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Exhibition: Karl-Heinz Richter
In Karl-Heinz Richter's exhibition, sculptures and paintings meet voluptuous femininity: seated ladies who want cake with relish instead of belly dancing or catwalks. A tongue-in-cheek play with shapes, lust and joie de vivre.
Lydia Thomas / Brigitte Stenzel / Florian Merkel
In their exhibition, Lydia Thomas, Brigitte Stenzel and Florian Merkel present a fascinating combination of painting, sculpture and photography - a dialog between colors, shapes and perspectives that inspires the senses.
CKB + 5
The CKB will be enriched by five new artistic styles - from graphics and painting to jewelry, ceramics and photography - presented by Bianca Hallebach, Robin Heydenreich, Doreen Grün, Ulrike Sandner and Susanne Weiss.
Mandy Knospe - Lost in Trace
The exhibition deals with processes of reproduction and remembrance. It revolves around traces and changes in meaning. One of the starting points is the figure of Mickey Mouse - a symbol of childhood projections, but also of social and political contexts.
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Galerie Glaskasten09130 Chemnitz
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06.06.25 16:00 - 20:00 clock
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21. art open
A diverse program with painting, textile art, music, performance and insights into creative projects such as the "Sound Project - Loom Machines" as well as exciting video recordings.
Exhibition: Jusche Fret
Leipzig-based artist Jusche Fret presents her exhibition "Metamorphoses" at the Dorfgalerie Auerswalde. Sculptures, drawings and collages focus on the close connection between humans, animals and nature - inspiring, enigmatic and full of meaning.
Dorfgemeinschaftshaus Auerswalde09244 Lichtenau
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08.06.25 15:00 - 17:00 clock
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Purple Shades of Pink
André Deloar's new works unfold in vibrant shades of violet and pink as architectural fantasies between surface and space. His paintings reflect urban structures, transforming them into emotional worlds of color and thus creating impressive pictorial spaces.
Exhibition: LUKE CARTER - Naked Freedom
Luke Carter researched nudist culture on the Baltic Sea as a scholarship holder. Inspired by conversations and impressions, he designed the 52-card game "FKK - Freie Körper Karten" (Nudist - Free Body Cards), which artistically reflects on the body, the gaze and the public sphere.
Neue Sächsische Galerie - Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst09111 Chemnitz
17.06.25 11:00 - 18:00 clock
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Exhibition opening: Naked freedom
At the exhibition opening, graphic works by Luke Carter will be presented that deal with the body, perception and the public sphere. Inspired by intensive research and personal impressions, he has created a multi-layered series of works.
Neue Sächsische Galerie - Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst09111 Chemnitz
17.06.2519:30 clock
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Cabinet exhibition: Saxon castles and palaces in Z-gauge
Horst Oschmann's delicate paper models of Saxon castles and palaces on a scale of 1:220 tell of great passion on a small scale. The exhibition is complemented by atmospheric oil paintings of regional buildings by Uwe Gerschler.
Special exhibition: European Design Award 2025 for wood sculptors
Under the motto "Lichtblicke", the European Design Award exhibition presents 48 sculptures that celebrate the diversity and depth of wood sculpture and offer a fascinating insight into the combination of tradition and contemporary art.
The Ziemert model train collection
The valuable model train collection of the collector Wolfgang Ziemert (1939 - 2017) is on display.
Esche-Museum09212 Limbach-Oberfrohna
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Special exhibition at the Esche Museum: Fabric Visions
The special exhibition "Fabric Visions" at the Esche Museum showcases innovative textile designs and creative visions.
Esche-Museum09212 Limbach-Oberfrohna
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Exhibition: The life and work of Hans Carl von Carlowitz
A new permanent exhibition at Rabenstein Castle is dedicated to the life of Hans Carl von Carlowitz, the founder of sustainability. With documents, objects, film and a dialog table, his work and the history of Saxony's smallest castle can be experienced.
Burg Rabenstein09117 Chemnitz
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Western-Eastern inspirations in textiles
For the exhibition in the winter garden of the Schönherr.Fabrik Chemnitz, 20 textile works were selected for reasons of space - they impressively show the creative dialog between Afghan embroidery art and European design tradition.
The new city - Chemnitz as Karl-Marx-Stadt
The exhibition at the Schloßberg Museum traces the intense and momentous era of "Karl-Marx-Stadt", which lasted only a few decades, with a particular focus on developments in urban planning and architecture.
Schloßbergmuseum Chemnitz09113 Chemnitz
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Gothic sculpture in Saxony
The largest collection of medieval sculptures in Saxony is on display. A joint exhibition of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden and Kunstsammlung Chemnitz.
