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Exhibition format: "Seen like this."

HausBoden - a museum for Cotta

The exhibition is always open on Wednesdays from 14:00 to 17:00.

As part of the exhibition "Seen like this." hausBoden e.V. presents pictures and information about HausBoden and the rich holdings of this historic apartment building in Dresden-Cotta. This provides an insight into the museum project, which is dedicated to the history of the house and the people who lived in it.

The HausBoden museum project is a unique and rich project to preserve the cultural heritage of the district and to strengthen cultural life in Cotta.

Admission is free.

We are currently only able to open on Wednesdays from 14:00 to 17:00 during the kiezSprechstunde in the #VHC.

> to the HausBoden

Hike with city history

Thursday, 22.05. at 10:00 a.m

Meeting point: Mitte train station at the Poco-Markt entrance

we invite you to a walk in the middle of the city and yet surrounded by greenery.

Join us on the 10 km route and experience views of urban landscapes and some insights into the historical city history of Dresden.

We will finish at the Augustus Bridge.

Contact: Martina, 0176-50 457 642

Future x Repair

Thursday, 22.05. 17:30-19:30 Admission free


The Dear Future Festival is here - and we invite you to a special Repair Café on 22 May from 5:30 to 7:30 pm!

Together with a graduate project from TU Dresden, we have developed ideas on how Repair Cafés can become even more open and inviting. We are putting some of these ideas into practice today. So pack up your broken record player and come along!

It's worth a visit even without a repair item: there's a small exhibition, coffee & cake and a taster course in bicycle repair - especially for FLINTA* people (women, lesbians, intersex, non-binary, trans and agender people).

If you would like to bring something or take part in the workshop, please register by phone on 0162 6495529 or by email to repair-cotta@online.de.

Download the multilingual flyer

Family festival "Healthy and fit in child day care"

Thursday, 24.05., 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m

The Dresden childminders invite you to the big family festival "Healthy and fit in daycare". Children and adults can look forward to a colorful supporting program at the new Volkshaus Cotta.

" more about the program

AG Stadtteilkultur meets....

Tuesday, 28.05. 17:00 to 19:00

The AG Stadtteilkultur is a working group of people who want to get involved in the Cotta district. It deals with urban planning and urban development, monument protection, the history of the district, its people and buildings and other topics. With the working group, we want to network and support existing initiatives in the district together with interested Cotta citizens.

We meet regularly every 4th Wednesday of the month from 17:00 to 19:00 in the Neues Volkshaus Cotta.

You can also read about our commitment in the article by Matthias Weigel in the current issue of the magazine "Westwind", page 21: https://kirchspiel-dresden-west.de/westwind

Digitizing cine film

Tuesday, 01.07. 10:00-12:00 h

In this workshop, we will show you how old cine films - such as Super 8 or Normal 8 - can be professionally digitized. Digitizing these analogue treasures is an important step in protecting precious memories from decay and making them accessible for future generations.

You will learn how to use the right technology to transfer cine films into a modern digital format so that image quality is retained and simple archiving and playback on current devices is possible.

You are welcome to bring your own cine films!
During the workshop, you will have the opportunity to have your film material digitized on site or to start an individual digitization process.

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kiezSprechstunde & kiezSprechstunde on Tour

wednesdays 14:00 to 17:00

Our kiezSprechstunde always takes place on Wednesdays from 14:00 to 17:00 at the #VHC.
Every last Wednesday of the month we are on tour with the kiezSprechstunde:

on Wed, 28.05. @Conertplatz
on Wed, 25.06. @Amalie-Dietrich-Platz

Come by, let's chat about this & that and linger over coffee & cake.

Charge your cell phone with us!

Nokia, Samsung or Apple. Rainer has a well-stocked box full of cell phone cables for older cell phone models. If necessary, come by and charge your cell phone. Ideally while you are taking advantage of an offer, during repair café times or during kiezSprechstunde.

Request: Lego bricks for the 100th anniversary of the Neues Volkshaus Cotta

Our volunteer Kevin Drechsel would like to rebuild the Volkshaus from Lego bricks for its 100th anniversary in 2026.

For this he needs windows, doors, roof slopes, wall bricks long/thick/flat building blocks preferably in the colors gray/black.

Contact: kevin.drechsel@gmx.de // 0162-4334687 (also WhatsApp)

Join in!

We would like to develop projects together with senior citizens in and around the Volkshaus Cotta to revitalize the house and garden. Together with the volunteers and project manager Yvonne, you can develop and present your personal project idea in two ideas workshops. Perhaps you will find like-minded people in the group who would like to work on an idea together.

Finally, we will support you in bringing your project to life. You can take part in our monthly meetings. The entire offer is free of charge.

Please register by emailing Yvonne at yvonne@konglomerat.org or at 0176-22352779

Senior citizens for Cotta

The project "Senior:innen für Cotta", funded by the Social Welfare Office of the City of Dresden, serves as an incubator and supporter for your project idea. Here you can implement your own creative ideas or take part in artistic and craft workshops, meet new people and exchange ideas. We have the following offers in our repertoire in 2025.

> Ideen Café 60+
> Freude am Singen
> Offener Bastel und Spieletreff
> Repair-Café-Treff für Senioren mit Smartphoneberatung

More info here!

Studio space available!

We currently have a studio space of about 14 square meters available for tradespeople/creative professionals in an open working atmosphere with five other artists.
If you would like to work in a low-barrier & affordable place, come by and get to know us.

Contact: mitmachen@neuesvolkshaus.de