Weave and strive - work and create
A new exhibition on industrial history opens at Kultur.Palais.Lichtenstein. Historical objects and donations such as sample drawings and fabrics from the Robert Müller weaving mill show the changes, work and everyday life of industrialization.
Kultur.Palais.Lichtenstein09350 Lichtenstein/Sa.
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OLYMPIKA Trophies - Cups - Achievements
The permanent exhibition presents the career of ski jumping legend and honorary citizen Jens Weißflog. On display are cups, trophies and personal stories - a look at the triumphs and setbacks that shaped the exceptional athlete.
Mountain show / Kopec Kreativity
In the Buntspeicher Zwönitz, an exhibition presents the best products of the creative scene from the Ore Mountains and Czech border regions: Arts and crafts, design, literature and more. It then travels on to Karlovy Vary and Ústí nad Labem.
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Buntspeicher Zwönitz08297 Zwönitz
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18.08.25 09:00 - 16:00 clock 09:00 - 16:00 clock
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Vernissage: Print experiments - linocut, woodcut, foil printing and etching
The exhibition "Print Experiments" shows the creative diversity of traditional printing techniques such as linocut, woodcut, foil printing and etching. On display are handmade works full of structure, contrast and expression - from detailed to experimental
Kultur- und Kunstzentrum Hessenmühle Gersdorf09355 Gersdorf
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22.08.2518:00 clock
Exhibit of the quarter: Erzgebirge figurines
The exhibit of the quarter from 01.07. to 30.09.2025 shows Erzgebirge figurines from carving, made in the first half of the 20th century by Paul Schneider (1892-1975) from Annaberg-Buchholz.
Museum für bergmännische Volkskunst08289 Schneeberg
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The cottage industry in the past and present - the Naumann company, Rechenberg-Bienenmühle
The company Naumann from Rechenberg-Bienenmühle, which combines traditional craftsmanship with modern techniques and thus keeps the history of this craft alive, presents "The cottage-making trade in the past and present".
Museum für bergmännische Volkskunst08289 Schneeberg
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The Universe in a Pearl - Great art in a small church!
The sculpture, created by Rebecca Horn in 2006, is now moving into the converted St. Georg Hospital Church in Lößnitz. It combines a deep shaft and a vortex of light, leads the eye from the earth's interior to the firmament and fascinates with its endless depth and ascending light.
Hospitalkirche St. Georg Lößnitz08294 Lößnitz
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Pochwerk and mining history
The working punching plant illustrates the hardships of working life, while the permanent exhibition with minerals, ores and models offers exciting insights into the history of mining and the production stages of ore processing.
Technisches Museum Siebenschlehener Pochwerk08289 Schneeberg
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Over 450 years of living paper history
The paper mill is one of the oldest paper mills in Germany that is still in operation today. As a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Ore Mountains/Krušnohorí mining region, it is an insider tip in the region as an authentic site of paper and cardboard production.
Technisches Museum Papiermühle Niederzwönitz08297 Zwönitz
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Special exhibition Weather nice, food good? - Postcard greetings from all over the world
The special exhibition presents over 150 years of postcard history from a collection of more than 150,000 cards. A fascinating journey through time and around the world in A6 format with rare, curious and humorous finds from all over the world.
Technisches Museum Papiermühle Niederzwönitz08297 Zwönitz
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Special exhibition: From compartment to compartment
The Knochenstampfe local history museum is holding a special exhibition to mark the 150th anniversary of the Chemnitz-Aue-Adorf railroad line. Milestones, biographies and eyewitness accounts will be presented in collaboration with the local association.
Heimatmuseum und Technisches Denkmal Knochenstampfe08297 Zwönitz
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Thalheim in miniature
The display area shows around 40 models of houses and monuments from Thalheim. The tradition began in 1962, when a grandfather created a hiking site for his grandson. Since then, the site, which used to be a landfill site, has grown.
Rentners-Ruh09380 Thalheim/Erzgeb.
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today 18:00 - 21:00 clock
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Exhibition: Till Brönner - Melting Pott
Jazz musician and photographer Till Brönner traveled through the Ruhr area and portrayed the mining and industrial region. His pictures show miners and smoking chimneys. A selection can be seen in the KohleWelt, the museum of the Saxon coal mining industry.
KohleWelt09376 Oelsnitz/Erzgeb.
