Art and culture in Leipzig

winter term 2018-19

In the surrounding of Halle there is a lot to see. How about a day trip to Leipzig? We are happy to invite you this vivid city and to explore together its' art and cultural scene.

We start with a guided tour through a former cotton mill where you will get to know interesting facts not only about the mill’s history but also the numerous art galleries located there. The cotton mill, formerly the biggest of this kind in continental Europe, is now a place for contemporary art and culture.

After a warm lunch we move on to the City of Leipzig, more precisely: to one of Germany’s oldest museums of applied arts, the Grassi museum. There is a lot to explore!
Besides the permanent exhibition there are interesting temporary exhibitions. For example ‘’Together – the new architecture of the collective’’. This temporary exhibition deals with the problem of housing shortage and presents alternative ways of living, among others with examples of the City of Leipzig. Another temporary exhibition is also worth a look. The interactive space installation ,,360° Sinneslandschaft’’ was created by a professor of arts from the university of Halle. We first want to have a look at these exhibitions together before you will get free time to explore the museum a bit more on your own.

We are looking forward to an interesting day with you in Leipzig!

The participation fee of 9,00€ covers the travel expenses, the costs for the guided tour and lunch, as well as for the museum.

Meeting point: Halle (Saale) Central Station at 08:50 a.m.
Return: (presumably) 17:49 p.m. from Leipzig Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz
Arrival: (presumably) 18:19 p.m. at Halle (Saale) Central Station
In the week in which the excursion takes place, we will send an e-mail with further details.

IMPORTANT: According to DAAD guidelines the excursion can only take place if at least 20 foreigners participate personally on 02.02.2019. Please, only register if you really want to participate and transfer the fee to the bank account mentioned in Contactus. Since it can take some time until we receive the money on our account, we kindly ask you to send us a payment document via e-mail. If you pay and do not show up on the day of the excursion, we will consider this as non-attendance. If you get ill or cannot take part for other reasons, you are obligated to inform us by e-mail. In that case, we will try to give your place to someone else in order to guarantee the taking place of the excursion and to meet the DAAD guidelines. If the excursion cannot take place due to a small number of registrations, we will inform you immediately.

ACCIDENT INSURANCE: Please note that this counts as a private trip. You are not insured via the university or the PhD Network during the trip.

We are looking forward to numerous participants.

Your PhD Network Team

One last note: If you register and end up on the waiting list, please don't transfer the fee yet. We will inform you when you can get a place.