Collateral Sculptures
The Hartmannfabrik Chemnitz will present sculptures by Atelier van Lieshout, Tatjana Doll, Franka Hörnschemeyer, Heike Mutter/Ulrich Genth, Lydia Thomas and others in 2025 and will be a central location for art and dialog.
Außenanlage Hartmannfabrik09111 Chemnitz
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Banksy - A Vandal Turned Ido
The exhibition is divided into different sections of the mostly political works of the world-famous revolutionary Banksy and places them in an overall context. Visitors are accompanied by an audio guide (available in German & English).
Highlights of archaeology in Saxony
Insights into Saxony's cultural history: from hunters and gatherers to farming cultures and industrialization, objects tell fascinating stories. A guided tour makes you curious to find out more.
smac – Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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Treasures & Tragedies - Guided Tour in English
Guided tour in English.
Anmeldung per E-Mail (info.kunstsammlungen@stadt-chemnitz.de) oder Telefon (0371 488 4424).
Curator's tour European Realities
Guided tour of the exhibition European Realities - Realism Movements of the 1920s and 1930s in Europe at Museum Gunzenhauser. The tour sheds light on artistic perspectives on poverty, upswing, city life, emancipation and diversity.
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Museum Gunzenhauser09112 Chemnitz
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06.06.2518:30 clock
E-Mail an: info.kunstsammlungen@stadt-chemnitz.de
Telefonnummer: +49371 488 4424
Der Treffpunkt ist an der Kasse der Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz.
Combination tour Schneeberger Geflecht & Beyond Geometry
The tour combines Schneeberger Geflecht and Beyond Geometry in a joint tour. The theme is developed together with the group to create an individual view of the exhibitions. The focus is on exchange and dialog.
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Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz09111 Chemnitz
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07.06.2516:00 clock
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The SCHOCKEN department store in Chemnitz
In this tour, you can get to know the so-called oriel exhibitions. They deal with the star architect of the time, Erich Mendelsohn, the SCHOCKEN department store group and the fascinating personality of Salman Schockens (with sign language).
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smac – Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
07.06.2514:00 clock
Teilnahme kostenfrei; nur Eintritt der Dauerausstellung
Offers in sign language
On certain dates, the spoken word is translated into German sign language by an interpreter
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smac – Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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07.06.2514:00 clock
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Overview tour: Silberglanz &Kumpeltod
The greed for ore has been driving people into the mountains for thousands of years. Wealth and power, but also the exploitation of nature and people are the result. The tour reveals the dark secrets of the miners from the Bronze Age to the 21st century.
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smac – Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
07.06.2515:00 clock
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Public guided tour: European Realities
The Gunzenhauser Museum invites you to a guided tour of the European Realities exhibition. The tour offers exciting insights into the realism movements of the 1920s and 1930s - between social change, cultural prosperity and technical modernity.
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Museum Gunzenhauser09112 Chemnitz
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07.06.2514:30 clock
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Treffpunkt: Kasse des Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Haus, Limbacher Straße 382
Public guided tour: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff House
The newly opened museum presents the work of the Chemnitz-born artist and co-founder of the "Brücke". Two unique collections, prints and loans make it a new hotspot for expressionism.
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Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Haus 09116 Chemnitz
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08.06.25 14:00 - 14:45 clock 14:45 - 15:15 clock
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Family tour: Family tour of the Schloßbergmuseum
The permanent exhibition of the Schloßbergmuseum is explored together in a playful way. City models and stories from eight centuries invite you on an exciting tour. Afterwards, visitors can create their own small works of art and take them home.
Schloßbergmuseum Chemnitz09113 Chemnitz
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08.06.25 13:00 - 14:30 clock
Kosten: Eintritt (Kinder unter 18 Jahren sind frei) + 2,00 € Materialpauschale für Erwachsene und 0,50 € Materialpauschale für Kinder
Via Lewandowsky: Wetterleuchten (Illuminating)
Via Lewandowsky's light and sound installation in the Taurastein Tower in Burgstädt transforms the historic observation tower into a flickering, colorful signal at night and interweaves cinematic, sonic and regional history into an expansive experience.
Taurastein09217 Burgstädt
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Daniel Buren: 7 colors for a chimney
In 2013, Daniel Buren transformed the 302-metre-high furnace of the northern CHP plant in Chemnitz with colored rings and his iconic 8.7 cm wide stripes into a widely visible work of art that marks Chemnitz as a city of art.