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The new permanent exhibition CoalWorld
This is a journey through the 1000-year history of the Saxon coal mining industry. You will learn how and where the coal was produced and how the "black diamonds" were used. You get to know new personalities and the demonstration mine.
Guided tour of the Albert Klumpp exhibition
The exhibition "Albert Klumpp - E Stubnmoler in dr Türmerstub" in the St. Niklas church in Ehrenfriedersdorf impressively shows the combination of creativity and love of his homeland. The artist was active in the tower room of the church and painted scenes of his homeland there.
St. Niklaskirche Ehrenfriedersdorf09427 Ehrenfriedersdorf
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16.08.2513:00 clock
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Public guided tour
An entertaining and informative tour tells the story of 115 years of Zwickau's automotive history. The public tour also includes a demonstration of the engine test bench. High demand: early arrival is recommended!
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August Horch Museum08058 Zwickau
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17.08.25 13:30 - 16:00 clock
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Public museum tour
In a guided tour of around one hour, visitors get to know the various exhibition areas of the museum and learn lots of interesting facts.
Museum für Wintersport & Stadtgeschichte Oberwiesenthal09484 Oberwiesenthal
18.08.25 13:30 - 14:30 clock
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Guided tour for children and families in the Wiesenthaler K3 museum
During a 45-minute tour of the museum, several areas of the museum are presented in a child-friendly way. There are museum objects to touch and try out.
Wiesenthaler K3 / Gästeinformation09484 Oberwiesenthal
23.08.25 10:00 - 10:45 clock
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Opening day at Depot Bahnhof N°4
The otherwise hidden treasures of the PERLA CASTRUM museum collection - a castle full of history - can be discovered here.
The exhibition section tells the story of Schwarzenberg's railroad station and presents numerous washing machines and ovens.
Depot Bahnhof N°408340 Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb.
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02.09.25 11:00 - 18:00 clock
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Museum of local history Hormersdorf
Senior citizens are reminded of their childhood - young people can discover earlier times. The Hormersdorf local history museum awaits: Life in the old days, the old kitchen, De gute Stub, De Kammer, the Christmas mountain, toys and school supplies, musical instruments and much more.
Special tour: architectural tour
The new permanent exhibition allows visitors to discover the architecture of the former Empress Augusta Shaft at various points. Individual sections were deliberately created at selected points to give visitors a glimpse behind the facade.
KohleWelt09376 Oelsnitz/Erzgeb.
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14.09.25 15:00 - 16:30 clock
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Color journey through the collection
Here you can be inspired by the effect of colors, gain new perspectives on well-known works and discover the significance of color design in art history. The MaxRAUM is dedicated to the world-famous expressionist Max Pechstein.
Kunstsammlungen Zwickau - Interimsquartier "ZwischenRAUM"08056 Zwickau
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21.09.2515:00 clock
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Hall of PWG
Discover 125 years of toolmaking in Schwarzenberg - this is now possible in the museum room of Porsche Werkzeugbau, the "Hall of PWG". Visitors can immerse themselves in the company's long history with its past and present successes.
Tony Cragg: Stack
The patinated bronze of the abstract sculpture is reminiscent of weathered rocks, polished wood or volcanic columns of smoke. The layered geometric forms by the renowned artist play with the idea of geological models.
Kurpark Aue-Bad Schlema08280 Aue-Bad Schlema
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Sean Scully: Coin Stack 2
Growing up as the son of a hairdresser, stacks of coins were among the artist's childhood impressions. Situated at the "Miners' Dome", the sculpture commemorates the labor disputes of the Schneeberg miners in 1496/98, which prevented their wages from being reduced by one groschen.
Kirchplatz Kirche St. Wolfgang08289 Schneeberg
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Uli Aigner: One Million - ITEM 3501 / 3502
With her two porcelain vessels - supposedly broken and intact - the artist continues her worldwide life project. Created in Jingdezhen, China, the world capital of porcelain, they are reminiscent of kaolin mining in the Ore Mountains.
Dampfbrauerei Schwartz08294 Lößnitz
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The Universe in a Pearl - Great art in a small church!
The sculpture, created by Rebecca Horn in 2006, is now moving into the converted St. Georg Hospital Church in Lößnitz. It combines a deep shaft and a vortex of light, leads the eye from the earth's interior to the firmament and fascinates with its endless depth and ascending light.
Hospitalkirche St. Georg Lößnitz08294 Lößnitz
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Bettina Pousttchi: 42 days
Objects from the street scene are twisted and grouped by the artist. This creates sculptures that appear to be exposed to external forces, in resistance. The 42 bollards are reminiscent of groups of people and 42 days of the "Free Republic of Schwarzenberg".
