The Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association received the 2010 Arts & Culture Award for Population over 500,001 in Sister Cities International’s Annual Awards Program for that year. The award was given to HLSCA for sponsoring the Peace Window (pictured on left) in St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, the Peace Cantata, and the multi-media presentation of rare books in Houston on the occasion of the 600th Anniversary of the University of Leipzig. Click here to see the letter from Sister Cities International notifying HLSCA of the award.
Houston City Council recognizes the Sister Cities International reward for HLSCA, its members and visitors from Leipzig during the Buergerreise (People’s Expedition) from Leipzig to Houston