Lecture: Between demolition and bargain hunting. The early 1990s in Chemnitz

Location

entrance free, with registration

With German reunification and monetary union, many East German industrial companies went bankrupt. In order to prevent the haphazard demolition of historically relevant industrial architecture, the monument protection authorities had to act quickly. Only a few industrial buildings were included in the GDR list of monuments. The legal protection that began in 1990 was able to save many industrial buildings. However, their restoration and subsequent use did not initially start as quickly as desired. Initially, the focus was on safety measures to preserve the substance and the recovery of individual machines for the industrial museum. The Esche factory was the first successful reutilisation.

This event is part of a series of lectures (16.9., 7.10. and 4.11.) with Thomas Morgenstern, Dipl.-Ing. architect and from 1989 to 2019 head of the monument protection authority of the city of Chemnitz.

Registration via telephone: +49 (0)371 3676-410 or e-mail: muspaed@industriemuseum-chemnitz.de