As a master of Dresden Impressionist landscape painting, Otto Altenkirch (1875-1945) is overshadowed by Gotthardt Kuehl and Robert Sterl - unjustly!
Exhibition dates
Yoga & Art – Soft Power Flow
In the exhibition ‘Otto Altenkirch – Alla Prima’
Focusing amidst art, staying mindful and finding your centre through gentle movements. Easy-to-follow sequences and mindful breathing allow you to connect with the art in a calm and unhurried way.
Each session begins with an inspiration drawn from the exhibition’s artworks. These inspirations are then explored during the yoga class and transformed into movement.
Open to all levels!
With Caro Wagner (Yogahaus Dresden), Claudia Meusel and Franziska Schmidt (Education and Outreach)
- Duration: 90 mins
- Meet at the ticket office
- Single session: €21
5-session pass – 6 weeks: €92 - Yogahaus Dresden is an AOK partner. AOK subsidises 100% of the cost, whilst other health insurance providers subsidise up to 80% of many courses.
Landscape in the Moment – Painting en plein air in the museum garden
Palais Sommer, Dresden
An inspiring plein air painting course for adults accompanies the exhibition ‘Otto Altenkirchen. Landscape – Alla Prima’ and invites participants to capture nature directly with brush and paint.
In the atmospheric museum garden, participants will paint in the open air and gain hands-on experience of the spontaneous alla prima painting technique. The focus is on direct observation, quickly capturing light and atmosphere, and free, personal expression. The course is aimed at all adults with an interest in landscape painting – prior experience is welcome but not essential.
The course offers space for creative work, exchange and new inspiration, drawing on Otto Altenkirchen’s perspective on the landscape.
With Maria Mednikova, artist, and Claudia Meusel/Franziska Schmidt (Education and Outreach, Dresden Municipal Gallery)
Organised in cooperation with the ‘Palais Sommer’
- Duration: 2.5 hours
- Meeting point at Neumarkt
- Register at www.palaissommer.de
Otto Altenkirch. Landscape – Alla Prima
Guided tour of the special exhibition
In this dialogue-based tour, we would like to talk to you about the art of Otto Altenkirch.
- With Gudrun Brückel (artist and art and culture mediator)
- Meeting point at the ticket office
Landscape in the Moment – Painting en plein air in the museum garden
Palais Sommer, Dresden
An inspiring plein air painting course for adults accompanies the exhibition ‘Otto Altenkirchen. Landscape – Alla Prima’ and invites participants to capture nature directly with brush and paint.
In the atmospheric museum garden, participants will paint in the open air and gain practical experience of the spontaneous alla prima painting technique. The focus is on direct observation, quickly capturing light and atmosphere, and free, personal expression. The course is aimed at all adults with an interest in landscape painting – prior experience is welcome but not essential.
The course offers space for creative work, exchange and new inspiration, drawing on Otto Altenkirchen’s perspective on the landscape.
With Maria Mednikova, artist, and Claudia Meusel/Franziska Schmidt (Education and Outreach, Dresden Municipal Gallery)
Organised in cooperation with the ‘Palais Sommer’
- Duration: 2.5 hours
- Meeting point at Neumarkt
- Register at www.palaissommer.de
Landscape in the Moment – Painting en plein air in the museum garden
Palais Sommer, Dresden
An inspiring plein air painting course for adults accompanies the exhibition ‘Otto Altenkirchen. Landscape – Alla Prima’ and invites participants to capture nature directly with brush and paint.
In the atmospheric museum garden, participants will paint in the open air and gain practical experience of the spontaneous alla prima painting technique. The focus is on direct observation, quickly capturing light and atmosphere, and free, personal expression. The course is aimed at all adults with an interest in landscape painting – prior experience is welcome but not essential.
The course offers space for creative work, exchange and new inspiration, drawing on Otto Altenkirchen’s perspective on the landscape.
With Maria Mednikova, artist, and Claudia Meusel/Franziska Schmidt (Education and Outreach, Dresden Municipal Gallery)
Organised in cooperation with the ‘Palais Sommer’
- Duration: 2.5 hours
- Meeting point at Neumarkt
- Register at www.palaissommer.de
Otto Altenkirch and the Dresden painting of his time
Thematic tour of the special exhibition
With Dr Johannes Schmidt
Guided tour free of charge, plus museum admission
Otto Altenkirch. Landscape – Alla Prima
Guided tour of the special exhibition
In this dialogue-based tour, we would like to talk to you about the art of Otto Altenkirch.
