Please note our weekly course offers!
Sun, 24.08. 12:00 to 18:00
The Volkshaus Cotta cordially invites you to this year's summer festival!
From 12:00 noon, our guests can expect a varied musical program for adults and children. For the physical well-being is provided with hearty food and summery drinks.
We are currently working hard on the program, which we will publish soon.
Who would like to take part or help out? Please contact us at mitmachen@neuesvolkshaus.de
04.08 to 08.08 from 09:00 to 14:00 each day
In our free vacation program, children between the ages of 8 and 12 learn juggling, clowning and acrobatics! Lunch will be provided.
Participation is limited to 12 children.
Registration via Jana mitmachen@neuesvolkshaus.de
Exhibition format: "Seen like this."
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.
Tuesday, 24.06. 17:00 to 18:00
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
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.
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
on Wed, 30.07. @Hebbelplatz
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 bricks preferably in the colors gray/black.
Would you like to help build? Get in touch with Kevin:
Contact: kevin.drechsel@gmx.de // 0162-4334687 (also WhatsApp)
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
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