From Thursday, 14 May to Sunday, 23 August 2026, selected treasures from the "Peter Schettler Collection" of the Chemnitz City Archive will be on display in the special exhibition "Peter Schettler: Landschaft verinnerlicht" at the Esche Museum in Limbach-Oberfrohna.
Peter Schettler was a freelance draughtsman, graphic artist, painter and underwater photographer. He was born on 30 April 1944 in Pleißa, now part of the town of Limbach-Oberfrohna, and died on 15 December 2021 in Chemnitz. His works are characterised by a wide thematic and stylistic range and are closely linked to his home town of Chemnitz and the surrounding region. Atmospheric depictions of landscapes are juxtaposed with views of the cultural landscape with settlements, industrial buildings and roads.
His artistic legacy has been in the Chemnitz City Archive since 2021. His archiving was an important step towards the permanent preservation of an important cultural legacy of the city and regional history.
Selected works were presented to the public directly in the Chemnitz City Archive as early as 2023. The opportunity to view Schettler's drawings and other works there opened up new perspectives on his multifaceted work and met with great interest. Meetings with interested parties and media contributions emphasised the relevance of this collection for society and for the art historical debate.
This year's special exhibition is a co-operation between the Esche Museum, the Chemnitz City Archive and the Neue Sächsische Galerie Chemnitz. This creates a dialogue between preservation and mediation, between research and the public. It also opens up the possibility of an in-depth and comprehensive academic evaluation of Schettler's works, as different areas of expertise are combined: archiving, conservation and processing of the works on the one hand, and curatorial selection, presentation and art-historical categorisation on the other. This combination creates added value that goes far beyond a mere exhibition.
Due to the extensive selection of exhibits, the special exhibition will be shown in two parts: the first part from 14 May to 28 June 2026 and the second part from 3 July to 23 August 2026.
Further information can be found at:
https://www.esche-museum.de/de/vorschau.html
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