Permanent exhibition Schmidt-Rottluff Gallery
The range includes works by local and national artists such as Karl-Heinz Richter, Klaus Süß, Ingo Andratschke, Otto, Udo Lindenberg and original drawings from Star Wars - a diverse selection to look at and buy.
Exhibition: 100 Saxon Prints
The exhibition features 100 works of printmaking and an equal number of perspectives on current social issues. It focuses on individual viewpoints, the formation of opinions, and the diversity of contemporary printmaking in Saxony.
Neue Sächsische Galerie - Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst09111 Chemnitz
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Exhibition Opening: 90 Years of Walter Herzog
To mark his 90th birthday, Walter Herzog is presenting a select retrospective featuring drawings and etchings spanning five decades. Guests can look forward to an artistic journey from the 1970s to the present day, as well as the premiere of his new book.
Walter Herzog's 90th Birthday—Retrospective Exhibition and Book Release to Mark the Anniversary
To mark his 90th birthday, Walter Herzog is presenting a select retrospective featuring drawings and etchings spanning five decades. Guests can look forward to an artistic journey from the 1970s to the present, as well as the premiere of his new book.
About Cities – Farewell to the 2026 Literature Fellows of the City of Chemnitz
To mark the conclusion of their Chemnitz literary fellowship, Judith Kuckart and Burkhard Peter are presenting texts and photographs. The exhibition focuses on urban landscapes and hidden stories of everyday life.
Neue Sächsische Galerie - Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst09111 Chemnitz
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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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An unfinished story
The exhibition at the Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz follows in the footsteps of the Jewish Leder family of collectors and sheds light on art, loss and provenance history. The focus is on the portrait of David Leder by Gustav Schaffer.
Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz09111 Chemnitz
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today 09:00 - 16:00 clock
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Medullosa stellata
Since October 2023, the museum has been presenting the fossil of the year: Medullosa stellata, a fossil seed plant with fern leaves. The exhibition reveals parts of the sensational find and presents a digital reconstruction model for the first time.
Proboscideans
The freely accessible area shows the evolution of the proboscideans, with numerous fossils and objects discovered by Christopher Herrmann offering a fascinating insight into the world of elephants and mammoths.
Museum für Naturkunde09111 Chemnitz
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Life in the museum - The insectarium
The Insectarium presents the fascinating world of arthropods: living leaf-cutter ants, iridescent butterflies, camouflaged ghost insects, tarantulas and scorpions - a tribute to the diversity, beauty and importance of insects.
Museum für Naturkunde09111 Chemnitz
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A journey through time for the whole family
An exciting journey through time underground begins at the Museum of Natural History. Interactive stations and exhibits bring the history of the volcano to life for young and old. Together we go on a journey of discovery into the primeval world beneath Chemnitz.
Museum für Naturkunde09111 Chemnitz
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A forest of precious stones - Gift of the volcanoes - The Sterzeleanum
The Museum of Natural History offers a fascinating journey into the world of petrified wood, tropical Permian oases and mighty volcanic eruptions - history can be experienced here in multimedia form, full of discoveries, the spirit of research and impressive natural phenomena.
Museum für Naturkunde09111 Chemnitz
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Museum experience
Children and young people developed games, animated films and audio contributions and brought primeval dinosaurs, scorpions and giant dragonflies to life for the experience level of the new permanent exhibition. Discover and play at interactive stations.
Museum für Naturkunde09111 Chemnitz
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Eintritt: 4 € p.P., ermäßigt 2,50 €
"Capa in Colditz" — Photographs by War Photographer Robert Capa
To mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation, Colditz Castle is hosting the exhibition “Capa in Colditz,” featuring photographs by Robert Capa of the liberation of Leipzig, as well as images by J. Malan Heslop of the liberation of the castle.
Schloss Colditz04680 Colditz
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Farm Experience 1883
The new interactive farm at the Chemnitz Zoo brings to life what life was like in the countryside over 100 years ago. The focus is on historic breeds of farm animals, agriculture, and regional history.
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.
Neue Sächsische Galerie - Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst09111 Chemnitz
15.09.2617:00 clock
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Public Tour: 19th-Century Masterpieces
The tour showcases selected works of art from the 19th century. Paintings by Caspar David Friedrich, Ernst Ferdinand Oehme, and Max Klinger are displayed alongside textiles and decorative arts objects from the era of industrialization.
Public Tour: Serving Gender & WIN/WIN | Combined Tour
The public tour connects two exhibitions at the Gunzenhauser Museum: “Serving Gender” explores the role of food, care, and gender stereotypes, while “WIN/WIN” presents contemporary art from Saxony.
Public Tour: Let's Eat! Serving Gender
The guided tour of the “Serving Gender” exhibition explores the connection between food, care, and gender roles. It features works from the 19th century to the present that challenge social norms and gender stereotypes.
Classic castle tour
The baroque Lichtenwalde Castle with its park is a real gem. In its 800-year history, it has survived many changes of ownership. There is much to discover on a tour of the castle chapel, courtyard and historic salons.
Family tour: Family tour of the Schloßbergmuseum
The permanent exhibition of the Schloßbergmuseum is explored together in a playful way. City models and stories from eight centuries invite you on an exciting tour. Afterwards, visitors can create their own small works of art and take them home.
Schloßbergmuseum Chemnitz09113 Chemnitz
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20.09.26 11:00 - 14:30 clock
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Public Tour: Architectural Agony in Light and Shadow
The guided tour of the special exhibition features photographs by Christian Sünderwald that impressively document the transformation of Chemnitz and its architecture.
Public Tour: Masterpieces of Expressionism
The tour focuses on Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and his network of modernist artists. Masterpieces of Expressionism are showcased alongside works by Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, August Macke, and other notable artists.
Public guided tour
A guided tour of the permanent exhibition, from the transmission-operated locksmith's workshop to modern welding robots.
Experience the magic of the ancient art of weaving...
Public guided tours and demonstrations of the historical weaving machines.
Historische Schauweberei Braunsdorf09577 Niederwiesa
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27.09.2611:00 clock
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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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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.
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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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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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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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: Plant and fiber in an artistic context
Students of the Faculty of Applied Arts Schneeberg present works on fiber plants and textile art. The exhibition combines nature, design and artistic research in an exciting way.
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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Stage in miniature. The Chemnitz puppet theater through the ages
To mark its 75th anniversary, the exhibition shows the history of puppet theater - from its beginnings to the present day. On display are puppets, designs and exciting insights into the development of this special genre. 🎭
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.
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.
Exhibition: Mayors for Peace
Peace in Pictures: In 2025, 43 children from Chemnitz participated in the international “Peaceful Towns” art contest. Their creative works are on display at City Hall. The contest invites participants to join again in 2026.
Rathaus Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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Treib Gut Life Buoy
Christoph Roßner’s art installation “Treibgut Rettungsring” explores themes of hope and rescue in times of crisis. Inspired by flooding, climate change, and displacement, the ring stands as a symbol of humanity, solidarity, and the will to survive.
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.
Schlossallee09577 Niederwiesa
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15.09.26 10:00 - 18:00 clock
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