Theater tour: The scandalous duchess
It sounds scandalous. A duchess wakes up lightly clothed and with no memory of the previous night. What has happened? What will the consequences be? While searching for the clothes, the guests follow the noblewoman through the castle in an exciting spectacle.
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Guided nature experience excursion for families
Guided excursion for (grand)parents and primary school children in the Zeisigwald: A tour starts at the edge of the forest at the Zeisigwald bus loop with adventure and hands-on games to think about and try out. A play backpack is provided.
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Buswendeschleife Zeisigwald der Linie 5109130 Chemnitz
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02.05.2610:00 clock
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Unkostenbeitrag: 10 € / P., Kinder bis 14 Jahren frei
Free Walking Tours in Chemnitz
Free city tours with a personal touch: volunteer guides show their favorite places, tell stories and give insider tips. Tours start every Saturday and Sunday in German and English.
Mindestteilnehmerzahl 6 Personen!
Bitte Termin mindestens 1 Tag vorab per E-Mail anfragen & reservieren.
E-Mail: kontakt@salbenmanufaktur.de
Tel.: +493719094686
Guided tour of the ointment factory
Experience how natural cosmetics are made: A guided tour of the small ointment factory shows how ointments and soaps are lovingly made from fragrant herbs and fine oils - full of aromas, craftsmanship and natural inspiration.
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Beti Lue. Salbenmanufaktur09113 Chemnitz
02.05.26 10:00 - 18:00 clock
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Eintritt: Kostenfrei
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Für Besucher ab 6 Jahren in Begleitung eines Erwachsenen
Welcome to the SinnReich
A special experience in the middle of Chemnitz: in complete darkness, everyday situations can be experienced in a new way for visitors of all ages. The guided tour relies on the sense of touch, hearing and smell - sight is excluded, amazement guaranteed.
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SinnReich - Erlebnisräume im Dunkeln09111 Chemnitz
02.05.26 10:00 - 18:00 clock
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Eintrittspreise pro Person: Kinder 5 € / Erw. 7 €
Guided tour of the visitor mine
Even though everything can be visited on foot, a tour is called a tour in miner's language. After a 30-metre-long cave tour, you are immersed in a world of stones, shimmering mountain lakes & fairytale-like, huge halls - the domes.
Time travel experience
Time travel is impossible? Not at Augustusburg Castle! A "time machine" catapults visitors back to the Renaissance. Dressed in period costumes, you can experience everyday life back then and learn interesting facts about courtly etiquette.
Celebrate-Dance-Love - A guided tour of the pleasant side of castle life
How did the prince and princess meet at court? How could they express their love? And what had to be considered at a noble wedding? After a tour of the chambers and castle kitchen, everyone can shake a leg.
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Spring walks 2026: How the stone was hardened
Spring walks in Saxony's first terraforming forest park offer the opportunity to learn more about the "saxa kemniciana", the Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf porphyry tuff and the impressive geology of Chemnitz's 291-million-year-old volcanic crater.
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Zeisigwaldschänke09131 Chemnitz
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03.05.2613:00 clock
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Museum night in the Hartmannfabrik
During a special tour, a tour guide takes on the role of Berta Hartmann and takes visitors on a journey through the history of the factory and Chemnitz's industrial culture.
(Experience (digital) industrial history - city stories from Chemnitz retold
The interactive application from Chemnitz University of Technology presents invisible city stories that concern migrants and local residents and invites you to discover and reflect on the city from new perspectives.
Eine Anmeldung ist unter Telefon 0371 690680 oder per Email info@chemnitz-tourismus.de erforderlich.
City tour: the classic
The tour provides an overview of the city's eventful history and leads from the city center to Theaterplatz, Villa Esche, Kaßberg and Schloßberg to historic industrial monuments in new uses.
Anmeldung unter Telefon 0371 690680 oder per Email info@chemnitz-tourismus.de
Town hall and tower tour
A newer section was added to the historic Old Town Hall in 1911. The treasures in the double town hall, such as the paintings by Max Klinger and Neo Rauch, are on display, as is the High Tower, which offers a special view over the city.
