© Katrin Boes / MPI-CBG
On September 9th, the banquet “Dresden is(s)t bunt” took place on Dresden’s Augustus Bridge and the Schloßplatz. The initiators, with the Cellex Foundation as the lead partner, invited people for the 8th time to join this festival of diversity, tolerance, and encounters. The banquet was launched in 2015 as a reaction to increasing racism.
As an international institute, the MPI-CBG participated with its own table. International scientists brought their local specialties and shared them with the visitors. Many visitors came to play a game and guessed national flags. This year and the previous year, technicians from the institute organized the table and the games for the MPI-CBG.
Covered with delicacies from all over the world, 288 tables formed a 600-meter-long row on the Augustus Bridge, which connects Dresden's old town with Dresden's new town. Around 200 organizations, 111 cultural institutions, and almost 100 sponsors prepared the event. As in previous years, the guests shared food, crafts, chats, and games.
Many thanks to everyone who contributed to a special afternoon of bringing people together!
