SCHULE opening

 

The inaugural exhibition at SCHULE Cultural Centre launched a thematic programme exploring the history of education and the changing forms of schooling over time. At the same time, it introduced the building's public spaces, which were originally designed for teaching and learning. As part of the exhibition, we recreated a classroom from the former German school using fragments of original furniture and equipment discovered in the school's attic. One section of the exhibition was dedicated to Marianne Lorenz, the last teacher at the German school. During the Second World War, she lived on a nearby farm, where a suitcase containing her teaching materials and personal equipment remained forgotten in the barn for decades. This remarkable discovery offered a rare opportunity to see original educational artefacts—including hand-made teaching charts, flashcards, and other classroom materials—that had been preserved inside the teacher's suitcase. It also contained examples of Marianne Lorenz's own work, created during her studies in Trutnov. The exhibition invited visitors to step back a hundred years and reflect on how education—and its content—has changed from the perspective of today's students, parents, and teachers. On the occasion of the exhibition, we also had the opportunity to produce short interview krátký rozhovor with one of the school's former pupils and eyewitnesses, Rudolf Schmidt. The exhibition was accompanied by a programme of public discussions, lectures, and workshops, creating opportunities to explore the history of the school and its wider educational and cultural context.

foto: © Lukáš Procházka