Kulinarik im Osten Tickets 

Saturday, April 18, 2026
7 PM 

Some stories can’t just be told – they have to be experienced.

Where art is exhibited today, people once dined, celebrated, and debated: What is now DAS MINSK first opened in 1977 as an elegant restaurant in the GDR. High above Potsdam, Restaurant "Minsk" was one of the city’s notable addresses—a place for special occasions, for conversation, and for enjoyment. It remained a popular culinary meeting place until 2000.

On this evening, we return to this place—not only with recipes, but with memories, flavors, and stories. Along with guests from gastronomy, art, and contemporary history, we will explore how East German culinary culture has evolved between past and present.
Instead of the customary German-German debate about figures and narratives, we invite you to experience history through the senses: through flavors, aromas, images, and personal memories.

Program

Opening:
Anna Schneider, Director DAS MINSK
Ira Roschlau, Founder, DenkRaumOst

Panelists:

• Marco Müller
  Three-star chef at the Berlin restaurant Rutz—one of Germany’s most internationally renowned chefs, whose cuisine brings together regional traditions and modern culinary innovation.
• Rolf Wienecke
  The last manager of the historic restaurant Minsk—a witness to a form of gastronomy that was far more than just a restaurant: a social meeting place in the late GDR.
• Jan Kummer
  An artist from Chemnitz, known for his work at the intersection of pop culture, memory, and everyday life in East Germany—and co-founder of the band AG Geige.

Moderator: Sarah Oswald, moderator for TV & Radio.

Of course, light refreshments will also be provided—after all, talking about food without tasting it would be almost unthinkable in this place.

Cost: 20 €

TICKETS

An event by DenkRaumOst in cooperation with DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam.