When does the special exhibition take place?

The exhibition is scheduled for 09.07.2026 from 10:00 to 17:00.

Where can the exhibition be seen?

In the coach house of the Fürst Pückler Museum Park & Schloss Branitz in Cottbus, Robinienweg 5.

How much is the entrance fee?

According to the event information, the entrance fee for adults is 4 euros, reduced 3 euros. Children and teenagers up to 18 years have free admission.

Is the exhibition suitable for families?

Yes, especially families and children benefit from the illustrative images and fashion collages created by the students.

Is the museum accessible?

The Branitz Park is wheelchair accessible. Unfortunately, the palace itself is not accessible for wheelchair users due to steps.

How long will the special exhibition run?

The exhibition at the coach house can be seen until 17.08.2026.

Children's Art in Branitz: Rediscovering Fashion, Memory, and Female Life Worlds

Name: Special Exhibition: Joy of Life and Fun of Fashion. Women Yesterday and Today
Start: 2026-07-09T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-09T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Kutscherhaus

A Playful Look at Fashion, Role Models, and Female Life Worlds in Branitz

The special exhibition Joy of Life and Fun of Fashion. Women Yesterday and Today at the coach house of the Fürst Pückler Museum Park & Schloss Branitz combines childlike creativity with cultural-historical reflection. Young students from the Carl-Blechen-Grundschule Cottbus showcase in images and fashion collages their view on female archetypes, desires, and life worlds – on the occasion of the 250th birthday of Princess Lucie von Pückler.

When Historical Perspectives Meet Contemporary Imagination

The exhibition unfolds its effect not through grand gestures but through the quiet power of comparison. What did female joy of life mean once, and what does it mean today? Between fashion, self-image, and social role emerges a sensual consideration of the work that convincingly brings together art education and cultural education.

Children's Art as Aesthetic Experience

The children's works open a direct, unfiltered access to the exhibition. Imaginative drawings, collages, and colorful compositions make visible how historical themes can be translated into a contemporary language. This is precisely the appeal of this presentation: it not only shows results but also thinking processes, perceptions, and associations.

Branitz as a Place of Cultural Memory

The park and palace of Branitz provide the perfect setting for this preliminary reporting of an exhibition that does not close history off in a museum-like manner but keeps it alive. The house is closely linked with the art and cultural history of Lusatia and presents, in addition to the Carl-Blechen collection, the memory of Prince Pückler and his time. Thus, a context arises in which exhibition, museum, and landscape space intertwine.

Who Should Especially Visit

The special exhibition is aimed at families, art-interested visitors, and anyone interested in fashion history, women's biographies, and creative museum education. Those who appreciate open, descriptive, and inspiring exhibitions will find a multifaceted art experience with regional relevance here.

Conclusion: This special exhibition connects young perspectives with an important cultural-historical theme. Anyone who wants to see how fashion, role models, and joy of life can be retold in images should definitely experience the exhibition in Branitz live.