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LM Altenbourg 2026 10
Exhibition

Gerhard Altenbourg

To mark the 100th anniversary of Gerhard Altenbourg’s birth:
In Praise of Line – The ‘Schnepfenthaler Suite’

31. Oct — 7. Feb 27

Location
Leonhardi Museum, Dresden
Grundstraße 26
01326 Dresden
Opening hours
Tue – Fri: 14:00 – 18:00
Sat / Sun: 10:00 – 18:00
Mon: closed

Please note: The upper exhibition rooms are currently not accessible to visitors with reduced mobility.
Admission
€6 per person | €4 (concession)
Free admission on Fridays from 2.00 pm

Free admission with the Dresden Pass and for children under 7, as well as other concessions
AI-generated: The image shows a stylised drawing of a standing figure with long, flowing lines that suggest a female silhouette. The style is minimalist, with the focus on the figure’s contours.»Bald ist es aus«, 1949, Lithokreide auf Papier, Wvz-Nr. 49/52 | @ Galerie Brusberg

22 November 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of Gerhard Altenbourg’s birth.

Gerhard Ströch, an illustrator, graphic artist and poet born in Schnepfenthal, adopted the pseudonym Altenbourg, after the town of Altenburg, where he spent most of his life.

The ‘Schnepfenthal Suite’ is Altenbourg’s most extensive and evocative work, a late and major masterpiece that was printed over a period of four years by the Chemnitz-based artist and printer Thomas Ranft in close collaboration with Altenbourg.

‘The 100 sheets have become a large-scale, erotically suggestive yet ironic “theatre of the world” in miniature, a seemingly light-hearted and delicate play on love and grand emotions in an intimate format.’ (Lindenau Museum)

We are exhibiting all 100 etchings from the suite, which were last seen in Dresden 27 years ago as a special exhibition at the Dresden Art Market in the palace.

Early lithographs, woodcuts and drawings are also on display.

The exhibition will be opened on 30 October 2026 at 8.00 pm by Jutta Penndorf, the long-standing director of the Lindenau Museum in Altenburg and an expert on Altenbourg.

Exhibition dates

Fri / 30. Oct
20:00
LM Altenbourg 2026 10Gerhard Altenbourg, Aus der Schnepfenthaler Suite, Kaltnadelradierung, 1986 | VG Bild-Kunst Bonn

We warmly invite you and your friends to the exhibition opening on Friday, 30 October at 8 pm.

The speaker will be Jutta Penndorf, the long-standing director of the Lindenau Museum in Altenburg and an expert on the Altenbourg family.


The venue is not wheelchair accessible.

During the opening, the car park on Grundstraße, above the museum, will be available for your use.

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