Denis Galloway at the Sorbian Museum Cottbus: Photography as Memory of Lausitz
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Denis Galloway at the Sorbian Museum Cottbus: A photographic time window into Lausitz
With Denis Galloway – Woblica from the Forgotten House / Faces of a Time, the Sorbian Museum Cottbus opens an exhibition that combines photography, cultural history, and cultural education into a quiet, precise art experience. It showcases a selection of about 200 glass negatives by the Scottish ethnographer, photographer, and artist Denis Galloway, whose images captured the Sorbian-Wendish life in Lower Lusatia with exceptional accuracy. The exhibition begins on 23.09.2026 at 10:00 AM at the Sorbian Museum Cottbus / Serbski muzej. ([cottbus-news.de](https://www.cottbus-news.de/veranstaltungen/ausstellungen/denis-galloway-woblica-ze-zaj-onego-casa-gesichter-einer-zeit-26091305045281?utm_source=openai))
Photography as historical memory
Galloway's photographs serve as visual documents of a world in change. Faces, traditional costumes, everyday gestures, and rural scenes coalesce into a contemplation of works in which ethnographic observation and aesthetic experience intertwine. The glass negative, in particular, gives the images a special materiality: light, contrast, and subtle nuances unfold a quiet, almost meditative spatial effect. ([cottbus-news.de](https://www.cottbus-news.de/veranstaltungen/ausstellungen/denis-galloway-woblica-ze-zaj-onego-casa-gesichter-einer-zeit-26091305045281?utm_source=openai))
The Sorbian Museum as a place of cultural education
The Sorbian Museum sees itself as a competence center for Sorbian and Wendish culture in Lusatia. The permanent exhibition conveys history, language, customs, and regional identity; changing special exhibitions broaden the view on specific topics and current debates. Thus, a visit becomes not only an encounter with images but also a well-founded museum learning space with high cultural-historical value. ([cottbus.de](https://cottbus.de/kultur-und-tourismus/museen-galerien/wendisches-museum/?utm_source=openai))
Space, calm, and attention to details
The museum is located in the old town of Cottbus at Mühlenstraße 12 and is accessible with limited barriers. Opening hours allow for a leisurely tour: during the summer half-year from Tuesday to Friday from 10 AM to 6 PM, as well as Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays from 1 PM to 6 PM; in the winter half-year until 5 PM. For guided tours and museum educational offers, the museum provides a clearly structured framework. ([wendisches-museum.de](https://wendisches-museum.de/2025/06/25/03-10-2025-aktionstag-tueren-auf-mit-der-maus/?utm_source=openai))
Price and Visitor Information
The regular admission to the Sorbian Museum is 5 Euros for adults, according to the current fee schedule; discounts apply for eligible visitor groups. This keeps access to the exhibition low-threshold and of high value at the same time. ([wendisches-museum.de](https://wendisches-museum.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/entgeldordnung.pdf?utm_source=openai))
Conclusion: For those who wish to experience photography as a cultural archive, historical source, and aesthetic experience, this exhibition provides a particularly compelling reason to visit. Denis Galloway – Woblica from the Forgotten House / Faces of a Time opens a sensitive view of Sorbian-Wendish life worlds and is definitely worth experiencing in person. ([cottbus-news.de](https://www.cottbus-news.de/veranstaltungen/ausstellungen/denis-galloway-woblica-ze-zaj-onego-casa-gesichter-einer-zeit-26091305045281?utm_source=openai))
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