Location
Hohenstein-Ernstthal, club rooms Silberbüchse e.V.
Dresdner Straße 26, 09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal
This exhibition, which was already on display in Chomutov from February to mid-April as part of the German-Czech Capital of Culture project "Try Walking in May Shoes", is now being presented in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, the birthplace of Karl May.
The opening will take place on 22 June 2025 from 3 - 6 pm.
The exhibition of historical photographs by Hermann Krauße offers an impressive view of life in the Ore Mountains at the turn of the millennium. The detailed glass negatives provide an insight into the everyday lives of craftsmen, farmers, families and woodcutters who lived in the harsh yet inspiring mountains. As part of the Chemnitz 2025 programme, the exhibition presents stories that celebrate human creativity, traditions and resistance in this special region.
Hermann Krauße (1865-1945) was a talented amateur photographer. He lived in the village of Steinbach in the Ore Mountains. Beginning in 1904, he captured his surroundings on slides - neighbours, workers in his factory, their everyday lives and the beauty of the Ore Mountain landscape. Today, his treasures of 2,597 photographs are available for posterity. They not only show the transformation of the Ore Mountains, but also the daring spirit of a photographer and inventor. The exhibition offers an impression of Hermann Krausse's world, in which his lens combines the ordinary with the extraordinary and paints an extraordinary portrait of the people and the region.