We’re looking for your photos and stories about missing works of art in Grünau!
© StadtAL, 0563 (Fotosammlung), Nr. 34497
80. “Hermann Matern” Polytechnic High School (now Joachim Ringelnatz Elementary School) – Grünauer Allee 35 / WK 1, Wall mural “Youth and Happiness under Socialism”
Grünau’s streets, squares, schools, and residential buildings are home to many works of art that have shaped the neighborhood since the GDR era. After 1990, some of these works were destroyed, removed, or covered up during renovations.
Do you know of any works of art in Grünau that no longer exist today?
Share your stories and photos with us!
How?
Come to the storytelling café at the KOMM-Haus on June 13 and June 20, 2026, from 2–6 p.m. The exhibition “When Grünau Was Still Called Schlammhausen” by Leipzig photographer Harald Kirschner will also be on view there.
Sociocultural Center “KOMM-Haus”
Selliner Straße 17
04207 Leipzig
Or send us an email at hallo@stadtkuratorin-leipzig.de
“Lost & Found” is part of the educational series for the project “Shoelaces and Poodle Ponies in Prefab Buildings! Documenting and Presenting Architecture-Related Art in Grünau,” which the City of Leipzig and the Wüstenrot Foundation are launching to mark Grünau’s 50th anniversary. The project will systematically document, research, and present GDR-era architecture-related art in Grünau and is being developed in cooperation with Stadtkuratorin Leipzig, the City of Leipzig’s Program for Art in Public Spaces, as well as the project group greater form and the KOMM-Haus.
Further information about the project can be found here
Art in public spaces in Leipzig
This text provides an exemplary overview of the permanent, mainly historical projects relating to art in public spaces in Leipzig, explaining the themes they deal with and the debates arising from them. It also identifies some of the gaps in Leipzig's urban environment, i.e. perspectives and topics that remain largely invisible.
Leipzig’s Mosaics from 1949 to 1990 – Documenting, Evaluating, Preserving
Unfortunately, this content is currently only available in German. An English translation is on the way.
The „Utopische Tafel“ as Format and Concept - Encounters in Grünau-Nord
Documentation of the contribution to the “Zukunft Jupiterplatz” day of action on Architecture Day 2024
