Exhibition: Focus on diversity
The exhibition "Diversity in Focus" shows works by Sabine Hagedorn. Porcelain and glass art meet painting and open up multifaceted perspectives between material, form and color.
Kleine Galerie09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal
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12.05.26 14:00 - 17:00 clock
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Exhibition: Seen from there
The exhibition brings together works from painting, graphics, photography and design by seven artists with common roots. Different styles and perspectives impressively show individual approaches to social reality. 🎨🖼️
Exhibition: Cornelia Zabinski - Songs IV
In her new exhibition, the Chemnitz-based artist shows paintings between rhythm, color and inner movement. "Gesänge IV" invites you to a quiet, intense encounter with contemporary visual language.
Kleine Galerie09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal
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14.06.26 14:00 - 17:00 clock
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Exhibition: Postponed attentions
The exhibition "Verschobene Aufmerksamkeiten" shows paintings by Karsten Mittag (Augustusburg). His works draw attention to details and shift familiar perceptions - quietly, concentrated and consciously.
Kleine Galerie09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal
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27.08.26 14:00 - 17:00 clock
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Die Ausstellung ist nach Voranmeldung/Anfrage unter Tel.: +49378296920707 zu besichtigen.
Historische Ausstellung
1997 wurde der Grundstock für die Sammlung gelegt. Die Idee für ein „Ziegelei- & Dorfmuseum“ entstand. Bürger gaben historische Gegenstände ab, die Ausstellung wuchs. Heute betreibt ein Förderverein das Museum mit Ringofen, landwirtschaftlichen Geräten u.v.m.
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.
Knitting and hosiery history
The working machines offer visitors a comprehensive insight into the production of hosiery, sewing, knitting, embroidery and trimmings. The lingerie exhibition shows pieces from various eras right up to the present day.
Textil- und Rennsportmuseum Hohenstein-Ernstthal09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal
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12.05.26 13:00 - 17:00 clock
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Technical textiles
Textiles have been undergoing extensive change for some time now. Whereas the production of home, household and clothing textiles used to dominate, the production of technical textiles is now a mainstay of Saxony's textile industry.
Textil- und Rennsportmuseum Hohenstein-Ernstthal09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal
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12.05.26 13:00 - 17:00 clock
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Jacquard weaving workshop
This journey through the textile history of jacquard weaving and stocking knitting in the Hohenstein-Ernstthal & Oberlungwitz region tells the story of the traditional textile industry in western Saxony. The heart of the museum is the historical show workshop.
Textil- und Rennsportmuseum Hohenstein-Ernstthal09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal
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12.05.26 13:00 - 17:00 clock
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Legends of the Sachsenring
Founded in 1927, the Sachsenring is the region's annual sporting event, hosting the German Motorcycle Grand Prix. Visitors can explore the history along a chronological race route from the 1st Badberg Quadrilateral Race in 1927 to the present day.
Textil- und Rennsportmuseum Hohenstein-Ernstthal09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal
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12.05.26 13:00 - 17:00 clock
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In the homeland. Karl May's Ore Mountains
The special exhibition "In der Heimath. Karl May's Ore Mountains" invites you to discover the fascinating world of the famous writer, who brought the Ore Mountains to life in his stories and whose works still inspire many readers today.
Karl-May-Haus - Geburtshaus und Museum des Schöpfers von Winnetou09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal
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12.05.26 10:00 - 17:00 clock
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Winnetou, Old Shatterhand and co. in miniature - Karl May's heroes as characters
In the Karl May House, the cabinet exhibition "Winnetou, Old Shatterhand and Co. in miniature - Karl May's heroes as figures" invites visitors to rediscover and experience the famous author's iconic characters in fascinating miniature representations.
Karl-May-Haus - Geburtshaus und Museum des Schöpfers von Winnetou09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal
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12.05.26 10:00 - 17:00 clock
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11:00 Uhr Sachsenweite Eröffnung - Teilnahme kostenfrei
13:00 Uhr Familienerlebnisführung im Anschauungsbergwerk
14:30 Uhr Fühl mal: Führung durch die Dauerausstellung für blinde + sehbehinderte Menschen
14:30 Uhr Taschenlampentour durchs Anschauungsbergwerk
15:30 Uhr Familienerlebnisführung im Anschauungsbergwerk
12:00 - 16:00 Uhr Mitmachaktionen rund um Inklusion und Bergbau
49th International Museum Day: Museum for all
In Saxony, the central opening is celebrated in the KohleWelt. A diverse, inclusive program offers insights, hands-on activities and encounters. The focus is on accessibility and participation - for open cooperation and new perspectives.
