Sun Seekers!
An exhibition on art and mining at Wismut
During the Cold War, SDAG Wismut mined weapons-grade uranium for the Soviet Union in western Saxony and eastern Thuringia. At the same time, it was a legendary "state within a state" and collected fine art on a grand scale. For the first time in Zwickau, at an authentic site of Wismut's history, the exhibition provided an overview of the most extensive art collection of a GDR company, comprising more than 4,000 works by 450 artists. A pictorial expedition into the recent past, which also led to the themes of transformation following German reunification.
When? 10 April to 26 October 2025
Where? Zwickau, Former cotton mill, metaWERK GmbH, Pölbitzer Straße 9
Wismut Stiftung gGmbH, Dresdner Institut für Kulturstudien e.V., City of Zwickau, Kunstverein Zwickau e.V.
