Tag Archives: Grassi Museum

Grassi Leipzig Ethnography Museum: Chinese Tea Time!

Posted on 22/05/2013 by admin

On Saturday June 1st the Grassi Leipzig Ethnography Museum is inviting all interested visitors to tea. Chinese tea to be specific. Under the guidance of Sinilogist Linus Schlüter from the Konfuzius Institut Leipzig, the afternoon will introduce participants to not … Continue reading →

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Grassi Liest 2013: The Leipzig Buchmesse in the Grassi Museums

Posted on 11/03/2013 by admin

With the last snow of winter melting quicker than chocolate cake of dreams on the fire of reality, it must be time once again for Leipzig Buchmesse. And once again the three Leipzig Grassi Museums are playing host to a … Continue reading →

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Hinter die Kulissen geschaut: Grassi Museums’ Open Day 2013

Posted on 25/02/2013 by admin

On Sunday March 3rd the three Leipzig Grassi Museums invite all interested parties to take a peek behind, normally, closed doors. To step through the velvet curtain and learn what happens behind the scenes at the Applied Art, Ethnography and … Continue reading →

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Grassimesse 2012

Posted on 26/10/2012 by admin

Grassimesse 2012 is open! Until Sunday 28th October some 100 designers, artists and artisans are presenting the fruits of their labour and passion. Full details can be found at http://grassimesse.de and we’ll have reports and updates the coming days. But … Continue reading →

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Grassi Museum for Applied Arts Leipzig: “Art Nouveau to Present” Open!

Posted on 01/03/2012 by admin

The years of planning and organising are finally over. On March 4th the Grassi Museum for Applied Arts Leipzig finally opens the final section of its permanent exhibition:  “Art Nouveau to Present” Over the coming weeks we’ll look in more … Continue reading →

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GRASSI Museum for Applied Arts Leipzig App now available

Posted on 20/01/2012 by admin

A central part of any museum’s work is obviously collecting and preserving items of historical and cultural interest and importance. They of course also like to display and show their collections. To help them both reach a wider audience and … Continue reading →

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Hidden Treasures: Gertrud Rennhard’s “Iran Collection”

Posted on 01/12/2011 by admin

On Sunday December 4th the GRASSI Museum for Applied Arts Leipzig is not only officially unveiling the restored Josef-Alber-Window on the main staircase and opening the Werner Bünck retrospective “Metall.Keramik.Stein”. The Pfeilerhalle is also hosting a new exhibition displaying some … Continue reading →

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Advent in the Grassi Leipzig Ethnography Museum

Posted on 29/11/2011 by admin

During Advent the Grassi Leipzig Ethnography Museum is holding a range of special talks and tours that set Christmas and the Christmas tradition in a global cultural context. On December 17th Marita Andó, curator for North Asia and North/east Europe … Continue reading →

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Metal.Ceramic.Stone: Jewellery Workshop

Posted on 27/11/2011 by admin

As part of the fringe programme to the exhibition “Metal.Ceramic.Stone” the GRASSI Museum for Applied Arts Leipzig is hosting a jewellery workshop on Thursday Decemebr 8th. Under the supervision of Ute Thieme the workshops offer participants the chance to design … Continue reading →

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Grassimesse Leipzig 2011

Posted on 28/10/2011 by admin

The doors are open and Grassimesse Leipzig 2011 is underway! Here a brief selection of some of the exhibits from this years show. Grassimesse Leipzig is open from Friday October 28th until Sunday October 30th from 10 am until 7pm … Continue reading →

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