When can the exhibition be visited?

The indicated date is May 27, 2026, starting at 10:00 AM. Please check the current opening hours of the Cottbus City Museum for an on-site visit.

How much does admission cost?

The regular individual ticket for adults is priced at 5 euros. Discounts and other ticket options are also available according to the museum.

Are there tours of the exhibition?

Yes, the museum offers guided tours. For the special tour, curator Dr. Paul Fröhlich has been mentioned, and registration is recommended.

Is the City Museum accessible to people with disabilities?

The museum describes its website as partially compliant with accessibility guidelines. For specific questions, direct contact with the museum is advisable.

Where is the museum located?

The Cottbus City Museum is located at Bahnhofstraße 22 in 03046 Cottbus.

Vietnam and Lower Lusatia Connect History, Migration, and Present in Cottbus

Name: Exhibition – Vietnam and the Lower Lusatia – Connected Worlds
Start: 2026-05-27T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-27T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Stadtmuseum Cottbus

Vietnam and the Lower Lusatia: An exhibition about lived interconnections

At the Cottbus City Museum, an artistic experience opens up with Vietnam and the Lower Lusatia – Connected Worlds, intertwining history, migration, and regional memory culture. The exhibition focuses on people, paths, and life worlds that have gained new meaning between the GDR past, upheaval, and the present.

Work, Arrival, and New Life Concepts

At the center is the story of Vietnamese contract workers who came to the GDR in the 1980s and faced profound upheavals after the reunification. From the perspective of the city museum, it does not create a dry chronicle but a rich narrative about everyday life, hope, adaptation, and new beginnings. The exhibition makes visible how migration has shaped regional biographies and continues to do so.

Lower Lusatia and Vietnam as Reflective Spaces

Especially impressive is the curatorial idea of relating two regions. Work, culture, nature, and community appear not as separate fields but as intertwined experiential spaces. Additionally, the perspective on coal mining and the associated landscape changes opens a deeper viewpoint on loss, recultivation, and transformation.

A Museum as a Place of Cultural Education

The Cottbus City Museum sees itself as a central institution for local history and regional memory. Its collections range from cultural history and archaeology to natural history and everyday culture. This exhibition harmoniously fits into this profile and offers a solid aesthetic experience for anyone interested in historical contexts, social transformation, and cultural education.

Curatorial Perspective and Mediation

The special tour with curator Dr. Paul Fröhlich highlights the mediating claim of the house: History is not only shown here but related, categorized, and discussed. This is precisely where the strength of this exhibition lies. It invites one to question stereotypical images and to re-read the Lower Lusatia as a space of diverse life stories.

Conclusion

This exhibition promises not only passive viewing but an intense consideration of works in a broader sense: as a meeting with biographies, landscapes, and societal fractures. Those who want to discover Cottbus culturally should not miss this date. The City Museum offers a thoughtful, touching, and current view of connected worlds.