Oberes Tor08340 Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb.
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Nevin Aladağ: Color Floating
Design lamps from the 1960s, covered with colored tights, proclaim a sensual vision of diversity, emotion and cultural transfer. They intervene with a summer festival atmosphere in an everyday life on site that is not without its ascribers and crises.
Austelpark08297 Zwönitz
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Leunora Salihu: Bow
Like a shiny silver piece of jewelry consisting of fine links, the approximately two-metre-high arch invites you to walk through and observe the shadows changed by the sun: Movement in the static form as a confrontation with the place.
Areal Stalburc/Hoheneck09366 Stollberg/Erzgeb.
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Friedrich Kunath: Include me out
The humorous group of spruces with lowered eyelids and pointed noses, to which a tree does not belong, touches on social and societal primal fears. At the same time, the sculpture is reminiscent of the concept of forest sustainability (von Carlowitz, 1713).
Buntsockenpark09380 Thalheim/Erzgeb.
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Jan Kummer: Heimat Ensemble II
Resembling enlarged crown corks, the elements made of thin sheet metal fit together and become a work of art in a playful and ironic exaggeration. The arrangement is reminiscent of Mickey Mouse, and a little bit of naive tinkering with a cult factor.
Hauptstraße (am Hegebach) in Gersdorf09355 Gersdorf
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Iskender Yediler: Untitled (ESDA)
Reminiscent of a factory building sprouting out of the ground, the surrealistic-looking construction not only gives pride of place to the industrial culture and history of the location, but also to the people and clichés.
Gegenüber vom Bahnhof09350 Lichtenstein/Sa.
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When I go into my little garden... Exhibition of the Zipfelhaus
Delicate miniature flowers and detailed landscapes transport you into a creative world of wonder. The smallest flowers, mosses and natural materials are used to create unique scenes that will delight flower lovers and lovers of fine craftsmanship alike.
Dorfkirche Hormersdorf08297 Zwönitz
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Building bridges. A look at the collections
Works of art from the Chemnitz and Zwickau collections enter into dialog - from Brücke members to lesser-known artists from the region. The analog and digital presentation in Zwickau invites visitors to exchange ideas and discover regional art history.
Kunstsammlungen Zwickau - Interimsquartier "ZwischenRAUM"08056 Zwickau
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Color space
Experience colors and emotions in a new way! Masterpieces from five centuries come together in a fascinating way: old masters, sacred carvings, abstract paintings, modern sculptures and shiny minerals.
Kunstsammlungen Zwickau - Interimsquartier "ZwischenRAUM"08056 Zwickau
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MaxRAUM
A separate area is dedicated to the expressionist Max Pechstein - in the place where he first exhibited as a student in 1905. A digital presentation and selected originals invite visitors to immerse themselves in his vibrant world of color.
Kunstsammlungen Zwickau - Interimsquartier "ZwischenRAUM"08056 Zwickau
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RIOTS IN ZWICKAU - WHEN THE PEOPLE RAISED THEIR VOICES
The special exhibition commemorates a historic turning point. 500 years ago, 80 rebels sentenced to death await their sentence on the market square. Unexpectedly, Elector John I the Steadfast pardoned these men - a rare act of mercy.
Priesterhäuser Zwickau08056 Zwickau
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Under the trees
In a separate area of the chancel of St. Mary's Cathedral, visitors can take a seat on deckchairs and admire the floral paintings on the church ceiling. Visitors can learn interesting facts about the ceiling painting using the instructions on display.
Dom St. Marien Zwickau08056 Zwickau
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today 12:00 - 17:00 clock
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11th summer gallery
What could be more obvious than dedicating the Summer Gallery 2025 to the theme "CHEMNITZ - OUR CULTURAL CAPITAL 2025". This highlight of the region is reflected in paintings by Thomas Morgenstern. Tower tours are also possible during opening hours!
St. Laurentiuskirche Elterlein09481 Elterlein
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16.08.25 14:00 - 18:00 clock
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In der Türmerstube
Exhibition on Albert Klumpp
The exhibition "Albert Klumpp - E Stubnmoler in dr Türmerstub" in the St. Niklas church in Ehrenfriedersdorf impressively shows the combination of creativity and love of his homeland. The artist was active in the tower room of the church and painted scenes of his homeland there.
