Exhibition
Travemünde: Legends and myths made of sand
The sand sculpture exhibition in Travemünde is open until November 3rd. photo
© Georg Wendt/dpa
Gods, heroes and legendary figures made of sand – these can be admired in a hall in Travemünde in the coming months. The sandy heroes are populating the Baltic Sea resort for the sixth time.
Hercules, Munchausen and the Devil from St. Mary’s in Lübeck are the stars of the sand sculpture exhibition, which is taking place for the sixth time in Travemünde is a guest. They are accompanied by the heroes of Greek, Roman and German legends, who take them into the world of “legends, myths and legends” in a hall on the grounds of the Travemünde fishing port. The show opened its doors to visitors on Saturday and is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. until November 3rd.
Large and small figures made of sand and water were created over a covered area of around 3,500 square meters over the course of several weeks. According to the organizers, the largest ones are up to seven meters high, weigh several tons and 24 artists from all over the world were involved in their design. The organizer said that 10,000 cubic meters of sand were used for the 110 figures.
The first sand sculpture exhibition entitled “Sand World” took place in 2002 on the Priwall beach in Travemünde. Since the number of visitors fell short of expectations due, among other things, to several rainy summers, the “Sand World” was discontinued after 2007. The new sand sculpture exhibition began in 2019, taking place protected from the weather in a former boat hall.