- With Gudrun Brückel (artist and art and culture mediator)
- Meeting point at the ticket office
Word Landscapes – Poetry meets Otto Altenkirch
Workshop on the special exhibition
Let yourself be enchanted by the shimmering colours and the special light of the late impressionist Otto Altenkirch. In this writing workshop, we will transform visual impressions into our own lyrical texts.
We will pause in the midst of the exhibition, observe the play of light and shadow and find words for the unspoken. Experience how poetic stories and new inspirations can emerge from images with targeted exercises - without any experience, just the joy of creative expression. Transform colours, shapes and Otto Altenkirch's compositions into living poetry in this workshop.
Note: Please bring one or two of your favourite pens with you.
With Maike Beier (literature teacher) and Claudia Meusel/ Franziska Schmidt (art mediators)
- Duration: 3 h
- Cost: €10 per person
- Registration online or at the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on +49 351 488 7272 (Mon - Fri)
Otto Altenkirch: The artist, his painting locations and his painting technique
Thematic tour of the special exhibition
Exhibition tour with Frank Petrasch (restorer and expert on the work of Otto Altenkirch)
- Guided tour free of charge, plus museum admission
Exhibition offers
Create fantastic landscapes!
Have you ever wondered what happens in a painting when you look away for a moment? Otto Altenkirch painted beautiful forests and gardens in which the light sparkles marvellously. But there's still something missing: your ideas!
What we do together
First, we sneak through the museum like detectives and take a close look at Otto's paintings. Where is the sun hiding? What colours does the shadow have? Then you'll become little master artists yourselves: your world in a picture. We take copies of Otto's landscapes and change them. Anything goes: stick a spaceship in the forest, make it rain colourful sweets in the garden or paint yourselves in the middle of the flower meadow. Colour magic: With brushes, pens and great craft materials, you can bring the old pictures back to life. This will be your very own work of art - a mixture of Otto's nature and your fantasy realm!
Educationalfocus
Playful learning: We encourage picture observation and fine motor skills through collage and painting. Result: Each child takes home their own "mixed media" work of art.
Curriculum references
Ethics (humans as part and creators of the world, diversity of perspective and empathy), art (getting to know regional artists, palette knife as a variant of different colour application), German (speaking and listening, nature and poetry)
€5 per person, accompanying persons receive free admission
Booking at the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresdenon +49 351 488 7272 or atservice@museen-dresden.de
"If pictures could speak" – Writing workshop on Otto Altenkirch
Behind every brushstroke by Otto Altenkirch lies a mood: the rustling of leaves, the shimmering of the midday heat or the stillness of a winter morning. In this workshop, we become language jugglers and give the colours a voice.
What we do
We leave the hectic pace of everyday life outside the museum door and delve deep into the world of Impressionism. Together, we discover how to put feelings into words: What do you feel when you stand in front of the "Buchenwald"? What does the "summer day" smell like? We collect adjectives, verbs and metaphors right in front of the originals.Own poetry: You create your own texts directly inspired by Otto's landscapes.
Educationalfocus
Aesthetic education: training perception and concentration skills.
Language development: creative writing and expanding vocabulary in an inspiring environment.at the end, the pupils hold their own poem in their hands
Curriculum references
Art (light, colour and movement, open-air painting, regional art), German (nature and poetry, creative writing), ethics (diversity of perspectives)
€5 per person, accompanying persons receive free admission
Book with the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on +49 351 488 7272 or at service@museen-dresden.de
"Sky blue & rustling leaves" – nature studies after Otto Altenkirch
Otto Altenkirch was a master at capturing the moment: The fleeting passing of a cloud or the dense weave of sunbeams in a forest of leaves. In this workshop, we become nature observers ourselves and explore how to capture fleeting natural phenomena with brush and paint.
What we do
We take a close look at Altenkirch's works. We focus in particular on:Sky & Clouds: How did he paint the depth of space? What colours are in a white cloud?
Trees & foliage: How are light and shadow created in the canopy? We examine the dabbing and stroking technique that makes his trees look so lively. With the sketches and impressions from the gallery in their luggage, the pupils become active themselves.
Sky studies: We experiment with gradients and colour mixtures to create dramatic or calm sky moods.
Tree portraits: We practise capturing structures, movements and the play of light and shadow.
Technique: We work with tempera, watercolour or pastel chalks to optimally depict the softness of the clouds and the structure of the leaves
Curriculum references
Art (light, colour and movement, open-air painting, regional art), ethics (diversity of perspectives)
€5 per person, accompanying persons receive free admission
Booking at the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on +49 351 488 7272 or at service@museen-dresden.de