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KohleWelt09376 Oelsnitz/Erzgeb.
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17.05.26 11:00 - 16:00 clock
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Woven history
An insight into almost two centuries of textile history: from jacquard fabrics to velvets, the exhibition shows the development of upholstery fabric production. Originals, machines and designs tell of the interplay between craftsmanship and technology.
Textil- und Rennsportmuseum Hohenstein-Ernstthal09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal
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17.05.26 10:00 - 17:00 clock
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Family adventure tour: "Off to the first shift"
The tour shows the everyday life of miners, from the start of the shift to the end of the day. Working conditions then and now are highlighted. The tour leads through the exhibition and the demonstration mine and ends underground with a drink and a game of cards.
Vacation program: Off to the first shift
The tour shows the everyday life of miners, from the start of the shift to the end of the day. Working conditions then and now are highlighted. The tour leads through the exhibition and the demonstration mine and ends underground with a drink and a game of cards.
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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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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Purple Path: James Turrell Ganzfeld - Beyond Horizons 2025
James Turrell's "Ganzfeld - Beyond Horizons 2025" opens up a light-flooded space in which color and perception merge. The installation blurs boundaries and creates an intense experience of pure, seemingly boundless light.
Halle 18 des ehemaligen Steinkohlebergwerks in Oelsnitz/Erzgeb09376 Oelsnitz/Erzgeb.
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Jeppe Hein: Modified Social Benches for Jahnsdorf
Hein's bench, specially designed for Jahnsdorf, continues a worldwide project and forms a course that invites you to sit, lie down or slide around dynamically. An encouragement to use art and conquer public space.
Park Jahnsdorf09387 Jahnsdorf/Erzgeb.
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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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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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PURPLE PATH: Inauguration Fast legs and bad mood without kiosk and kitchen by Maruša Sagadin
The artworks "Fast Legs (Marjetka)" and "Bad Mood without Kiosk and Kitchen (Juliana Three-Legged)" by Maruša Sagadin, both from 2020, will be inaugurated and invite visitors to explore modern themes.
Wiesenfläche ggü. Adorfer Hauptstr. Neukirchen09221 Neukirchen/Erzgeb.
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Caroline Mesquitas: Motorbike / Medusa Motorbike
The two sculptures made of sheet steel and pipes are reminiscent of futuristic vehicle designs, their function is to transport the imagination. They refer to the location with its legendary race track and the imaginary journeys of Karl May.
Textil- und Rennsportmuseum Hohenstein-Ernstthal09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal
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12.05.26 13:00 - 17:00 clock
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Purple Path: James Turrell Ganzfeld - Beyond Horizons 2025
James Turrell's "Ganzfeld - Beyond Horizons 2025" opens up a light-flooded space in which color and perception merge. The installation blurs boundaries and creates an intense experience of pure, seemingly boundless light.
Halle 18 des ehemaligen Steinkohlebergwerks in Oelsnitz/Erzgeb09376 Oelsnitz/Erzgeb.
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Exhibition: Color spaces
The exhibition "Color Spaces" presents abstract paintings by Kerstin Rieß, Heidrun Förster and Silvia Eppendorfer in the town hall and offers the opportunity to immerse yourself in the fascinating worlds of colors and shapes.
Rathaus Hohenstein-Ernstthal 09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal
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today 09:00 - 12:00 clock
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Mara Griem: erased
The photo exhibition by Mara Griem in the project space "Von Erzgebirgsstuben & Mundlöchern" in Thalheim sheds light on the traces of uranium mining in the GDR and invites visitors to reflect anew on the complex connections between history and memory.
Projektraum Thalheim09380 Thalheim/Erzgeb.
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today 10:00 - 15:00 clock
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Die Exponate können außerhalb der Öffnungszeit durch das Schaufenster besichtigt werden.
Rolf lieberknecht - Work in Progress: 2 sculptures
The vernissage of the exhibition "Work in Progress" by Rolf Lieberknecht offers the opportunity to take part in an exciting discussion about the artist's creative process.