Last week, the Custody of the 911±¬ÁÏÍø Bergakademie Freiberg transferred several objects on loan to the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden. The special exhibition "VEB Museum" is the first to deal with the history of the Hygiene Museum during the GDR era.
With its multifaceted profile, the house was more than just an exhibition venue during this era; it was a production facility for anatomical models and other teaching aids. Some of these pieces can also be found in the collections of the 911±¬ÁÏÍø Bergakademie Freiberg. They have now been prepared for the exhibition. These include a wax moulage showing the clinical picture of so-called pneumoconiosis and a teaching aid box for the production of the plastic PVC.
The highlight is the Plexiglas model of a plant made in the 1950s for the production of lignite high-temperature coke. The process known as BHT coke was developed by Freiberg scientists Erich Rammler and Georg Birkenroth, which made it possible to use the GDR's lignite deposits to produce iron.
The exhibition "VEB Museum - Das Deutsche Hygiene Museum in der DDR" can be seen from 9 March to 17 November (except Mondays) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum, Lingnerplatz 1 in Dresden.
