The German Hygiene Museum in the GDR
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The German Hygiene Museum in the GDR |
| Country of production | GDR |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1981 |
| length | 18 minutes |
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| production |
DEFA studio for documentary films on behalf of the MfAA |
The German Hygiene Museum in the GDR is a documentary film made by the DEFA studio for documentary films in 1981.
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In addition to many world-famous important institutions, the city of Dresden has the German Hygiene Museum of the GDR , a unique institution, a house in the service of public health . It is the leading house in the service of health education, from here the latest scientific findings for maintaining health are disseminated. The museum also shows special exhibitions, such as optical and medical devices from the VEB Carl Zeiss Jena , but the focus is on current topics such as cardiovascular diseases . In the interests of a healthy upbringing, the problems of sexual biology and sexual hygiene are also brought to the attention of young people in an open, objective and unabashed way, as a teacher praised when she visits the museum with her class. During the tour of individual visitors, families and even whole groups, it is particularly desirable to touch and use the individual exhibits in order to test one's knowledge. Lectures on special topics can be requested by those interested.
The history of the Hygiene Museum goes back to 1911, when the first International Hygiene Exhibition took place in Dresden , which was visited by more than five million people from all over the world in six months. After most of the buildings were demolished at the end of the exhibition, the exhibition Der Mensch remains , which forms the basis for the later Hygiene Museum. Since inflation in 1923 devoured all means, one began to replicate the existing exhibits and sell them all over the world. The foundation stone for a new building of their own could be laid as early as 1927, in which the second international hygiene exhibition opened in 1930 . The focus of the interest of all visitors is the first shown and now world-famous Transparent Man . After the bombing raids on Dresden , almost nothing remains of all the treasures in the museum.
Despite the destruction, the employees continue to work by setting up traveling exhibitions on the most important problems of the time. These include infectious diseases that spread like epidemics after the Second World War , while the museum helps fight them with its education. With the founding of the GDR , the museum took on extensive tasks in the state's health policy. The glass figures, which are made individually and by hand, are in demand all over the world again. One of the in-house institutes produces full-size models for schools and other training facilities, including for export to 70 countries. Four halls of different sizes are available in the museum for specialist conferences and congresses. The museum's motto is that it is better to prevent disease than to cure it.
Production and publication
The German Hygiene Museum in the GDR was filmed on ORWO color by the KAG camera DDR under the working title Hygiene Museum on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the GDR .