Collection of Physicians, Patients and Disease in Art
Self-Portrait, “Fünfter Dezember 2001“(5 December 2001), pen drawing, aquarelle painting by Horst Leifer
In 1996, the Institute of the History of Medicine began putting together this collection, which currently consists of more than 700 pieces, mainly graphic works by about 150 artists. The Dresden collection acquires works of high artistic value that show physician-patient relationships, scenes of treatment, the emergence and transience of life, but also illustrations of the sick and suffering. It is dominated by works from post-war Germany, predominantly art from the GDR and the new states. The Institute plans to expand the collection temporally and regionally. The images, which are available in digital form, are used in teaching, to enrich lectures and discussions. Several exhibition projects have demonstrated the richness and diversity of the collection.
As of 2025, the collection is curated by the Art Collection of the Office for Academic Heritage.
Literature
K. Mauersberger, Die Sammlung Arzt, Patient und Krankheit in der Kunst, in: Sammlungen und Kunstbesitz, Technische Universität Dresden. Hrsg. von der Rektorin der Technischen Universität Dresden. Dresden 2022, p. 155-168.
Contact
TU Dresden, Office for Academic Heritage
Bürogebäude Zellescher Weg (BZW)
Zellescher Weg 17, 01069 Dresden
Entrance A, ground floor, room 22