Cultural programme in the winter term 2023/24
You will find the latest events and excursions of the Cultural Office listed here.
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CURRENT EVENTS
Unfortunately, you missed our events in the winter semester 2023/24.
You will receive up-to-date information via our newsletter or on our Facebook page.
PREVIOUS EVENTS
10/5 I Information Day & Matriculation Ceremony
Thursday, October 5, 2023 / 11am-3pm
You will meet many important people and organizations that will help you to study successfully at TU Dresden. Above all, the tutors will support you at the start of your studies and go on a campus tour with you. The Cultural Office team and student organizations look forward to meeting you at the information market.
August- Bebel- Strasse, Foyer (Eingang August Bebel Str. 20)
10/22 I Welcome tour on a DVB tram
Saturday, October 21, 2023
Traditionally, the semester programme begins in a yellow DVB tram. During an exclusive city tour with the Cultural Office team you will get to know Dresden's highlights and receive useful insider tips.
Free admission, also for international guest scientists and their friends and colleagues.
Fee: Free admission
10/28 I Hike in Saxon Switzerland
Saturday, October 28, 2023
Join us on a hike in the Saxon Switzerland National Park and enjoy the one-of-a-kind natural scenery of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. After a visit to the NationalparkZentrum, we will join the National Park team on a guided hike with breathtaking views of the bizarre rock formations. Important: Please wear sturdy footwear!
Your fee: EUR 4
Included in the price: Museum with guided tour, guided hike
10/29 I Dresden Old Town scavenger hunt
Sunday, October 29
Dresden has a lot to offer, no matter which side of the Elbe you are on. Get to know Dresden's old town during a playful city tour! During a scavenger hunt you will explore the highlights of the old town and learn many interesting facts about the city on the Elbe River. Afterwards, we can get to know each other better and make new contacts over coffee and cake.
Fee: EUR 3
Included in the price: City game, cake & coffee
11/3 I Concert Dresden Philharmonic - "abgeFRACKt"
Friday, November 3, 2023
Classical music can often seem pretentious and aloof - but the Dresden Philahrmonie's "abgeFRACKt" series of events is quite different. Enjoy music from TÁR, the film starring Cate Blanchett in which the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra performs the film orchestra, and a Finnish masterpiece by composer Sibelius in the one-hour short concert. By using the Wolfgang app, you can be guided through the respective work live in concert and learn more about the music. Get carried away into the world of classical music!
Your fee: EUR 7
Included in the price: Concert ticket, guided tour at the Kulturpalast, cake & coffee
11/4 I Leipzig - City trip
Saturday, November 4, 2023
Join us on a trip to Leipzig! The city is located about 120 km west of Dresden and is known for its lively history and vibrant present. First, you will explore the historic Old Town on a guided tour and learn a bit about the famous composer Johann Sebastian Bach. After refreshments and some free time, during which you can also listen to the famous motets in St. Thomas Church, we will visit the museum "Runde Ecke". There you will learn a lot about the Stasi (GDR state security service) and the city of Leipzig during the GDR era.
Fee: EUR 9
Included in the price: Guided city tour, museum "Runde Ecke", lunch
11/11 I Silver City Freiberg
Saturday, November 11, 2023
"Glück auf!", this is the traditional greetings that miners still use today. Freiberg is famous for its mining tradition and is home to one of the largest mineral exhibitions in the world. Marvel at gems and minerals glittering in all shapes and colors in the huge collection of the "terra mineralia" exhibition.
Fee: EUR 9
Included in the price: Guided city tour, guided tour terra mineralia, lunch
11/18 I Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden
Saturday, November 18, 2023
Join us at the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum, founded back in 1912! While visiting the special exhibition "Hello Happiness!" you will gain exciting insights into human emotions and moments of happiness in life. After the guided tour, you will have time to playfully experience the exhibition yourself through interactive elements. We’ll round out the afternoon with coffee and cake.
Your fee: EUR 4
Included in the price: Entry fee & guided tour of the Hygiene-Museum, cake & coffee
11/19 I Albertinum
Sunday, November 19, 2023
In the special exhibition "Revolutionary Romances?" at the Albertinum you can marvel at works by artists from the former GDR as well as from Vietnam, Chile and other countries of the global south. The exhibition highlights the cultural-political relations of the socialist countries. Afterwards, you can admire masterpieces of visual art from the Romantic period to the present while strolling through the sculpture collection and the Galerie Neue Meister. And there will be plenty of time to discuss the works afterwards over coffee and cake.
Your fee: EUR 3
Included in the price: Museum tour, cake & coffee
11/26 I Porcellain Town Meissen
Sonntag, November 26, 2023
Meissen Porcelain is one of the internationally best-known and oldest German luxury brands. On our city trip to Meissen, you can take a look behind the scenes at the porcelain manufactory's show workshop - starting with the professional turning of the porcelain mass and ending with detailed glaze painting. We will explore the most important sights of Meissen's old town, such as the imposing cathedral, together while playing a city game. Afterwards, you will have time to stroll through the beautiful Christmas market and get to know the city from a different perspective.
