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100 Years of Prince Achmed's Adventures
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Tübingen
Kornhausstraße 10, 72070 Tübingen
In 2026, the world’s oldest surviving animated feature film, “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” by Lotte Reiniger (1899–1981), will celebrate its 100th anniversary. Born in Charlottenburg near Berlin, Reiniger—a paper-cut artist, book illustrator, and silhouette animator—is rightly regarded as one of the pioneers of film. In 2024, she was posthumously honored for her life’s work with the “Annie Award,” a renowned film prize for animation. That same year, a stamp was issued to mark her 125th birthday.
Part of Lotte Reiniger’s estate is housed at the Tübingen City Museum, which displays portions of it in a permanent exhibition. The interactive special exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of *Prince Achmed*, on view at the City Museum from April 25, 2026, to January 31, 2027, reinterprets this milestone in animated film. The exhibition explores the film’s content, individual fairy tales from One Thousand and One Nights, the cultural contexts of its creation and plot, its enduring reception to this day, and the stop-motion filming technique, which was innovative at the time. In addition to numerous original exhibits related to the film, visitors can immerse themselves in the art and inventions of the artist Lotte Reiniger through interactive and immersive stations.
The opening will take place on April 24, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. Mayor Dr. Gundula Schäfer-Vogel will welcome the visitors. Dr. Evamarie Blattner, curator of the exhibition, and Prof. Dr. Susanne Marschall, professor at the Institute for Media Studies at the University of Tübingen, will provide deeper insights into the work. Friedemann Dähn will provide musical accompaniment.
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