Special exhibition: From BOTTICELLI to YVES SAINT LAURENT - Treasures from the AUGUST OHM Foundation
The special exhibition shows around 50 highlights from the August Ohm Foundation. Works by Lucas Cranach the Elder, Sandro Botticelli and Andy Warhol enter into a dialog ranging from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Exhibition by Ivonne Dippmann
Ivonne Dippmann combines textile traditions with drawing, painting, and installation. Her works interweave personal and collective memories and offer new perspectives on origin, home, and cultural experiences between Chemnitz and Tel Aviv.
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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Permanent exhibition Esche Museum
The Esche Museum combines industrial and local history in a lively way. A journey back in time to around 300 years of history tells of the origins of warp knitting & how stockings and gloves were made in the Limbach region and much more.
Esche-Museum09212 Limbach-Oberfrohna
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Special Exhibition: Pleißa – A Look Back
The exhibition sets out to explore traces of Pleissa's past. Landmark buildings such as the church, schools, town hall, and feudal court, as well as major businesses, tell the story of the history and development of what is now a neighborhood.
Esche-Museum09212 Limbach-Oberfrohna
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Special Exhibition: Across the Atlantic to the Office—The Triumph of an American Woman
Historic typewriters tell the story of the triumph of an American invention. Models from the United States and Saxony, along with advertisements and informational materials from 1880 to 1940, illustrate the typewriter’s evolution into an indispensable office tool.
Schloss & Schlosspark Wolkenburg09212 Limbach-Oberfrohna
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Exhibition: Fire and flame for Chemnitz
The special exhibition "Fire and Flame for Chemnitz" sheds light on 160 years of Chemnitz fire department history. Historical documents, photographs, models and equipment show the development from the first fire department to the modern professional fire department.
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.
Exhibition: Myth
The "Myth" exhibition sheds light on the significance of ancient and modern heroic stories in art. It explores the ideals, fears and values of our time and shows how myths have changed from antiquity to the present day.
Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz09111 Chemnitz
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Exhibition: Allegories of life
The exhibition "Allegories of Life" pays tribute to Ursula Mattheuer-Neustädt and Wolfgang Mattheuer with drawings, prints and paintings on themes such as freedom, love and responsibility. An exciting look at two formative artistic personalities.
Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz09111 Chemnitz
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Highlights at the Gunzenhauser Museum
From Otto Dix to Alexej von Jawlensky! The public tour of the Gunzenhauser Museum offers fascinating insights into a significant art collection featuring works of Expressionism, New Objectivity, and Modernism.
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Museum Gunzenhauser09112 Chemnitz
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Public guided tour : Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Impulse tour
The artist's life and work can be discovered during public guided tours of the Karl Schmidt-Rottluff House. Handicraft works, prints and personal objects are on display - a new place of expressionism in Chemnitz.
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Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Haus09116 Chemnitz
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Family Tour
How were fires put out 160 years ago? Join us for a fun-filled family tour of the fire department exhibit, featuring exciting discoveries, fire safety tips, and a creative craft activity where you can make your own tea light holders.
Durch die aktuelle Ausstellung 100 Sächsische Grafiken 2026 - Lob des Ungehorsams.
Public guided tour
The public tour offers insights into the exhibition "Digital Graphics on Paper". Selected works that combine digital image creation and graphic expression on paper will be presented.
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Neue Sächsische Galerie - Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst09111 Chemnitz
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Public Tours - Pleißa Special Exhibition
Christian Grimm leads a tour of the special exhibition and takes a closer look at the history of Pleissa. Historic buildings, former businesses, mills, and inns tell the story of the town’s transformation and life in times gone by.
Esche-Museum09212 Limbach-Oberfrohna
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18.11.2614:00 clock
Public Tour - Allegories of Life
Myths, Literature, and Life’s Big Questions: The guided tour of “Allegories of Life” explores the unique perspectives of Ursula Mattheuer-Neustädt and Wolfgang Mattheuer and their examination of freedom, love, and society.
