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August Kotzsch: Photography

The Deutsche Fotothek is hosting an exhibition on the work of August Kotzsch (1836-1910) at the Leonhardi Museum.

28. Mar 21. Jun

Opening hours
Tue - Fri: 14:00 - 18:00 Sat / Sun: 10:00 - 18:00 Mon: closed
Admission
6 € per person | 4 € reduced Friday from 14:00 free admission Free admission with Dresden Pass and for children under 7 years and other discounts
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This important photographer from the end of the 19th century is presented in his versatile oeuvre at his former place of work, Loschwitz. In addition to views of places, picturesque landscapes and staged genre depictions, Kotzsch's "studies of nature", which range from late Romanticism to astonishingly modern imagery, can also be discovered.

The exhibition marks the publication of a catalogue raisonné of over 1,000 works by Schirmer/Mosel Verlag. the presentation is complemented by a contemporary artistic approach to August Kotzsch by Martin Bertelmann.

Jens Bove and Agnes Matthias will speak at the opening on Friday, 27 March 2026.

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Exhibition dates

Fri / 27. Mar
20:00
LM Kotzsch 2026
August Kotzsch: Photography

Opening of the special exhibition
Introduction: Jens Bove, Agnes Matthias

We cordially invite you and your friends to the opening of the exhibition on Friday, 27 March at 8 pm.

Greeting: Jens Bove (Deutsche Fotothek)

Speaker: Agnes Matthias (Deutsche Fotothek)

Access to the event is not barrier-free.

The car park on Grundstraße above the museum will be available during the opening.

Sun / 19. Apr
14:00
KI generiert: Das Bild zeigt einen alten, kahlen Baum mit einem verwitterten Stamm im Vordergrund. Im Hintergrund sind einige Gebäude und eine weite Landschaft zu sehen.
August Kotzsch: Photography

Curator's tour with Agnes Matthias (Deutsche Fotothek)

The Deutsche Fotothek is hosting an exhibition on the work of August Kotzsch (1836-1910) at the Leonhardi Museum.

The important photographer of the late 19th century is presented in his former place of work, Loschwitz, in his multifaceted oeuvre.

  • 3,00 € per person plus museum entrance fee


The upper exhibition rooms are currently not barrier-free.

Wed / 22. Apr
19:00
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Presentation of the catalogue raisonné of August Kotzsch's photographs

with the publisher Lothar Schirmer and the editors

Wed / 6. May
16:30
KI generiert: Das Bild zeigt einen alten, kahlen Baum mit einem verwitterten Stamm im Vordergrund. Im Hintergrund sind einige Gebäude und eine weite Landschaft zu sehen.
August Kotzsch: Photography

Curator's tour with Agnes Matthias (Deutsche Fotothek)

The Deutsche Fotothek is hosting an exhibition on the work of August Kotzsch (1836-1910) at the Leonhardi Museum.

The important photographer of the late 19th century is presented in his former place of work, Loschwitz, in his multifaceted oeuvre.

  • 3,00 € per person plus museum entrance fee


The upper exhibition rooms are currently not barrier-free.

Wed / 3. Jun
16:30
KI generiert: Das Bild zeigt einen alten, kahlen Baum mit einem verwitterten Stamm im Vordergrund. Im Hintergrund sind einige Gebäude und eine weite Landschaft zu sehen.
August Kotzsch: Photography

Curator's tour with Agnes Matthias (Deutsche Fotothek)

The Deutsche Fotothek is hosting an exhibition on the work of August Kotzsch (1836-1910) at the Leonhardi Museum.

The important photographer of the late 19th century is presented in his former place of work, Loschwitz, in his multifaceted oeuvre.

  • 3,00 € per person plus museum entrance fee


The upper exhibition rooms are currently not barrier-free.