Pop-Up Agricola – Mining, Book Art, Digitalisation
The Chemnitz Tage der Industriekultur, which will take place shortly, build a bridge between past and future. We want to build such a bridge too, and we are taking the 525th birthday of Georgius Agricola as an occasion to honour the Saxon polymath and pioneer of the modern natural and engineering sciences with a very special kind of event.
From 27 September to 2 October, Innere Klosterstraße 1 in Chemnitz is home to the “Pop-Up Agricola”, an exhibition that brings together mining tradition and state-of-the-art sensor technology. In a small space and for a short time, visitors can expect selected exhibits, such as various editions and translations of the famous book De re metallica, animated historical depictions of mining and metallurgy, an interactive map with the stations of Agricola's life, the 3D representation of an Agricola sculpture and much more.
In addition, on each of two evenings there will be a talk about this remarkable figure: On 27 September at 7:00 p.m., Friedrich Naumann asks the question “Georgius Agricola – a Saxon Leonardo da Vinci?”, and on 2 October at 7:00 p.m., Ilja Kogan and Sebastian Liebold look at “Agricola – from Paleontology to Politics”. Both events will be accompanied by music and food.
Pay tribute to the mineralogist, metrologist, physician, educator, mayor, … and visit the “Pop-Up Agricola”! We look forward to seeing you.
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