e.V. (IRS)