Whether in horror films or in everyday life, in personal life or in social gatherings, in the dark, in confined spaces or in the face of the future, whether before job interviews or before dying, before intimacy, war, ghosts or the climate crisis: for some people, fear is a constant companion that makes life difficult - for others, it is a welcome adrenaline rush.
We experience fear in various forms and intensities. It is at the center of this night - as a social, political and individual phenomenon, as part of social developments and challenges, as an expression of communal insecurity, as a resource of power and money, but also as part of entertainment and pop culture.
In addition to discussion rounds and themed tours, there will be playful formats, workshops, readings and numerous experiments. The Long Night of Fear opens up various opportunities to get closer to the phenomenon of fear.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- Admission begins at 6 pm. After the joint opening at 7 pm, you can move freely through the night.
- Seating capacity is very limited for some formats. These formats are marked with "limited capacity". If you would like to secure a place for these formats, you will receive tickets in the reception hall from 6 pm.
- Please note: The Long Night of Fear events are aimed at adults. We recommend participation from the age of 16.
PROGRAMME
Information on the people involved can be found below.
The permanent exhibition "Human Adventure" is open until around 22:00 (last admission 21:30).
What is it - the culture of fear?
Opening panel with Lars Koch, Marcus Stiglegger and Kerstin Preiwuß
Great Hall
19:00 - 20:30
Lars Koch opens the Long Night with an introduction to the topic of fear. He will shed light on various facets of this fascinating phenomenon, build eerie bridges between research and pop culture and pave the way for the Long Night. He will be accompanied by Marcus Stiglegger and Kerstin Preiwuß. Kerstin Preiwuß reads from her book "Heute ist mitten in der Nacht" (Today is the middle of the night) and ventures poetic approaches to the subject of fear as part of our (social) lives. Marcus Stiglegger approaches fear from a cinematic perspective and takes a cultural-scientific look at horror films.
Screaming - but the right way!
Workshop with Toni Linke
former museum store | limited capacity
18:30 / 21:00 / 23:00 / 00:30
Hardly any horror movie can do without a good scream. But even screaming needs to be learned. In this short 30-minute workshop, vocal coach and musician Toni Linke will give you an insight into "Rough Vocal Effects". After an introduction to the technique, we will try out together how to scream in a vocal range-friendly way.
Don't be afraid of sex toys!A journey into the world of pleasurable toys with Juicy Sexshop Leipzig
Workshop
Meeting point reception hall
17:00 to 18:45
Attention: Pre-registration required via jonas.klinkenberg@dhmd.de
It takes courage to deal with your own sexuality and lust! And that's exactly the courage we're going to muster on this day and explore one aspect of sexuality together: sex toys! The world of sex toys is diverse and full of endless possibilities. But where do you start with all it has to offer? Touching, exchanging and discovering - all this awaits you at the interactive workshop. With plenty of room for questions, fun and new knowledge to expand your sexual treasure trove. Fun facts included.
"Die Spielhölle" by and with flunker produktionen
participatory theater
Empfangshalle
20:00 / 21:00 / 23:00 / 00:00
Are you more Team Devil or on the side of his heavenly grandmother? Stir up fear? Be afraid? Leave your good manners behind or would you rather polish your halo? In the gambling den, you are invited to the eternal battle: Good versus evil. And whoever wins takes over. So it's all about the big picture. In the game. The flunker productions open "Die Spielhölle", a theatrical installation to play along and raise questions.
Fear experiences in virtual reality with 7th Space
20:00 to 00:00
Virtual worlds to try out with VR goggles as a continuous offer
Gallery
Spiders, clowns, heights or zombies? You can encounter various fears in virtual reality. Put on your goggles and your fears become reality... and you can make them disappear just as quickly. 7th Space offers various scenarios to get up close and personal with fears - not for the faint-hearted!
Angstlust and pop culture
Parcours
Meeting point reception hall
20:30 / 21:30 / 22:30 | limited capacity
In this 90-minute tour, you will meet experts who will talk to you after a short input - and you will travel through the museum: with cultural journalist Rahel Schmitz, you will discover the joy of fear and the question of why we actually need monsters. Nicolas Hoberg will talk to you about fear and computer games and shed light on what these games can do better than any horror movie. Jonas Feike and Nils Gampert invite you into the world of H. P. Lovecraft and look for his traces in today's pop culture.