Anmeldung unter 0171 4934943 oder karin.meisel@t-online.de
Schönherrfabrik - an entertaining journey through time
Tour guide Karin Meisel invites you on an entertaining two-hour journey through time in Schönherr's footsteps and presents the history, personalities, renovations and current use of the 500-year-old production site.
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Schönherrfabrik09113 Chemnitz
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03.05.26 14:00 - 16:00 clock14:00 clock
10 € p.P.
Anmeldung unter Telefon 0371 690680 oder per Email info@chemnitz-tourismus.de
Anmeldung unter Telefon 0371 690680 oder per Email info@chemnitz-tourismus.de
From the city center to Kaßberg
From the city center, the tour goes to Kaßberg, one of the largest Wilhelminian and Art Nouveau districts in Europe. Stops include Jugendherberge eins, the Pfortensteg, the courthouse, the Imperial Head Post Office, the Marianne Brandt House and the Majolica Houses.
Anmeldung unter Telefon 0371 690680 oder per Email info@chemnitz-tourismus.de
City Tour
There is hardly any other place where the eventful history of the city can be traced as well as in the city center, where the heart of Chemnitz beats today. This guided tour gives you an overview of the city center and its sights.
Anmeldung unter Telefon 0371 690680 oder per Email info@chemnitz-tourismus.de
Your blind date with Chemnitz
Whether industrial culture or architecture, curiosities or facts: not all the stories about Chemnitz have been told yet. On the surprise tour "Your blind date with Chemnitz", guests only find out where they are going when the tour starts.
Anmeldung ist unter Telefon 0371 690680 oder per Email info@chemnitz-tourismus.de
Benedictine evening tour
The founding of the monastery in 1136 not only marks the beginning of the history of today's Schloßchemnitz district, but also that of Chemnitz. The monk invites you on an evening walk to the former monastery/castle grounds, Miramar & castle district.
Anmeldung unter Telefon 0371 690680 oder per Email info@chemnitz-tourismus.de
Red dungeon tour with city center tour
There are 100 steps to climb to enjoy a special view from the oldest building in the city. In addition to the history of the city, visitors learn about the spectacular prison inmate who served time here. Finally, there is a short tour of the city center.
Eine Anmeldung ist unter Telefon 0371 690680 oder per Email info@chemnitz-tourismus.de erforderlich.
City tour: the classic
The tour provides an overview of the city's eventful history and leads from the city center to Theaterplatz, Villa Esche, Kaßberg and Schloßberg to historic industrial monuments in new uses.
Public guided tour - Utopia - Right to Hope
English-language guided tour through the exhibition "Utopia. Right to Hope": artistic positions create visions for a fairer and more sustainable coexistence and invite visitors to engage with the future and society.
Public guided tour: Utopia
A guided tour through the exhibition "Utopia. Right to Hope" presents artistic positions on visions of the future. The focus is on ideas for a fairer, sustainable coexistence and the role of art as a place for utopian thinking.
Public guided tour: Meal time! Fine Arts Hall
Public guided tour of the Feinkunsthalle in the Gunzenhauser Museum. The tour shows how food is thematized in art as an expression of culture, identity, enjoyment and social issues. Part of the "Mahlzeit!" exhibition series.
Guided tour of the Ziemert model train collection
The guided tour through the permanent exhibition in the Esche Museum provides exciting insights into the world of model railroads between 1945 and 1965, with lovingly designed exhibits, rare pieces and the story of the collector Wolfgang Ziemert.
Esche-Museum09212 Limbach-Oberfrohna
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02.05.2613:00 clock15:00 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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03.05.2616:00 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
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03.05.2614:00 clock
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8 € pro Person inkl. Eintritt
Family tour - Meal time! Fine Arts Hall
he playful guided tour through the "Feinkunsthalle" exhibition invites you to discover art related to food. Afterwards, participants design their own small works of art and implement creative ideas.
