Emergency Association Dresden

With the signing of an "Vereinbarung zur gegenseitigen Unterstützung in Notfällen" (Agreement on mutual support in emergencies), eleven partners have joined forces to protect Dresden's archives, libraries and museums to form the "Dresden Emergency Association". On September 23, 2011, this emergency association presented itself at the state press conference in the Saxon State Parliament.

The Saxon State Parliament published this press release.

Foundation of the Dresden Emergency Association on September 23, 2011 in Dresden - pictured from left to right: Prof. Klaus Vogel, Director and Chairman of the Board of the German Hygiene Museum Foundation; Dr. Jürgen Rainer Wolf, Director of the Saxon State Archives; Prof. Dr. Ulf Linnemann, Managing Director of the Senckenberg Natural History Collections Dresden; Dr. Matthias Rößler, President of the Saxon State Parliament; Dr. Ralf Lunau, Mayor and Councillor for Culture of the State Capital Dresden; Dr. Undine Krätzig, Head of the Department of Academic Affairs, Planning and Controlling at Dresden University of Technology; Michael John, Head of Technical Services at the Dresden State Art Collections; Prof. Dr. Thomas Bürger, Director General of the Saxon State Library - Dresden State and University Library; Andreas Rümpel, Head Director of the Fire and Disaster Control Office of the City of Dresden; Susann Kreutz, Head of Central Affairs of the State-owned Company State Palaces, Castles and Gardens of Saxony; Dr. Michael Kirsten, Head of Department at the State Office for Monument Preservation; Thomas Kübler, Senior Archive Director and Head of the Dresden City Archive; Joachim Breuninger, Director and Managing Director of the Dresden Transport Museum gGmbH and Dr. Michael Vogel, State Commissioner for Preservation at the Saxon State Library - Dresden State and University Library; © Sächsischer Landtag/Steffen Giersch