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Im Sortiment finden sich Werke lokaler und nationaler Künstler wie Karl-Heinz Richter, Klaus Süß, Ingo Andratschke, Otto, Udo Lindenberg und Originalzeichnungen von Star Wars – eine vielfältige Auswahl zum Anschauen und Kaufen.
END-lichLEBEN - Photo exhibition
The photo exhibition "END-lichLEBEN" invites you to take an artistic look at questions of longing, relationships, postponement and the spice of life. Photographers capture feelings and the unspeakable and open up new perspectives on finiteness and life.
Stadtbibliothek im Tietz09111 Chemnitz
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Heinz Schumann - Calligraphy and type design
The Chemnitz graphic artist and typographer Heinz Schumann (1934-2020) is often only associated with the huge wall of lettering behind the Karl Marx head. The exhibition now focuses on his calligraphic work with examples from all creative phases.
Neue Sächsische Galerie - Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst09111 Chemnitz
today 11:00 - 17:00 clock
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Harry Scheuner – Grafik und Design
Scheuner (1935 - 2025) hat als Grafiker und Werbegestalter in Chemnitz und der Region gewirkt. Bekannt ist er auch für seine Briefmarkenentwürfe. Die Ausstellung präsentiert Originalentwürfe, Plakate, Werbebroschüren, Signets u.v.a.m. aus fünf Jahrzehnten.
Neue Sächsische Galerie - Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst09111 Chemnitz
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HEINZ SCHUMANN - calligraphy and type design and HARRY SCHEUNER - graphics and design
The current exhibition at the NSG is entitled "Your heart travels in your dreams" and features calligraphy and typeface design by HEINZ SCHUMANN (1934 - 2020). Graphics and design by HARRY SCHEUNER (1935 - 2025) since the 1950s can be experienced.
Neue Sächsische Galerie - Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst09111 Chemnitz
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Chemnitz minds
The 2025 exhibition pays tribute to important personalities who have shaped Chemnitz. Ulrich Eißner's portrait sculptures allow visitors to meet athletes, artists, scientists and cultural figures and tell inspiring stories.
Galerie Weise09111 Chemnitz
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PRESS - created. broken. recovered.
The exhibition shows works by Friedrich Press at three locations in Chemnitz. Sculptures, photographs and works reflect his view of the human being between brokenness and security and provide an insight into his work, which has left its mark on church spaces.
e.artis Galerie & Kunstauktionen09111 Chemnitz
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THE ROOI BOSS SHOW "The localization of the invisible"
The artist group Rooi Boss Productions understands art as a narrative system that unfolds in the interplay of perception, language and social interaction. At the center is the narrative as a fundamental structure of human experience.
Luoghi dellanima
The exhibition shows paintings by Sonja Kalmanfi, inspired by Cilento in southern Italy. Between dream and reality, she creates works that combine nature and the inner world - a poetic view of landscape as a mirror of the soul.
Exhibition: General meeting
Photographer Maria Sturm has captured over 150 members of garage communities in large-format portraits. Her works, which show the unexpected diversity of garage landscapes, will be on display at the Garage Campus from May to November.
Garagen-Campus09116 Chemnitz
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Special exhibition: Planet Africa
An archaeological journey through time sheds light on Africa's role as the cradle of humanity. The exhibition combines archaeological finds with contemporary African art - colorful, interactive and full of new perspectives on our cultural roots.
smac – Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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Archaeology in Saxony
The smac permanent exhibition shows Saxony's history from hunters and gatherers to industrialization on 3000 m². 6200 exhibits, the floating sculpture of Saxony and a section of the earth's strata bring the cultural and historical development to life.
smac – Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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The history of the Schocken department store
The smac dedicates separate exhibition areas to Erich Mendelsohn, Salman Schocken and the department store group. In curved bays along the window front, timelines provide a chronological orientation to the history of the building and its protagonists.
smac – Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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Experience the city's history: Red Tower
The Red Tower, Chemnitz's oldest building, will shine in 2025 with illuminations and exhibitions on the city's history and the Great Chemnitzers. Gallery access and a Walk of Fame round off the highlight of the Capital of Culture year.
Roter Turm09111 Chemnitz
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Collection stories
This collection presentation draws various threads through the holdings of the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz. It follows the course of these stories through three centuries, interweaving the different genres of art from painting to textile art.
Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz09111 Chemnitz
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Gallery Oben and Clara Mosch
The exhibition at the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz sheds light on the alternative art scene in the GDR with Galerie Oben and Clara Mosch. Documents, works and conversations with artists bring the period back to life.
Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz09111 Chemnitz
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Edvard Munch
The exhibition spans the arc from the historical perspective on the feeling of fear in Munch's art to artistic works of the present day. International loans are combined with works from the art collections.
Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz09111 Chemnitz
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Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and the bridge
The exhibition shows important paintings and documents by the expressionist, who grew up in Chemnitz, from all phases of his work, as well as representative works by Brücke artists and representatives of classical modernism.
Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz09111 Chemnitz
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ACHTUNG: Aufgrund des zu erwartenden Besucher:innenaufkommens sind Anmeldungen zur öffentlichen Führung in der Ausstellung Edvard Munch. Angst ausschließlich über den Ticket-Shop möglich. Anmeldungen für die öffentlichen Führungen (ausgenommen Familienführungen) an der Kasse, über Telefon oder Email sind nicht möglich.
Public guided tour: Edvard Munch - Fear
The public tour through the exhibition Edvard Munch - Angst conveys central works and themes such as fear, loneliness, illness and Munch's stay in Chemnitz in 1905. Contemporary positions enter into an exciting dialog with his work.
Discover Stefan Heym exhibition
The exhibition on the youth art project "Chemnitzer Friedensbanner" shows works by pupils inspired by Stefan Heym's commitment to freedom and justice. Originals from the graphic novel "The Seven Lives of Stefan Heym" will be presented.
Kulturzentrum DasTietz09111 Chemnitz
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today 08:30 - 21:00 clock
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ACHTUNG: Aufgrund des zu erwartenden Besucher:innenaufkommens sind Anmeldungen zur öffentlichen Führung in der Ausstellung Edvard Munch. Angst ausschließlich über den Ticket-Shop möglich. Anmeldungen für die öffentlichen Führungen (ausgenommen Familienführungen) an der Kasse, über Telefon oder Email sind nicht möglich.
Public guided tour: Edvard Munch - Fear
The public tour through the exhibition Edvard Munch - Angst conveys central works and themes such as fear, loneliness, illness and Munch's stay in Chemnitz in 1905. Contemporary positions enter into an exciting dialog with his work.
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Guided tours in the Wendt & Kühn world in Grünhainichen
Various guided tours such as "Discover - Experience - Marvel", "History to Enjoy", "Give the Gift of Joy", a curator's tour or the flower children's walk offer unique insights into the history, craftsmanship and art of the Wendt & Kühn manufactory.
Voranmeldung vor Ort bitte 15 Minuten vorher an der Museumskasse.
Public guided tour Planet Africa
A tour of the Planet Africa special exhibition offers exciting insights into six thematic areas: Diversity, Incarnation, Knowledge & Technology, Signs & Images, Raw Materials and Current Archaeological Research on the African Continent.
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smac – Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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25.10.2515:00 clock
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Die Teilnahme ist kostenfrei. Nur Eintritt in Ausstellung
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Treffpunkt: Kasse des Museum Gunzenhauser
Public guided tour: Interactive guided tour | Best Of II - Visitor's Choice
The "Best Of II - Visitor's Choice" exhibition at the Gunzenhauser Museum invites you to get involved: Visitors, the youth council and Chemnitz initiatives create spaces for exchange. Interactive stations open up creative approaches to art, technology and expression.
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Treffpunkt: Kasse des Museum Gunzenhauser
Guided tour: Contemporary highlights - WIN/WIN and Gabriele Münter Prize
The guided tour Contemporary Highlights at Museum Gunzenhauser combines the exhibition WIN/WIN - Art Acquisitions by the Kulturstiftung Sachsen with the presentation of the Gabriele Münter Prize. Works by current artists and award-winning positions are on display.
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Museum Gunzenhauser09112 Chemnitz
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25.10.2514:30 clock
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Special guided tour Celebrations - dances - mystical events
In the Renaissance, feasts and dances were an integral part of life. Chambermaid Klara and her ward Sophie open hidden doors and give an insight into the festive everyday life of the electoral court - music accompanies this tour!
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Public guided tour
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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26.10.2514:00 clock
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Public guided tour: The new city
Public guided tour of the exhibition The New City at the Schloßbergmuseum. The focus is on the short but formative period as "Karl-Marx-Stadt" with a particular focus on urban planning and architectural developments.
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Schloßbergmuseum Chemnitz09113 Chemnitz
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26.10.2514:30 clock
The fascination of machines under steam
Demonstration of the single-cylinder back-pressure steam engine from 1896.
Industriemuseum Chemnitz09112 Chemnitz
26.10.25 11:00 - 11:30 clock 13:00 - 13:30 clock 15:00 - 15:30 clock
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Public guided tour - Tales of Transformation
The show compares the development of former industrial hotspots: Chemnitz, Gabrovo, Łódź, Manchester, Mulhouse, Tampere. As the "Saxon Manchester", Chemnitz gave the starting signal for industrialization in Saxony & experienced rapid growth.
