permanently accessible

STUTTGART

HMDK Stuttgart
Level 8
Urbanstrasse 25
70182 Stuttgart

The Belarusian opposition politician Mariya Kalesnikava studied flute at the HMDK Stuttgart before returning to Belarus in spring 2020. She lived in Stuttgart for 12 years and was deeply rooted in the Stuttgart new music scene as a musician and cultural manager. During the pandemic, she became a politician in Belarus and subsequently won the presidential election together with Veronika Tsepkala and Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. As a result, she would now actually be leading the country of Belarus together with her colleagues. The dictator Lukashenka prevented this by brutally persecuting the political opposition. Mariya Kalesnikava was first kidnapped and then arrested, and finally sentenced to 11 years in prison. She is currently serving this sentence under inhumane conditions that have brought her to the brink of death several times.

HMDK is dedicating two display cases designed by Nikola Lutz on level 8 to her on a permanent basis, drawing attention to Mariya Kalesnikava's incomprehensible situation and bringing her story to the attention of all those who no longer experienced her presence in Stuttgart and at the HMDK. With this installation, the HMDK declares its solidarity with Mariya Kalesnikava and calls for her freedom.

accessible within the opening hours of HDMK
Mo-Fr 7 am - 10 pm
Sa, Su 8 am - 10 pm
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