The World as a Die. 5000 Years of Luck in Games
13 Apr 2022 — 18 Sep 2022 at Museum of City History Leipzig
· Leipzig
This exhibition presents the remarkable dice collection of Jakob Gloger, tracing the history of games of chance across 5,000 years of human civilization.
From ancient bone and ivory dice to elaborately crafted modern examples, the show reveals how the humble die has served as a symbol of fate, fortune, and play across cultures and centuries. Visitors are invited to explore the surprising diversity of forms, materials, and meanings that this small but powerful object has carried throughout history.
From ancient bone and ivory dice to elaborately crafted modern examples, the show reveals how the humble die has served as a symbol of fate, fortune, and play across cultures and centuries. Visitors are invited to explore the surprising diversity of forms, materials, and meanings that this small but powerful object has carried throughout history.
About the venue
Museum of City History Leipzig
· Leipzig
The Leipzig City History Museum, a municipal museum in Leipzig, Germany, collects, documents, and presents in its exhibitions objects, information, and contexts of Leipzig's history from its founding as a city in the early Middle Ages to the present day. With approximately 550,000 visitors…