Susanne Weiss - Textile collages
The Historische Schauweberei Braunsdorf presents a special exhibition by artist Susanne Weiss with her textile collages on the theme of "I listen to the snow".
Historische Schauweberei Braunsdorf09577 Niederwiesa
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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: Graphics, art, paper
The exhibition "Graphics, Art, Paper" invites you to discover prints, artists' books & rare works on paper. The winter market presents selected works and special rarities that impressively demonstrate the diversity and beauty of this medium.
Dauerausstellung
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.
Exhibition: Control
The exhibition "CONTROL" shows works by Emma Nilsson and Jeppe Lauge. Both explore the tension between control and chance - Nilsson with experimental ceramics, Lauge with paintings between nature and geometry.
Finis. Artists of the gallery
A diverse exhibition with works by Lydia Thomas, Brigitte Stenzel, Hanne Kroll, Yiun Cheon, Tibor Pogonyi, Eva Blanchè, Jana Mertens and other artists that impressively present the gallery's creative range.
FINAL ACT
The exhibition "FINAL ACT" shows works by artists who have accompanied the gallery over many years. With this presentation, the gallery bids farewell to its audience.
Galerie Weise09111 Chemnitz
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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
25.12.25 11:00 - 17:00 clock
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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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The ZeitWerkStadt
Saxon inventions are presented on their way to world fame. As an adventure museum, ZeitWerkStadt combines knowledge and fun. Hands-on and experimental stations for both children and adults make the visit an experience.
Museum ZeitWerkStadt Frankenberg09669 Frankenberg/Sa.
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The splendor of Christmas past - an exhibition from Frankenberg living rooms
ZeitWerkStadt is showing "Christmas from the good old days": an atmospheric exhibition with old Christmas tree decorations, nativity figures and lovingly crafted decorations. Items on loan from Frankenberg bring past Christmas traditions to life.
Museum ZeitWerkStadt Frankenberg09669 Frankenberg/Sa.
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Amusement of the mind and wit
The exhibition sheds light on 18th century Saxon culture through the Gellert brothers and the development of fables, offers interactive discovery opportunities and promotes an understanding of human behavior patterns.
Gellert-Museum Hainichen09661 Striegistal
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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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A mountain parade
The cultural and historical exhibition sheds light on the close connection between Chemnitz and the mining districts of the Ore Mountains. With personal perspectives and stories, the historical interconnectedness of the city, the region and mining can be vividly experienced.
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 opening FREI:KLANG
The museum DIE WEBEREI shows works from art therapy programs in prisons. The exhibition provides moving insights into emotional worlds, processing and new perspectives, complemented by a look at the Oederan prison.
Die Weberei Museum Oederan09569 Oederan
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The museum
The Oederan weaving mill shows the living history of the craft. Historic looms, old techniques and exhibitions tell of the region's textile heritage. A place to marvel, learn and immerse yourself in the art of weaving - traditional and creative at the same time.
Die Weberei Museum Oederan09569 Oederan
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Lost Places Found Spaces
The "Lost Places - Found Spaces" exhibition at the DIE WEBEREI Oederan museum sheds light on the history of the former Oederan prison. Archive material and lost places photographs meet future ideas for the conversion of the building as a community center
Die Weberei Museum Oederan09569 Oederan
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Igor Mitoraj: Testa Addormentata
Oederan is delighted to be able to tell the story of the sculptor Igor Mitoraj (1944 - 2014) in Oederan thanks to the loan from the Wemhöner Collection. Mitoraj had a special relationship with Oederan. Publications about the artist are available.
Die Weberei Museum Oederan09569 Oederan
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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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25.12.2517:00 clock
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Die Teilnahme ist kostenfrei.
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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27.12.2515:00 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.
Public guided tour: A mountain parade
Public guided tour through the exhibition "A Mining Parade" at the Schloßbergmuseum Chemnitz. The exhibition shows the close connection between the city and the Ore Mountains, insights into silver mining, trade, friendships and the work of Georgius Agricola.
Schloßbergmuseum Chemnitz09113 Chemnitz
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Public guided tour: Highlights in the art collections on Theaterplatz
During the public guided tours, you can get to know the current exhibitions in the art collections on Theaterplatz and highlights from the collection under professional guidance.
Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz09111 Chemnitz
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Guided tours in easy language - Archaeology in Saxony
The museum offers guided tours in plain language. These are specially designed for people who want simple and understandable information. Dates and topics are tailored to the needs of visitors.
smac – Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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28.12.2510:30 clock
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Museumseintritt, Führung ist kostenlos
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Public guided tour: Carlfriedrich Claus ENG
A guided tour in English provides insights into the Carlfriedrich Claus exhibition, which brings together reconstructed sound works, early texts, drawings and documents and makes the artist's significance for visual and phonetic poetry tangible.
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Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz09111 Chemnitz
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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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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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Public guided tour: Highlights of Saxon Gothic architecture
A public guided tour offers exciting insights into Saxon Gothic architecture. Sculptures, altar retables and late Gothic paintings unfold their effect in the former Benedictine monastery; the neighboring castle church completes the historical tour.
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Schloßbergmuseum Chemnitz09113 Chemnitz
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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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Tanja Rochelmeyer: Glance
The installation, made up of 171 rectangular panels along the 100-metre-long tunnel, shows frames, stylized brickwork, rectangles and letters that make up the city name. Depending on the perspective, they create mental afterimages for the day.
Bahnhof Flöha09557 Flöha
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Stijn Ank: Endless Column
The white-patinated bronze sculpture symbolizes the importance of paper as a material for Hainichen and Europe. While the columnar structure is reminiscent of stacked sheets of paper, it pays tribute to the enlightenment culture of reading as the driving force of civic life.
Gellertplatz Hainichen09661 Hainichen
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Jeffrey James: Cumulus
The "Cumulus" sculpture by Jeffrey James at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences consists of five perfectly interlocking concrete modules. It symbolizes stability and at the same time recalls the cosmopolitan attitude of the university in times of National Socialism.
Traditionsweg der Hochschule Mittweida09648 Mittweida
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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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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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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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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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Exhibition: Places of the soul
Sonja Kalmanfi's art combines dream and reality. Inspired by Cilento, landscapes merge with inner images to create a poetic search for nature, identity and orientation - a view between what is and what seems possible.
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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Women make pressure - artificial flowers
The project "Frauen machen Druck - Kunstblüten" uses creative forms of expression to draw attention to the 18 percent pay gap that affects women compared to men and raises public awareness of the injustice of Equal Pay Day.
Universitätsbibliothek TU Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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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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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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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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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.
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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Heavenly Christmas with Wendt & Kühn
The city library invites you to a contemplative Christmas season, while Wendt & Kühn enchants with an enchanting collection of daisy angels from the Erzgebirge, which has been delighting young and old with its filigree charm for 100 years.
Stadtbibliothek im Tietz09111 Chemnitz
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The splendor of Christmas past - an exhibition from Frankenberg living rooms
ZeitWerkStadt is showing "Christmas from the good old days": an atmospheric exhibition with old Christmas tree decorations, nativity figures and lovingly crafted decorations. Items on loan from Frankenberg bring past Christmas traditions to life.
Museum ZeitWerkStadt Frankenberg09669 Frankenberg/Sa.
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