Accompanying program Christian Dell - From Silberkanne to Goldgasse | June 17 to November 15
The exhibition "Christian Dell - From the Silver Can to Goldgasse" is dedicated to the designer, silversmith and Bauhaus teacher Christian Dell (1893-1974). Guided tours, lectures and workshops provide in-depth insights into design, craftsmanship and modernity.
The exhibition showcases the diversity of his work, spanning craftsmanship, modernism, and industrial design. A varied program of accompanying events complements the exhibition with guided tours, lectures, open workshops, and discussions on design, materials, and creative processes.
Events in the WerkRaum Wiesbaden
WerkRaum Wiesbaden
Langgasse 5–9
65183 Wiesbaden
Lectures
Tuesday, August 25, 2026, 6:00 p.m.»Christian
Dell: A Teacher in the Context of Weimar Modernism«Dr. Frank Werner, recipient of the 2025 ART Curator’s Award for the exhibition »Forms of Adaptation«, GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts, Leipzig
Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 6:00 p.m. “Christian
Dell – A Talented Silversmith with a Passion for Experimentation” Dr. Christianne Weber-Stöber, former Director of the Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau
Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 6:00 p.m. “Christian
Dell in the Cosmos of the Hanau Academy of Drawing” Beate Alice Hofmann, M.A., Head of Collections and Research, Hanau Municipal Museums
Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 6:00 p.m.»A
Crazy Idea x 100 – A New Edition of a Design Icon« Dipl.-Arch. Johannes Bergmann, Frankfurt am Main & Benny Bolich, Managing Director of Bolichwerke, Östringen-Odenheim Lectures are free of charge
Open workshop
Recommended for ages 6 and up
Saturday, July 25, 2026, 3:00–6:00 p.m.
We’ll design a postcard in the “Bauhaus style”
Saturday, October 17, 2026, 3:00–6:00 p.m.
We’ll make paper lights and lanterns in the “Bauhaus style”
Free of charge, donations welcome | No registration required | Drop-in
at any time
Workshow & Talk - dell(at)zeichenakademie
Christian Dell completed key parts of his training at the Hanau Academy of Art. Even today, silversmiths and metal artists are trained there. At WerkRaum Wiesbaden, the trainees offer insights into their exciting field of work.
Free of charge | No registration required | Drop in anytime
Thursday, August 27, 2026, 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. “What
Do Silversmiths Actually Do?
Deepening – Drawing Up – Flattening” Trainees from the silversmithing class at the State Academy of Art in Hanau demonstrate basic shaping techniques used in the creation of vessels. Watch, ask questions—and try it out for yourself!
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. “What
exactly do metal artists do?
Laser cutting – bending – assembling” Trainees from the metal art class at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Hanau will present light objects on the theme “Homage to Christian Dell” as well as other lamps. How are lighting designs developed and implemented?
Come talk with us!
Events at sam - Stadtmuseum am Markt
After-work with "design enlightenment"
Guided tour with Dr. Vera Klewitz, curator of the exhibition, followed by a reception
Thursday, July 2, 2026, 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 17, 2026, 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 6:00 p.m.
Duration: 1.5 hours each | Admission: €6 | Registration required
Themed tours
With Joana Brauhardt, M.A., Research Project Assistant
Thursday, June 18, 2026, 6:00 p.m. “Christian
Dell – From the Silver Jug to Goldgasse”
Thursday, July 16, 2026, 6:00 p.m. “Outdoors for a Picnic with
Resopal – Christian Dell as a Pioneer of Plastic”
Thursday, August 6, 2026, 6:00 p.m.
“Sphere, Circle, Square – Christian Dell at the Bauhaus”
Thursday, September 3, 2026, 6:00 p.m.
“Christian Dell and Silver Objects of the 1920s”
Thursday, October 8, 2026, 6:00 p.m. “The Dell Concept
– Christian Dell’s Lamps”
Duration: approx. 1 hour each | Admission: €4 | No registration required | Limited participation
Public guided tours
Sunday, June 28, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
Saturday, July 25, 2026, 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 23, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
Sunday, September 13, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
Sunday, October 18, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
Sunday, November 1, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
Duration: approx. 1 hour | Admission: €4 | No registration required | Limited participation
Group tours
By appointment
with Noah Reichert | 0611 – 44 75 00 63
n.reichertstadtmuseum-wiesbadende
School groups: €50
Adults: Reduced admission per person + €85
Duration: approx. 1 hour each
Finissage
Sunday, November 15, 2026
3:00–4:00 p.m. Curator-led tour | Limited capacity
4:00–5:00 p.m. Champagne reception
Free | No registration required
Documents
We would like to thank our
partners: Museen Hanau | Staatliche Zeichen Akademie Hanau | Bolichwerke,
Sponsors: Kulturfonds Frankfurt Rhein Main | Cultural Office of the State Capital of Wiesbaden | Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Hessen-Thüringen | Naspa Nassau Sparkasse
and other supporters:
Hessian Ministry of Science and Research, Art and Culture | Friends of the Wiesbaden City Museum
The exhibition is a project within the framework of WDC 2026, which is funded by the State of Hesse, the City of Frankfurt am Main and the Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain.
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