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Hanna Michel's lecture is a warm invitation to continue the discussion on sustainability following the project THE STATE OF AFFAIRS?.

Who does not know the thread of life, the golden thread? Who is not interwoven with others? We encounter threads in myths, language use, and also in art, where they are often used as metaphors, models, or mediums. Therefore, this exhibition thematically explores the symbolic meanings of thread for people and human life.

The advent of printmaking in the fifteenth century revolutionized the dissemination of images. Whereas in the past, for example, altarpieces and paintings were only accessible to a select audience, the new mediums of the woodcut and copperplate engraving suddenly made it possible to produce images relatively quickly, cheaply, and in large editions.

The first presentation of Ariadne’s Naaikussen in the rooms of the Draiflessen Collection introduces highlights and marks the start of the scholarly treatment of this outstanding collection. At the same time, it is a tribute to the passionate collector, who would have turned ninety in 2023.

We will explore an old printing technique in a new guise. Instead of engraving copper plates, we will carve alternative printing plates made from old milk and juice cartons.

Ask the curator of the double exhibition CAUTION, GLASS! your questions!

As part of the double exhibition CAUTION GLASS! the Draiflessen Collection offers an excursion to Paderborn and Petershagen.