The grand opening of Leitz Park in Wetzlar
has come and gone. After the speeches
and the introduction of new products from Leica, the daily work of making
cameras and lenses have returned and memories linger.
Here are several photographs that
offer a look behind the scene of the celebration.
About 2500 visitors gathered for the grand opening of Leitz Park and
the new headquarters of Leica Camera AG
A large tent was set up across the street for all the guests to gather
Dr. Andreas Kaufmann during his speech at the opening of the celebration
Dr. Andreas Kauffmann receiving a gift from district representative Wofgang Schuster
Wetzlar Mayor Wolfram Dette welcoming Leica back to the city of its origin
The Simon Bolivar String Quartet helped to make the celebration a success
The celebration was also used to award this year's Oskar Barnack Prize.
Here Dr. Andreas Kaufmann is congratulating the recipients Alejandro Cegara and Martin Kollar
Wetzlar mayor Wofram Dette on Monday at the townhall of Wetzlar, during the opening of a
special exhibition of photographs by Leica photographer Reimund Schwarz.
Special guest of honor, Dr. Knut Kühn-Leitz (center)
Interesting pictures. Definitely different from what's usually found on the internet.
ReplyDeleteYes, it was interesting to see that the city of Wetzlar had an exhibition regarding Leica as well.
DeleteWhile it was definitely a major undertaking for Leica to mover back to Wetzlar, it was very important to the city as well. Thus it is not surprising that the city of Wetzlar entered the celebration with some venues of their own.
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