Jack Theodore one of the first British student to participate in the Dresden Scholars scheme from the UK and after his time there this August and Septmeber sent this highly enthusiastic report: In summer 2018 I was in Year 12, having never left my family for any longer than a week, only a fascination for […]
Günter Blobel was a talented teacher who could communicate complex ideas with clarity. In October 1999 Laura Maioglio, a New York restaurant owner, took a call for her husband, Günter Blobel. “Dr Blobel is sleeping,’’ she said. It was, after all, five o’clock in the morning. But the caller was insistent: “We have to speak […]
Stadtentwicklung Auf dem Neumarkt in Dresden wachsen Bäume The Dresden Trust is a principal sponsor of a prominent new row of plane trees and benches being put up in Dresden’s central Neumarkt square. Known as the “Grünes Gewandhaus”, it will occupy a space where once stood a cloth merchant’s hall demolished in 1791. On the […]
British veteran survivor of the bombing Victor Gregg aged 98 traveled with his grandson to Dresden to take part in an event at the Military Museum as well as to be filmed. He received a warm welcome and wrote in an email to the chair of the Dresden Trust ” I had an absolutely overwhelming […]
Dresden inaugurated its refurbished Kulturpalaswith Beethoven’s Ode to Joy on 28th April 2017. Attending was Dresden Trust Vice-Chairman Marcus Ferrar, who earlier inspected the Trust’s records, kindly stored by the Dresden City Archive.
The Board of the Dresden Trust are delighted to announce that the former mayor of Dresden, Frau Helma Orosz has joined our distinguished board of Patrons. The Board welcomed Frau Orosz as a guest to a recent Board Meeting where she was able to offer valuable insight into the importance of our ongoing work between […]
At a time when solidarity among peoples is more important than ever, Dresden Trust Chairman Eveline Eaton and Vice-Chairman Marcus took part in Remembrance Day services at the […]
Dresden Trust Chair Eveline Eaton laid a wreath and represented the Dresden Trust at the annual Remembrance Day Service at The German War Cemetery, Cannock Chase . The German War Cemetery is located in a beautiful and tranquil valley on Cannock Chase in Staffordshire. It was inaugurated in 1967. It is looked after by the Commonwealth […]
The Dresden Trust’s Chairman, Eveline Eaton, was invited to the official celebration of the 26th anniversary of the Day of German Unity, celebrated in Dresden for the second time. Security was tight for the event with 2600 police officers on duty, as two bombs had exploded in Dresden […]