Fee: EUR 10
Included in the price: City game, entry Meissner Porzellan, lunch
12/1 I Baking cookies & Christmas quiz
Friday, December 1, 2023
What's the best thing about the Christmas season? Exactly - cookies, tea and Christmas music. You'll find all of that at the International Office Christmas Bakery. We will bake cookies, decorate them, eat them - and drink mulled wine while doing it. You'll also learn more about German and international Christmas traditions in a Christmas quiz.
Fee: EUR 2
Included in the price: baking utensils, Christmas quiz, snacks & drinks
12/3 I Folk art in the Ore Mountains
Sunday, December 3, 2023
Come with us and visit the show days of the traditional Saxon manufactory "Wendt & Kühn", which is highly esteemed all over the world for its handicrafts. For over 100 years, wooden figurines such as angels or flower children and music boxes have been produced in Grünhainichen in the Ore Mountains in high quality craftsmanship and with great attention to detail. Come and have a look over the craftsmen's shoulders during a guided tour of the manufactory and try out your dexterity yourself in the handicraft street. A stroll around a small Christmas market rounds off our day.
Fee: EUR 7
Included in the price: Factory tour, handicrafts, lunch
12/7 I Magic show & star crafting
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Double the fun in one evening! To get us in the mood for the magic of the Christmas season, first let Paris-born magician Matthieu Anatrella enchant you with his magic show. We guarantee exciting and charming magic with a lovely French accent! After the show, we will grab some paper, tea and Christmas stories, we make ourselves comfortable and practice our dexterity to decorate our windows with stars for Christmas - because the magic of Christmas in Germany also includes handicrafts.
Fee: EUR 2
Included in the price: magic show, handicraft materials
12/9 I Technische Sammlungen Dresden
Saturday, December 9, 2023
Curiosity and the joy of discovery are what our visit to the Technische Sammlungen is all about, because they are a museum, a photo gallery and a science center - all in one. The museum's collections offer many opportunities for experimentation and exploration, and turn technology and science into an exciting experience. They are located in one of the most important industrial buildings of the past century, a former camera factory where world-famous cameras and projectors were once produced by the companies Ernemann, Zeiss Ikon and Pentacon. From the Ernemann Tower, the museum's 48-meter-high landmark, you can enjoy a unique panoramic view of Dresden and the surrounding region.
Fee: EUR 4
Included in the price: Admission & guided tour of the Technische Sammlungen, coffee & stollen, visit to the Christmas market at the “Blaues Wunder” bridge
12/11 I Concert Dresden Frauenkirche
Monday, December 11, 2023
The Frauenkirche is probably the most famous sight to visit in Dresden. A visit to the atmospheric church is definitely worthwhile even in daylight - but on this evening you will get goosebumps during the famous "Christmas Oratorio" by Johann Sebastian Bach (Cantatas I-III). For many people, these festive sounds are the epitome of Advent and Christmas.
Fee: EUR 7
Included in the price: Concert Frauenkirche, drink in a Dresden bar
12/13 I Semperoper: Mozart´s "The Magic Flute"
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
The Semperoper is considered one of the most beautiful theaters in the world and offers opera and music enjoyment at the highest level. Come and experience "The Magic Flute", Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's perhaps most famous opera, and enjoy an unforgettable evening. The premiere of the opera took place on September 30, 1791, at the Freihaustheater in Vienna, two months before the composer's death.
Fee: EUR 7
Included in the price: Magic Flute opera, drink in a Dresden bar
12/16 I Ginger Bread Town Pulsnitz
Saturday, December 16, 2023
Christmas without the famous Pulsnitz gingerbread is unthinkable. Old recipes have been kept for centuries: Since 1558 the bakeries of Pulsnitz have already been the source of the sweet delicacies and have thus made Pulsnitz known as the City of Gingerbread. Visit Europe's only Gingerbread Museum and bake and decorate your own gingerbread. Afterwards, you get to taste the sheer deliciousness.
Fee: EUR 6
Included in the price: guided tour of the Gingerbread Museum, baking and decorating a gingerbread cookie, gingerbread tasting
24/01 I Trial lesson: folk dance with "Thea Maass“
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Experience the folklore dance ensemble "Thea Maass" of TU Dresden first hand during a trial lesson and get a glimpse of their training and rehearsal. Of course, we will also dance together - so pack on your dancing shoes! Time: 7 – 9:30 pm.
Fee: free admission
INDIVIDUAL OFFERS
Orienteering through the old town of Dresden
Can you find the right way only with a map and a compass? - Show it during an orienteering run in the old town of Dresden. You run or walk through the old town armed only with a map and have to find the right route between different stations. You will also have to answer small riddle questions. Send us the correct solution and win great prizes!
More detailed information can be found at this link: https://cloudstore.zih.tu-dresden.de/.../s/5CSYgq2NZ38Djif
Find more tracks in and around Dresden at: dresdner-stadt-ol.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html
FAQ
Please fill out the online registration form and then pay the fee as soon as possible during office hours at the Cultural Office in the International Office. Only after payment the place is bindingly booked. Please bring your student ID with you when paying. Payment via bank transfer or card is not possible.
