Please note our weekly course offers!
Tuesday, 22.04. 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
Wednesday, 23.04. 16:00-18:00
Registration: 0151-44228384 or nachbarschaft60plus@roter-baum.de
Registration by 20.04.25 is required. Please contact us if you have any questions.
The contact exchange for people interested in leisure activities in Dresden's 60plus neighborhood
Newly retired and full of energy? But lacking the right company for your leisure time? That doesn't have to be the case!
At our leisure dating service, you can meet other people over 60 and talk about your interests, such as sport, culture, nature or creative pursuits. You have 7 minutes per person. If the chemistry is right, you will soon be doing activities together.
Be brave, try new things and get to know interesting people!
In brief:
- 4-10 participants
- 7 minutes of conversation time per person
- discreet evaluation and information
- not a singles exchange
The event is a cooperation with the Neues Volkshaus Cotta.
About the project:
The Dresdner Nachbarschaft 60plus project offers events primarily for people approaching retirement. Joint excursions, breakfast meetings and themed events are the core of the project. People over 60 get to talk to each other, gain new experiences and implement their own ideas.
The Dresdner Nachbarschaft 60plus project is funded by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth and the European Union via the European Social Fund PLUS (ESF Plus) as part of the "Strengthening the participation of older people - against loneliness and social isolation" program.
The project continues to be funded by the Social Welfare Office of the City of Dresden.
Thursday, 24.04. from 10:00 a.m. Meeting point: Mitte train station (Poco-Markt entrance)
Martina invites you on a hike through the city and nature. Views, insights, some history, 10km walk! The destination will be the Augustus Bridge.
If you wish, we can also stop off somewhere in the old town at the end.
DRKRM & VHC present:
Sunday, 27.04. 17:00 Admission free
Telemach Wiesinger is a 'traveler with a camera'. On his FILM POEM TOUR, he creates a direct interaction between filmmaker and audience with his film camera and image projector. His films show Europe and are visual poems as well as travelogues showing port cities, mechanical artifacts and bizarre encounters. The 16 mm camera, as a 'travel typewriter', offers experiences that only cinematography can provide: images in black and white, accompanied by the characteristic whirring of the projectors - 'free the ring for illusions'.
Telemach Wiesinger (1968) is a photographer and filmmaker. His films are shown - away from the commercial entertainment film business - at international film festivals, in art museums and galleries as well as in excellent art house cinemas. His film works are art and invite interested audiences to discover them for themselves outside the mainstream.
Sunday, 11.05. 10:00 to 14:00
The Volkshaus garden will once again be transformed into a paradise for all flea market enthusiasts. Visitors can browse to their heart's content and salvage special treasures.
There will be drinks, cake treats and a 3D printing offer for kids and interested parties to take a breather.
Would you like to sell something? Register at mitmachen@neuesvolkshaus.de
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.
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)
The exhibition is open on Wednesdays from 14:00 to 17:00. Admission is free.
From 05.02. to 16.04.2025, pictures by photographer Henrik Ahlers can be seen in the Volkshaus. Under the title Creativity in 360°, Ahlers presents the world from an unusual perspective in impressive all-round shots.
The exhibition format "Seen like this." serves as a platform for creative people every 10 weeks.
With this offer, we not only want to enrich the Cotta district, but also offer interested people the opportunity to talk to each other about current perspectives on art.
Would you like to exhibit with us? Then please contact us at mitmachen@neuesvolkshaus.de
Title: "Prague" (c)Henrik Ahlers
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
Tuesday, 06.05. 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.
Exhibition format: "Seen like this."
Vernissage on Wednesday, 07.05. at 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.
The exhibition is always open on Wednesdays from 14:00 to 17:00.
Admission is free.
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!
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