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Public guided tour: Highlights of Chemnitz city history
A public guided tour through the permanent exhibition of the Schloßbergmuseum invites you to take a tour through the history of Chemnitz from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Historical city models illustrate the changes, growth and life of the city.
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Schloßbergmuseum Chemnitz09113 Chemnitz
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22.11.2614:30 clock
Public Leadership - Myth: From Gods to Superheroines
From ancient gods to modern superheroines: This guided tour shows how myths have lived on through the centuries in art and the media. A particular focus is on mythological motifs in the art of the GDR.
Public Guided Tour: Meal Time! Let's Eat!
Food brings people together, tells stories, and reflects our society! The public guided tour of the exhibition “Zu Tisch” shows how artists—from Classical Modernism to the present day—have depicted shared meals and food culture.
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The new learning center for democracy and the newly created permanent exhibition invite visitors to learn more about the history of this place and the lives of the people who lived there.
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Lern- und Gedenkort Kaßberg-Gefängnis09112 Chemnitz
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29.11.2614:00 clock
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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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Hinweis: Aufgrund eines technischen Defekts kann der Taurasteinturm inklusive Werk bis auf Weiteres nicht besichtigt werden.
All weather - Exhibition
In the Taurastein Tower in Burgstädt, Via Lewandowsky combines light, sound and space to create a unique installation. Film sequences, LED light and sounds from a former tin mine create an atmospheric experience from the base of the tower to the viewing platform.
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Taurastein09217 Burgstädt
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Future is past
The impressive mural "FUTURE IS PAST" by Hendrik Beikirch will be presented at the A4 business park in Chemnitz. The large-scale artwork is reminiscent of GDR labor collectives and invites visitors to reflect on change, identity and the history of the region.
Gewerbepark A409114 Chemnitz
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Thoughts on Color – Thoughts in Color
Images and texts engage in a dialogue with one another at the Schönherrfabrik: The exhibition by Carsten Lindner and Martina Schubert combines color and ideas into a unified presentation of art and words.
Good God
Via Lewandowsky's work of light art adorns the tower of Chemnitz Castle Church. The striking neon installation shines far into the city and artfully addresses the tension between faith, doubt and social issues.
Schlosskirche Chemnitz09113 Chemnitz
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Sculpture inauguration: Yesterday is today becomes tomorrow
The new sculpture "Yesterday is today becomes tomorrow" will be unveiled as part of the "Ortskundig" project by the Chemnitz Artists' Association. The work will be unveiled on the corner of Hartmannstraße and Fabrikstraße, accompanied by words from Matthias Zwarg and music from STRELA.
Architects Mildner/Heine
The exhibition by architects Mildner and Heine showcases impressive designs and concepts that push the boundaries of architecture and convey a new understanding of space, light and sustainability while inspiring visitors.
Universitätsbibliothek TU Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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200 Years of Visual History—Photographic Traces in the Chemnitz University Archives
From historic glass plates to digital photography: The exhibition showcases a fascinating collection of images from the Chemnitz University Archives and explores how photographs preserve history and bring everyday university life from bygone eras to life.
Body worlds of animals
KÖRPERWELTEN der Tiere shows over 100 unique exhibits and provides fascinating insights into the inner workings of the animal world. From the mouse to the elephant, the anatomy, movement and diversity of nature become impressively visible.
Jiskor—A Pearl for Every Child
Eve Stockhammer’s art installation, featuring 1.5 million glass beads, commemorates the Jewish children murdered in the Holocaust. It invites visitors to reflect on their memory and sends a powerful message against anti-Semitism and in support of social responsibility.
Stadtkirche St. Jakobi Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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Jiskor Exhibition Opening—A Pearl for Every Child!
In Eve Stockhammer’s art installation, 1.5 million glass beads serve as a memorial to the Jewish children murdered in the Holocaust. The walk-through memorial space invites visitors to reflect on their memory while also addressing contemporary anti-Semitism.
Stadtkirche St. Jakobi Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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