From 10 to 12 March 2025, the Esche Museum and the new Esche Lab will be hosting the Spring School, a three-day workshop for students from the fields of design, media studies, cultural studies, mechanical engineering, museum education and anyone else who is curious.
The topic: How can we preserve knowledge about the technology of our functioning museum machines? Because: MACHINES DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING!
The participants develop innovative solutions for storing machine knowledge. The project combines art and technology and preserves industrial culture in creative concepts. The Spring School is conceived and organised by the design agency Haemd from Halle - supported by the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025.
Programme and facts
- 3 days WORKSHOP
- 2 overnight stays and snacks included at ESCHE
- Accompanied and moderated by haemd + employees of the ESCHE Museum
The programme is aimed at students from the fields of (textile) design, learning and game design, media studies, mechanical engineering, museum education, cultural studies and all other interested parties.
Please send an informal application by 21 February 2025, stating your name, contact details, degree programme and university to eschemuseum(at)limbach-oberfrohna.de
More about the call for applications on the Esche Museum website.
