9th October 2009 / 10:00 a.m. / Grimmaische Straße
In the summer of 2008, Walter Christian Steinbach, president of Kulturstiftung Leipzig, accepted the offer of the East German foundry associations to make a bell of high artistic value as a gift for the city on the occasion of 9th October. Kulturstiftung Leipzig invited participants for a competition around the overall artistic concept. The competition concentrated on finding ideas for a sculpture-like art installation focussing on a Freedom Bell to be put up at the entrance of Grimmaische Straße. The bell is meant to commemorate the decisive Monday demonstration of 9th October 1989, which had “rang in” the end of the East German state.
Winner of the competition was Via Lewandowsky from Berlin. In August 2009 the bell will be cast in Lauchhammer. As part of the commemorative events around the 20th anniversary celebrations of the Peaceful Revolution, the Freedom Bell will be consecrated in the morning of 9th October 2009.
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