Experience prehistoric times live - the dinosaurs are here!
The fascinating dinosaur exhibition in the shopping center offers life-size replicas of everything from T-Rex to herbivores and is an exciting experience for the whole family, ideal for marveling, having fun and shopping. A highlight for dinosaur fans.
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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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.
Colors of flamenco
The Schmidt-Rottluff Gallery cordially invites you to the exhibition of paintings by Ingo Andratschke from Chemnitz.
Exhibition: Whoever wins, falls
The exhibition shows Alexander Kluge's filmic and visual works on the subject of war. The focus is on individual experiences and historical parallels. It is complemented by the "memento STALINGRAD" conference at Chemnitz University of Technology.
Neue Sächsische Galerie - Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst09111 Chemnitz
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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
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Traces-an exploration of Chemnitz
The exhibition shows multi-sensory works by Emeka Ogboh that make memory, migration and belonging tangible. Using sound, taste and installation, Ogboh explores how sensory perceptions shape cultural narratives.
e.artis Galerie & Kunstauktionen09111 Chemnitz
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15.07.25 10:00 - 17:00 clock
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Tibor Pogonyi / Yiun Cheon
Tibor Pogonyi and Yiun Cheon are showing impressive new paintings. In the cabinet, Gerhard Klampäckel complements the exhibition with further fascinating works - a multifaceted interplay of artistic forms of expression.
Galerie Weise09111 Chemnitz
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15.07.25 12:00 - 18:00 clock
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Exhibition: Marietta Jeschke
Movement instead of stagnation - inspired by Heraclitus, the artist creates powerful visual worlds from the subconscious. Inner impulses are made visible with brushes, wire or fingers.
Comic and illustration
The exhibition shows the diversity of comics and illustrations - from humorous strips to epic graphic novels. It highlights techniques from hand drawing to digital art and invites you on an inspiring journey through imaginative visual worlds.
Summer gallery "Andante"
Accompanying the summer music concerts in the St. Petri church, Karsten Mittag is showing new works on paper and canvas entitled "Andante" in the painting studio in the neighboring Lotterhof.
Lotterhof09573 Augustusburg
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18.07.25 20:00 - 21:00 clock
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Treasury Museum
The Treasure Chamber Museum presents exhibits from distant cultures, some of which are several thousand years old and of inestimable cultural and historical value. These include art and ritual objects from Nepal and Tibet and porcelain from China.
Schloss und Park Lichtenwalde09577 Niederwiesa
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Permanent exhibition: Fat, one-eyed, revolutionary
Rochlitz Castle is anything but boring. On an extensive tour, the almost unadulterated rooms of the medieval building unfold their unmistakable aura. 1000 years of history leave their mark.
Schloss Rochlitz09306 Rochlitz
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Entanglements
In the renovated Flöha railroad station, once an important textile location, the exhibition "Entanglements" shows modern and contemporary art in the context of textiles. The textile tradition is honored with works by Käthe Kollwitz and Rosemarie Trockel, among others.
Bahnhof Flöha09557 Flöha
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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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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.
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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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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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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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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Children's tour with Robby Robot
During the guided tour through the permanent exhibition of the Industrial Museum, children aged 8 - 12 can experience machines in operation and try out various stations for themselves. Robby the robot is also there.
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Industriemuseum Chemnitz09112 Chemnitz
15.07.25 13:00 - 14:00 clock
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Museumseintritt, Kinder bis 18 Jahre frei
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.
Guided tour of the exhibition and the Carlfriedrich Claus Archive
A guided tour through the exhibition Galerie Oben and Clara Mosch as well as the Carlfriedrich Claus Archive with Marie Winter in the art collections on Theaterplatz offers exciting insights into art and history.
Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz09111 Chemnitz
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16.07.2519:30 clock
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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
16.07.2514:00 clock
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Family tour: Families in the summer holiday program
Vacation program: In the footsteps of the young Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, children discover his early landscape paintings and then design their own favorite landscapes with watercolors and water tank brushes - creatively and close to nature.
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Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Haus09116 Chemnitz
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16.07.25 09:00 - 11:00 clock
Kosten: 2,00 € pro Person, Begleitperson frei (max. 2 Personen pro Kind), bei separaten Besuch der Ausstellungen ist eine Tageskarte zu erwerben
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Summer holiday program: Watercolor and Naturell - the early Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Children discover how Karl Schmidt-Rottluff painted as a young artist on a tour of his parents' house during the vacation program. Inspired by nature and their surroundings, they then create their own landscape paintings using watercolors and a lot of imagination.
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Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Haus09116 Chemnitz
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Summer holiday program at the Schloßbergmuseum
Why was Chemnitz once called Karl-Marx-Stadt? In the vacation program, children and families discover the exhibition "The New City", learn about life back then and then design their own imaginative future cities full of ideas and visions.
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Schloßbergmuseum Chemnitz09113 Chemnitz
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17.07.25 09:00 - 11:00 clock 11:15 - 13:15 clock
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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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17.07.2517:00 clock
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Family tour: Families in the summer holiday program
In the summer holiday program, children and families discover original works of art in the "European Realities" exhibition. Afterwards, imaginative mini plant treasures are created from beads - inspired by nature and art from the 1920s and 1930s.
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Museum Gunzenhauser09112 Chemnitz
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18.07.25 11:15 - 13:15 clock
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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 - 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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Pavilion of Fear | Theaterplatz
The Pavilion of Fear travels through Chemnitz and invites you to take a fresh look at the feeling of fear. With readings, music, creative activities and discussions, a space is created in which fear can be experienced as part of change, growth and community.
Theaterplatz Chemnitz09111 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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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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Chemnitz Mikveh
At the Bahnhofstraße/Zschopauer Straße traffic circle, the AG Mikwe Chemnitz is presenting an exhibition with a mikveh model (1:10) and information boards that shed light on the archaeological find, the religious significance, the owners and the possible users.
Rondell (Ecke Bahnhofstraße / Zschopauer Straße)09126 Chemnitz
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Vernissage 11.07.2025 19 Uhr
The latest craze
An unusual exhibition revives old stores opposite "Der Fabrik" on Zwickauer Straße for a short time. 6 artists have joined forces for this. Surprising results can be experienced. There will be workshops and talks.
#3000Garages - The exhibition
The exhibition on the #3000Garages project brings together photographs, objects, found objects and artistic works from Chemnitz garage yards and is growing in a processual way - a multi-layered view of the socio-cultural phenomenon of the East Garage.
Garagen-Campus09116 Chemnitz
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Entanglements
In the renovated Flöha railroad station, once an important textile location, the exhibition "Entanglements" shows modern and contemporary art in the context of textiles. The textile tradition is honored with works by Käthe Kollwitz and Rosemarie Trockel, among others.
Bahnhof Flöha09557 Flöha
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