Wochenende der Grafik

In the organizer's words:

Dürer would have loved this: drawing and printing in his home!

From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., you will have the opportunity to try out various drawing tools, some of which Dürer also used. Under expert guidance, you can draw with a silver pencil on primed paper or try your hand at a pen and ink drawing. Crayons and graphite pencils are also available. You will find the motifs in Dürer's workshop.

You do not need to bring any previous knowledge or materials. However, advanced artists are also welcome (and may feel free to bring their own dry pens, personal sketchbooks or similar). The workshop will be held by the artist Diego Bianconi, who has also taught drawing at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg.

From 2 to 5 p.m. there will be printing demonstrations on the letterpress by the artist Sofia Fränkl. You can try your hand at operating the press and take a woodcut home with you (subject to availability). The printing press was recreated from a drawing by Dürer.

The "Weekend of Graphic Arts" has been held annually on the second weekend in November since 2009 in many museums and graphic art collections in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and aims to inspire enthusiasm for art on paper.

Registration is not required, but a maximum of 15 people can take part. Participants can join at any time. There is no participation fee, only the regular museum entrance fee applies. No previous knowledge is required and there is no age limit, but children should only take part if accompanied by an adult.