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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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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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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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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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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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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Leiko Ikemura: Usagi Greeting (180)
The pictorial-poetic encounter of the figure of the hare with representations of Buddhist bodhisattva beings and Christian iconography of mercy refers to the collection in the adjacent Schatzkammer Museum and opens the view to East Asia.
Schloss und Park Lichtenwalde09577 Niederwiesa
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Karolin Schwab: My Floating Home
The sculpture stands between the banks of the Mühlgraben like a fleeting three-dimensional sketch of a house. There, as the seasons change, constantly changing images are created in the water, posing the question of what it means to be at home, to be anchored.
Mühlgraben Niederwiesa09577 Niederwiesa
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Anja Schwörer: Mapping Patterns - Industrial Flora
Anja Schwörer's mural Mapping Patterns: Industrial Flora at the Braunsdorf show weaving mill combines historical cartridge drawings with modern pixel aesthetics. It poetically references textile structures, weaving techniques and early forms of programming languages.
Historische Schauweberei Braunsdorf09577 Niederwiesa
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united / united
In cooperation with Chemnitz University of Technology, students and graduates of the HGB are presenting artistic works that deal with central themes of the Capital of Culture. This makes the bus station an exciting place for artistic debate.
Open process
The exhibition tells stories of migration since the Second World War, addresses everyday racism, right-wing violence since the baseball bat years and shows how those affected fought back - loudly, visibly and in solidarity.
OFFENER PROZESS - Dokumentationszentrum09112 Chemnitz
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Into the dawn - Interventions in the urban space of Chemnitz
The city awakens, one eye half open, hoping for the usual everyday life. Summer 2025 brings artists from Europe to Chemnitz to disrupt habits and open up new perspectives with surprising actions and installations.
Innenstadt Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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today 06:00 - 23:59 clock
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PRESS - created. broken. recovered.
The exhibition shows works by Friedrich Press at three locations in Chemnitz. Sculptures, photographs and works reflect his view of the human being between brokenness and security and provide an insight into his work, which has left its mark on church spaces.
Stadtkirche St. Jakobi Chemnitz09111 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.
Regional showcase
All 38 cities of the Capital of Culture Region 2025 are on display in the TIETZ courtyard, with information, dates and QR codes on steles. In addition: central projects such as Purple Path & Makers as well as a stage for creative contributions from the region.
Kulturzentrum DasTietz09111 Chemnitz
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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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Nature and structure
Around 40 works from the collection of the Deutsche Bundesbank are on display, including works by Genzken, Havekost and Heckel. They focus on architecture and refer to the construction of the Chemnitz branch by Josep Lluis Mateo.
Deutsche Bundesbank - Filiale Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
today 08:00 - 17:00 clock
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Eintritt frei
Vernissage for "God told me to write"
Vernissage of the exhibition "Gott hat gesagt ich soll schreiben" by the artist Mandy Kunze (master student in the master class of Prof. Neo Rauch at the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig) at Weltecho Studio.
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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today 09:00 - 17:00 clock
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Mashup Vol. 5
Leather design by Ulrich Czerny, manual printing by Birgit Reichert and instrument making by Florian Schwarze will be presented. The list of exhibitors is still growing - more creative contributions will be added.
Werkraum Lichtenau09244 Lichtenau
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23.11.25 10:00 - 17:00 clock
Experience the city's history: Red Tower
The Red Tower, Chemnitz's oldest building, will shine in 2025 with illuminations and exhibitions on the city's history and the Great Chemnitzers. Gallery access and a Walk of Fame round off the highlight of the Capital of Culture year.
Roter Turm09111 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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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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Open process
The exhibition tells stories of migration since the Second World War, addresses everyday racism, right-wing violence since the baseball bat years and shows how those affected fought back - loudly, visibly and in solidarity.
OFFENER PROZESS - Dokumentationszentrum09112 Chemnitz
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today 10:00 - 17:00 clock
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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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Edvard Munch
The exhibition spans the arc from the historical perspective on the feeling of fear in Munch's art to artistic works of the present day. International loans are combined with works from the art collections.
Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz09111 Chemnitz
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today 10:00 - 19:00 clock
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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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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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today 11:00 - 15:00 clock
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PRESS - created. broken. recovered.
The exhibition shows works by Friedrich Press at three locations in Chemnitz. Sculptures, photographs and works reflect his view of the human being between brokenness and security and provide an insight into his work, which has left its mark on church spaces.
Stadtkirche St. Jakobi Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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today 11:00 - 15:00 clock
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Discover Stefan Heym exhibition
The exhibition on the youth art project "Chemnitzer Friedensbanner" shows works by pupils inspired by Stefan Heym's commitment to freedom and justice. Originals from the graphic novel "The Seven Lives of Stefan Heym" will be presented.
Kulturzentrum DasTietz09111 Chemnitz
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today 08:30 - 21:00 clock
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