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St. Niklaskirche Ehrenfriedersdorf09427 Ehrenfriedersdorf
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16.08.2511:00 clock
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Guided tour of the Albert Klumpp exhibition
The exhibition "Albert Klumpp - E Stubnmoler in dr Türmerstub" in the St. Niklas church in Ehrenfriedersdorf impressively shows the combination of creativity and love of his homeland. The artist was active in the tower room of the church and painted scenes of his homeland there.
St. Niklaskirche Ehrenfriedersdorf09427 Ehrenfriedersdorf
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16.08.2513:00 clock
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Exhibition: Body and Structure | Detlef Jehn
In der Personalausstellung von Detlef Jehn, dem Lößnitzer Bildhauer, sind beeindruckende Werke aus Holz und Bronze sowie zahlreiche Zeichnungen und Gemälde zu sehen, die zu einem inspirierenden Besuch voller Kunst und anregender Gespräche einladen.
Ideenmarkt Stollberg09366 Stollberg/Erzgeb.
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20.08.25 10:00 - 13:00 clock
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Tony Cragg: Stack
The patinated bronze of the abstract sculpture is reminiscent of weathered rocks, polished wood or volcanic columns of smoke. The layered geometric forms by the renowned artist play with the idea of geological models.
Kurpark Aue-Bad Schlema08280 Aue-Bad Schlema
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Sean Scully: Coin Stack 2
Growing up as the son of a hairdresser, stacks of coins were among the artist's childhood impressions. Situated at the "Miners' Dome", the sculpture commemorates the labor disputes of the Schneeberg miners in 1496/98, which prevented their wages from being reduced by one groschen.
Kirchplatz Kirche St. Wolfgang08289 Schneeberg
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Uli Aigner: One Million - ITEM 3501 / 3502
With her two porcelain vessels - supposedly broken and intact - the artist continues her worldwide life project. Created in Jingdezhen, China, the world capital of porcelain, they are reminiscent of kaolin mining in the Ore Mountains.
Dampfbrauerei Schwartz08294 Lößnitz
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The Universe in a Pearl - Great art in a small church!
The sculpture, created by Rebecca Horn in 2006, is now moving into the converted St. Georg Hospital Church in Lößnitz. It combines a deep shaft and a vortex of light, leads the eye from the earth's interior to the firmament and fascinates with its endless depth and ascending light.
Hospitalkirche St. Georg Lößnitz08294 Lößnitz
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todayopen until 18:00 o'clock
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Bettina Pousttchi: 42 days
Objects from the street scene are twisted and grouped by the artist. This creates sculptures that appear to be exposed to external forces, in resistance. The 42 bollards are reminiscent of groups of people and 42 days of the "Free Republic of Schwarzenberg".
Oberes Tor08340 Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb.
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Nevin Aladağ: Color Floating
Design lamps from the 1960s, covered with colored tights, proclaim a sensual vision of diversity, emotion and cultural transfer. They intervene with a summer festival atmosphere in an everyday life on site that is not without its ascribers and crises.
Austelpark08297 Zwönitz
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Special exhibition: From compartment to compartment
The Knochenstampfe local history museum is holding a special exhibition to mark the 150th anniversary of the Chemnitz-Aue-Adorf railroad line. Milestones, biographies and eyewitness accounts will be presented in collaboration with the local association.
Heimatmuseum und Technisches Denkmal Knochenstampfe08297 Zwönitz
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todayopen until 16:00 o'clock
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Leunora Salihu: Bow
Like a shiny silver piece of jewelry consisting of fine links, the approximately two-metre-high arch invites you to walk through and observe the shadows changed by the sun: Movement in the static form as a confrontation with the place.
Areal Stalburc/Hoheneck09366 Stollberg/Erzgeb.
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Exhibition: Till Brönner - Melting Pott
Jazz musician and photographer Till Brönner traveled through the Ruhr area and portrayed the mining and industrial region. His pictures show miners and smoking chimneys. A selection can be seen in the KohleWelt, the museum of the Saxon coal mining industry.
KohleWelt09376 Oelsnitz/Erzgeb.
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todayopen until 17:00 o'clock
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Friedrich Kunath: Include me out
The humorous group of spruces with lowered eyelids and pointed noses, to which a tree does not belong, touches on social and societal primal fears. At the same time, the sculpture is reminiscent of the concept of forest sustainability (von Carlowitz, 1713).
Buntsockenpark09380 Thalheim/Erzgeb.
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