When can the exhibition be visited?

The exhibition can be visited on October 13, 2026, from 10 AM to 5 PM.

Where does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition takes place at the Sorbian Museum Cottbus, Mühlenstraße 12, 03046 Cottbus.

What is the admission price?

The admission price is 5 Euros according to the available event information.

What content is shown in the exhibition?

The exhibition features a selection of around 200 glass negatives by Denis Galloway, including portraits, everyday scenes, costumes, field work, market activities, and weddings.

Are there guided tours or workshops?

The exhibition is also listed in the event calendar with a guided tour or viewing. Specific times for tours or workshops are not provided.

Is the exhibition accessible for people with disabilities?

No reliable information regarding accessibility is available in the provided event details.

Faces of a Time: Historical Photographs Preserve the Culture of Lusatia

Name: Denis Galloway – Woblica from a Forgotten House / Faces of a Time
Start: 2026-10-13T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-13T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Wendisches Museum Cottbus / Serbski muzej

Faces of a Time: Photographic Memories of the Sorbs in Spreewald

The Sorbian Museum Cottbus presents Woblica from a Forgotten House / Faces of a Time, an impressive photographic journey through Lower Lusatia. The focus is on a selection of around 200 glass negatives by Scottish ethnographer, photographer, and artist Denis Galloway, who documented life in the region and in Wittichenau between 1908 and 1914.

Glass Negatives as Windows to a Past World

The historical black-and-white images unfold their special effect through precise image composition and the material presence of the photographic medium. Light, contrasts, and finely graduated shades of gray give the portraits and everyday scenes a quiet intensity. The observation of the works combines aesthetic experience with cultural-historical insight.

Everyday Life, Costumes, and Lived Identity

Galloway's photographs show field work, market activities, portraits of women and children, as well as significant life events such as weddings. Particularly enlightening are the diverse Sorbian costume variants that are hardly visible today. Clothing, posture, and facial expressions become visual testimonies of a regional culture and its social order.

Photography Between Ethnography and Art

The exhibition makes clear how closely documentary photography, ethnographic research, and artistic image design can be interconnected. Galloway's camera preserves not only historical information but also creates encounters with people whose everyday lives date back more than a century. This results in an artistic experience between visual memory, cultural history, and cultural education.

A Museum Experience for Those Interested in History and Photography

The atmosphere of the exhibition invites a leisurely contemplation. Each recording opens a unique access to the history of the Sorbs in Lower Lusatia and encourages reflection on identity, regional traditions, and the transformation of social life worlds. The exhibition is suitable for photography enthusiasts, families, culturally historically interested individuals, and anyone who wants to discover Cottbus from a new perspective.

The exhibition makes the past visible without glorifying it. Visitors can expect a concentrated encounter with photographic sources, regional history, and the faces of a time. Anyone wishing to experience the aesthetic power of historical photography and the cultural diversity of Lusatia firsthand should definitely visit this exhibition at the Sorbian Museum Cottbus.