Note: Your registration is NOT valid as a reservation. First come, first served.
The cultural programme is open to international and German undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at TU Dresden. The programme for PhD students and international guest scientists is organised by the Welcome Center.
With your registration you accept the terms and conditions of the Cultural Office.
The excursions are mainly offered in German. Tutors will translate into English during guided tours and workshops.
- our Cultural Office website,
- our Facebook page and
- our info board at the International Office, Mommsenstr. 6, 1st floor,
- or register for our newsletter.
- You may also subscribe to our instagram channel
- and check out our videos in the YouTube channel of TU Dresden.
The programme offers some excursion classics and new destinations, every semester. If you are interested in the details and pictures of our past activities check out the archive and our Facebook events.
I honestly would like to thank the Kulturbüro of the TUD for the big chances they gave me to get to know better the city Dresden. The organisation and the involvement in different kind of activities have to be considered as a treasure. I think it is not so common to go abroad and find people who are good and kind.
The Cultural Office staff keep you in discovering a new city, giving you little advices in order to enjoy every day pleasures the city can give (without them this couldn’t be the same!)
The trips and the chances to win tickets for concerts or other activities are a gift for me and I guess for every foreign student who comes here. I really appreciate their work and the way they organize things. The more activities they would organize, the more I would like to be present to enjoy Dresden with fun, happiness and joy! J
When I first arrived in Dresden to start my Erasmus I was completely lost and alone, I had no friends and I didn’t know where to go. Basically, the normal feeling that everyone can experience when arriving in a new country.
When at the Immatriculation day I saw for the first time the poster of the Cultural Office, I must admit that I was a little suspicious but curious at the same time.
Some time I can be very shy and stubborn, but then I thought:” Why not? Let’s start this adventure in the right way, I should try and register for a few things”.
So, I tried the Welcome tour on our very own DVB tram and I was really amazed, everyone was so friendly and enthusiastic and in just one hour or so (while sitting on a tram going around the beautiful city of Dresden) I felt that I had made the right decision. A few days later I decided to register to all the trips that they were offering during this Winter Semester. And I have to say that I absolutely didn’t regret it.
In my opinion the best trip of all was Berlin, we have seen so many things in just four days, the price of the trip (only 90 euros everything included) was ridiculous considering that everything was so well planned and organized that I was more and more amazed every day, even if the weather was very bad and cold. Everyday there was a new reason to get ready and start the day in the best way possible: with the huge buffet breakfast of the hotel. I am just kidding, but it’s true 😊
The girls working for the Cultural Office are like angels (yes, exactly like the three Charlie’s angels 😊), they are always so enthusiastic and ready to help and give you advices and tips about the trips or the life in Dresden and they never hesitate to give you a big smile even if it’s freezing cold and pouring rain, yes, we didn’t have a lot of luck, because the weather was always very bad, only for us.
During all these trips I have seen breath taking beautiful places in the region of Saxony, places that I didn’t even know that existed, I have been amazed by castles, stories, ballets, history, museums and the stunning nature of this beautiful region.
The most important thing was that I met so many new people, coming from different countries, different cultures, speaking every kind of possible language. I opened my self-up, trying new things and doing my best to enjoy every moment as much as I could. Even if I was thousands of km far from home, with these weekly plans I never felt homesick or alone, because I had found a new international family.
Even if my week had been stressful or full of lessons and new challenges, during these trips I really felt free and happy to have done the right decision of coming to Dresden, almost blessed.
Last but not least, what about the food? I have tried so many different and delicious thing from all around the world, more that I could have ever imagined; from the super classic German Schnitzel eaten inside and old medieval castle, to the vegan food of the hipster restaurant in Leipzig, to the classic Christmas meal of the German tradition.
Tip for the readers: Just register on time and be ready for a surprise!
P.S. See you next semester!
International X-Mas Party of TU Dresden 2017 © Salt & Pepper Photography
The International X-Mas Party of TU Dresden is a highlight of the university year.
Find impressions of the past parties on the website (see link above).
Show us your best snapshots of the excursions and make them the motif for next semester's flyer! Take part in the photo competition and win cool prices!
Find all information in the Facebook events and on the TUD website. Please send us an email if you prefer not to participate on Facebook.
The competition is supported by the Studentenwerk Dresden.
By the end of each term we ask you to participate in our online survey. Take 5 minutes and win a 5€ travel voucher or a TUD merchandise-set!
Find up-to-date information in our Cultural Office Facebook events
One more detail: All TUD students can take part - regardless whether they already joined one of the events offered by the Cultural Office or not. Good luck!
Contact
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Visiting address:
Fritz-Foerster-Bau
SG 8.3 International Office, 157
Mommsenstraße 6
01169 Dresden
Postal address:
TUD Dresden University of Technology
SG 8.3 International Office
Culture Office, Room 157
Frau Kožica
Mommsenstraße 6
01069 Dresden
Office hours:
Appointments by prior arrangement.