When does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition is listed from 24.09.2026 at 10:00 AM. According to official information, the presentation runs until 21.02.2027.

How much is the admission fee?

The determined ticket price is 5 euros per person.

Where is the venue located?

The exhibition takes place at the Wendish Museum Cottbus / Serbski muzej at Mühlenstraße 12, 03046 Cottbus.

Is the exhibition inside or outside?

It is an indoor exhibition in the museum.

Are there guided tours or educational offerings?

Yes, the museum offers guided tours as well as accompanying programs and educational formats. More information will be provided in the direct museum offerings.

Is the museum wheelchair accessible?

According to the museum's information, accessibility is partially compliant.

A quiet photography experience that vividly brings Sorbian history to life

Name: Denis Galloway – Faces of a Time
Start: 2026-09-24T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2027-02-21T17:00:00+01:00
Location: Wendisches Museum Cottbus / Serbski muzej

A photographic window into Lusatia

At the Wendish Museum Cottbus, Denis Galloway – Woblica ze zajźonego casa / Faces of a Time opens a quiet, compelling art experience that intertwines photography, cultural history, and ethnographic observation. The exhibition showcases historical glass negatives by Scottish photographer and ethnographer Denis Galloway, focusing on Sorbian/Wendish life in Lower Lusatia at the beginning of the 20th century.

Glass negatives as cultural memory

The exhibited photographs create their impact from the delicacy of the material: light, surface, and detail fidelity allow faces, traditional costumes, and everyday scenes to appear with great calm. From the distance of historical photography emerges intimacy, without losing the dignity of the subjects depicted. It is precisely this tension that makes the exhibition an aesthetic experience of exceptional intensity.

Between documentation and artistic stance

Denis Galloway is rooted in the tradition of ethnographic photography, which not only observes but preserves. His images are testimonies to a way of life in which work, family, customs, and regional identity are intertwined. For the audience, this creates a concentrated form of cultural education: the exhibition connects historical sources with museum curation, making visible how photography tells history.

The Wendish Museum as a place of Sorbian memory

The Wendish Museum Cottbus is dedicated to the cultural history of the Sorbs/Wends in Lower Lusatia. The permanent exhibition and temporary exhibits bring to life language, literature, customs, traditional costumes, music, and identity. This way, a visit to the museum gains a dual dimension: it is both an examination of the artwork and an encounter with a regional culture whose history extends far beyond Lusatia.

A visit with depth

Those interested in photography, folklore, cultural history, and museum presentation will find a focused, quiet, and lasting exhibition visit here. The combination of historical images, bilingual context, and authentic location makes the exhibition a rewarding destination for all who wish to experience art as memory and understanding.

Conclusion: This exhibition opens a rare view into the history of the Sorbs/Wends and the visual power of ethnographic photography. A visit to the Wendish Museum Cottbus promises insight, atmosphere, and an equally visually striking and touching aesthetic experience.