Gelände des ehemaligen Heizkraftwerk Nord Chemnitz, eins energie in sachsen09114 Chemnitz
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Kris Martin: Good Luck
The sculpture "Good Luck" by Kris Martin combines a cube on a sphere made of Rochlitz porphyry tuff. It alludes to Goethe's "Stone of Good Luck", but reverses the order and transforms the classicist ideal into a precarious wish.
Am Rathaus Wechselburg09306 Wechselburg
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Osmar Osten: Top With
Softly colored columns made of natural Saxon stone nestle together and form the support for a whole bundle of figures cast from silver-colored aluminum. A clash of contradictions that invites speculation.
Schillerpark/Schillerplatz09111 Chemnitz
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Andreas Schmid: Colorfield Chemnitz
The light installation Colourfield Chemnitz by Andreas Schmid transforms the main portal of the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz into a colorful interplay of 38 LED bundles. Inspired by expressionism and music, it combines architecture, perception and movement.
Theaterplatz Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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Johann Belz: Rattling fountain
The rattling fountain by Johann Belz in Chemnitz features abstract bronze flower and leaf shapes that direct the flow of water. Tilting bowls produce the characteristic rattling sound that gives the impressive fountain its name.
Klapperbrunnen nähe Busbahnhof09111 Chemnitz
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Young-Jae Lee: Vases
Young-Jae Lee, pioneering ceramic artist, presents 49 colorful glazed vessels and bowls at the Stadtkirche St. Jakobi in Chemnitz. Her works create installations that redefine spaces and bring secular art into churches.
Stadtkirche St. Jakobi Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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Purple Path: Inauguration of the "Seeds & Seats" sculpture
A new meeting place is being created in the Lobgedichte area with "Seeds & Seats": plants, GDR design chairs and Brecht quotes invite you to linger. The "Lobgedichte" sculptures have also been cleaned.
Lobgedichte-Areal Brückenstraße09111 Chemnitz
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Hans Peter Kuhn: Lights light
The work "Lights light" by Hans Peter Kuhn on the eins energie administration building in Chemnitz shows randomly illuminated LED rods that create a constantly changing "concrete poetry" as a minimalist, architecture-related light drawing.
Verwaltungsgebäude von eins energie in sachsen in Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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Plants in the roadside habitat
The new exhibition is dedicated to roadside plants, presents their impressive diversity and shows how these robust and adaptable species, both native and immigrant, develop surprising beauty.
Vernissage: Claudia Pfeifer
On display are originals by the artist in various techniques, which are printed as postcards, bookmarks and art prints. She is represented at various art markets under the label "blueArtz".
MIDEA Veranstaltungsagentur 09111 Chemnitz
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Inventor culture in Chemnitz and the region
The exhibition shows how important innovations from the region were created and patented. Visitors can experience discoveries such as the first fully synthetic mild detergent or modern indoor navigation.
Universitätsbibliothek TU Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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Exhibition for the photo competition: Making living diversity visible
The exhibition shows 14 selected photographs that take a personal and creative look at diversity. The focus is on social, cultural, gender, sexual, religious and age-related diversity - presented in a multifaceted and impressive way.
Universitätsbibliothek TU Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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today 09:00 - 22:00 clock
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Exhibition - The story of Moritz Lippmann, his furniture store and his family
The exhibition tells the story of Moritz Lippmann, his furniture store and his family. It is an example of how undemocratic and totalitarian regimes intervene in the lives of individuals and leave lasting traces.
Schaufenster gegenüber dem Stadtbad09111 Chemnitz
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The lost modern age
In "Die verlorene Moderne", Leipzig-based photographer Gunter Binsack captures the ephemeral beauty of decaying "Neues Bauen" buildings in Saxony and inspires reflection on their value and preservation.
Architektenbüro Sachsen09111 Chemnitz
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Holy names for Chemnitz
An artistic exploration of the names of saints and their significance for Chemnitz. The exhibition invites visitors to discover, reflect and discuss in a stylish atmosphere.
Chemnitz on record - Tim Hofmann
In the exhibition "Chemnitz auf Platte", Tim Hofmann shows impressive works about urban spaces, structures and moods of the city of Chemnitz.
Open Space Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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Viewfinders
"viewfinders" is a photo project by Béla Bender in which children from a 3rd grade class captured their own view of the world. The exhibition shows their creative perspectives - honest, surprising and full of childlike curiosity.
Momentum09111 Chemnitz
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WerkSchau - Made in Saxony
The exhibition "Werkschau - Made in Saxony" presents the diversity of Saxony's cultural and creative industries: furniture, design, film, fashion, art and more. It inspires and invites Europe to rediscover Saxony's creative landscape.
ehem. Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik Gießerstr. 509130 Chemnitz
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