Fear as a personal companion
Parcours
Meeting point reception hall
21:00 / 22:00 / 23:00 | limited capacity
In this 60-minute tour, you will meet experts who will talk to you after a short input - and you will travel through the museum: fear is part of our lives. Sometimes it is present, sometimes fleeting. Some know it well, others rarely experience it. But what exactly is this fear? Psychologist Urooba Aslam reports on current perspectives on fear from a psychological point of view. Staff and volunteers from the Advena Leipzig hospice provide insights into dealing with fear of death and dying.
Private Dreams & Public Nightmares / Archives of Fear
Participatory installation
Marta-Fraenkel-Saal
Admission at 20:30 / 21:30 / 22:30 / 23:30 | Capacity limited
What are you afraid of? Do you know your nightmares? And where do you feel uncomfortable? Get to the bottom of your fears in this interactive installation. You can express yourself creatively at various stations, exchange ideas and engage in a wide variety of experiments - but beware, you are being watched. A participatory installation by Jan Jedenak & Jonas Klinkenberg
Thorsten Glotzmann: Mr. G. is afraid.
Musical non-fiction reading against fear
Lecture hall
20:30 - 21:30
Thorsten Glotzmann is a journalist, director and author. He reads from his book "Mr. G. is afraid" - a non-fiction book and at the same time an encouraging, humorous story. His character Mr. G. struggles with panic attacks, fears of loss and failure, horror scenarios and doomsday messages. Until he decides to stop being paralyzed by his great fear and sets out in search of effective anti-anxiety strategies ... and he finds what he is looking for!
Who benefits from our fears?
Panel discussion on the instrumentalization of fear with Ocean Hale Meißner, Christian Jakob, Katharina Nocun and Lars Koch
Great Hall
21:30 - 23:00
Fear is instrumentalized in various contexts in order to influence, control and manipulate people and society. Katharina Nocun addresses conspiracy theories and the appropriation of esotericism by right-wing actors. Ocean Hale Meißner approaches the topic of fear from the perspective of queer political work and life in rural areas in Saxony. Christian Jakob takes a look at fear, which he believes is booming again: End-time fantasies as the trending fear of our time?! The discussion will be accompanied and moderated by Lars Koch.
At night in the human adventure
Flashlight tour of the permanent exhibition
Meeting point in front of the permanent exhibition
22:00 / 23:00 | Limited capacity
Illness, dying, food, sport, beauty: the human adventure is inconceivable without fear - but where can you find traces of this theme in the DHMD's permanent exhibition? With flashlights, we go through the exhibition in search of objects that tell us something about fear and make us think. An invitation to exchange ideas about what scares us and about objects that appear scarier in the light of the flashlight than they perhaps are.
This program is not a game - insights into the world of Aktenzeichen XY ... ungelöst
with Regina Schilling and Jakob Hein
Hörsaal
23:00 - 00:00
Director Regina Schilling presents her documentary work on the "first true crime" format: For her documentary "Diese Sendung ist kein Spiel - Die unheimliche Welt des Eduard Zimmermann" (This program is not a game - The uncanny world of Eduard Zimmermann) , she examined more than 300 broadcasts of "Aktenzeichen XY... unsolved". She shows that this program had an influence on various social discourses, fears and perspectives that we still feel today. Jakob Hein (writer / doctor) leads the discussion.
Stories that cause fear. How? Why? When?
Lecture with Q&A session with Jakob Baur
Lecture hall
00:00 - 00:45
Witching hour! The literary scholar Jakob Baur explores with you the connection between gruesome emotion and terrifying storytelling. From the moralizing finger of horror, we go into the deepest abysses and back to thrills with an educational claim. Various scary stories from the heyday of German-language horror around 1800 give an exciting impression of how horror literature develops its effect of fear and why it is perhaps less frightening to us today than it was to audiences back then.
The soundtrack of fear: music in horror films with Malte Hemmerich
Lecture with musical examples
Great Hall
00:30 to 01:00
A good horror film is not just about jumpscares, special effects and gripping plots - it is often the soundtrack that really gets to the heart of a movie. Music journalist and editor Malte Hemmerich sheds light on how music creates fear/anxiety purely from a musical perspective, but also in collaboration with sound design. The focus will be on horror classics, musical symbols and very personal impressions.
Closing: Late Night Listening Session // HAUNTOLOGY
with Anna Schürmer and Bastian Zimmermann
Großer Saal
from 01:00
At the end of the night, Anna Schürmer (music/media culture scholar) and Bastian Zimmermann (dramaturge/editor) invite you to listen together: Tracking down the ghost science of hauntology, they listen together with the audience to eerie music and disturbing sounds that can trigger nervous unease and evoke pleasant shivers. Peppered with text readings, spirals of discourse and thought-spinning, the night draws to a spooky close...
