Richard Wagner's work crossed borders - he was inspired and stimulated by interesting places and landscapes on both sides of the Saxon-Bohemian border. Cities, villages, houses and landscapes of his stay in Saxony as in Bohemia tell architectural and cultural history that we still have to rediscover each other today. We embark on a journey through time to Wagner's places from Dresden to Prague, trace their history and the stories that carry them to the present day and exchange experiences with each other. Historical views of the architectural and landscape draftsman JCA Richter, city maps and current photos give an insight into the continuity and change of these places, which still impress with their location, history and atmosphere and report in their own way of the life of the Dresden conductor with a European vita . To consolidate the cooperation, the special exhibition with high public profile will be designed and carried out jointly in German and Czech. The project partners support each other in research, development and implementation. The exhibition will be on view from October 12, 2018 to March 13, 2019 in the Richard Wagner sites in Graupa and then in the Czech Republic, where the installation partner will ensure. Accompanying formats such as reciprocal tours and excursions in German and Czech also have a high public profile. The target group are people from a wide audience who are interested in culture, architecture and history - from schoolchildren with the learning content “Wagner” to senior citizens interested in culture and history. Information accompanying the exhibition, such as exhibition and museum guides, is bilingual and can be used sustainably beyond the special exhibition. A sustainable, long-term publication will be trilingual (+ English). All work steps are discussed and reflected upon jointly by the project partners in accordance with the principles of non-discrimination and equality. They strengthen the basis of shared experiences that can be used for further, sustainable development.

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As a result, the cross-border project establishes the cooperation between the project partners with the intention of developing this further. The first experiences of the Richard Wagner sites, which are shown in an initial trilingual (German-Czech-English) exhibition presentation in Lohengrin, are incorporated into this process. A German-Czech exhibition will be created, which will be presented in the various locations in the border region. The project stimulates cross-border communication and exchange and helps to develop civic dialogue based on the common cultural history. In addition, the project increases mutual tourist attractiveness and promotes individual tourist exchange. By means of the formats accompanying the exhibition, the interpersonal contacts and institutional connections are to be established and sustainably deepened. The Richard Wagner sites create the prerequisites for developing targeted offers for Czech visitors. At the same time, the interest of German visitors is directed to the neighboring Czech region, which is sustainable in the civic and tourist sense. The information accompanying the exhibition, such as exhibition and museum guides, is provided in two languages - in the interests of sustainability, these can also be used after the special exhibition. The accompanying events such as lectures, guided tours and excursions are also designed in two languages. A sustainable publication that will be valid well beyond the exhibition will be created in three languages (+ English). A long-term goal - and the project is a first step - should be to increase the language skills of the employees and to offer permanent Czech leadership. A long-term cooperation with the partner institution would also be a strategic long-term goal, far beyond the project. The project should serve the further development of the institutional contact, but above all the cross-border understanding and the broadening of the individual exchange in the Euroregion Elbe-Labe.

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