Museum Gunzenhauser09112 Chemnitz
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03.05.26 13:00 - 14:30 clock
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Anmeldung per E-Mail (info.kunstsammlungen@stadt-chemnitz.de) oder Telefon (0371 488 4424).
Treffpunkt: Kasse des Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Haus, Limbacher Straße 382
Public guided tour: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff House
The newly opened museum presents the work of the Chemnitz-born artist and co-founder of the "Brücke". Two unique collections, prints and loans make it a new hotspot for expressionism.
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Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Haus09116 Chemnitz
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03.05.2614:00 clock14:45 clock15:30 clock
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Edvard Munch as a guest at Villa Esche
In October 1905, Edvard Munch visited Villa Esche, where he created portraits of the Esche family and the painting "View of the Chemnitz Valley"; the historic rooms and the fascinating history of the place can be explored during a special guided tour in the Albertinum.
18:00 Uhr – Schnipseljagd & Mitmachaktionen
20:00 Uhr – Depotführung (Assemblagen)
21:30 Uhr – Lesung Herta Müller
00:00–01:00 Uhr – Open Piano
Tacheles! Chemnitz Museum Night 2026
A varied evening full of art and creativity: with hands-on activities, a tour of the depot, a reading from Herta Müller and an open piano, the gallery becomes a lively experience. Discover, try out and enjoy. 🎨🎶
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Neue Sächsische Galerie - Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst09111 Chemnitz
09.05.26 18:00 - 01:00 clock
Guided tour experience: Fuck it...
Were there toilets back then? What did they look like? How did you clean your "backside"? What did the knight do in battle when he had to? This adventure tour focuses on the history and stories surrounding the "quiet little place".
Public guided tour - Utopia - Right to Hope
English-language guided tour through the exhibition "Utopia. Right to Hope": artistic positions create visions for a fairer and more sustainable coexistence and invite visitors to engage with the future and society.
Public guided tour: Utopia
A guided tour through the exhibition "Utopia. Right to Hope" presents artistic positions on visions of the future. The focus is on ideas for a fairer, sustainable coexistence and the role of art as a place for utopian thinking.
Public guided tour: Meal time! Fine Arts Hall
Public guided tour of the Feinkunsthalle in the Gunzenhauser Museum. The tour shows how food is thematized in art as an expression of culture, identity, enjoyment and social issues. Part of the "Mahlzeit!" exhibition series.
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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03.05.2616:00 clock
Anmeldung bitte per E-Mail an veranstaltungen@gedenkort-kaßberg.de
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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03.05.2614:00 clock
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8 € pro Person inkl. Eintritt
Family tour - Meal time! Fine Arts Hall
he playful guided tour through the "Feinkunsthalle" exhibition invites you to discover art related to food. Afterwards, participants design their own small works of art and implement creative ideas.
Museum Gunzenhauser09112 Chemnitz
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03.05.26 13:00 - 14:30 clock
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Anmeldung per E-Mail (info.kunstsammlungen@stadt-chemnitz.de) oder Telefon (0371 488 4424).
Treffpunkt: Kasse des Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Haus, Limbacher Straße 382
Public guided tour: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff House
The newly opened museum presents the work of the Chemnitz-born artist and co-founder of the "Brücke". Two unique collections, prints and loans make it a new hotspot for expressionism.
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Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Haus09116 Chemnitz
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03.05.2614:00 clock14:45 clock15:30 clock
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Guided tour: Henry van de Velde's "Design for Life"
A tour of the Villa Esche as a complete work of art with information on the architecture, interior and park, including a visit to the Henry van de Velde Museum and the cabinet exhibition "The Esche family in Chemnitz".
18:00 Uhr – Schnipseljagd & Mitmachaktionen
20:00 Uhr – Depotführung (Assemblagen)
21:30 Uhr – Lesung Herta Müller
00:00–01:00 Uhr – Open Piano
Tacheles! Chemnitz Museum Night 2026
A varied evening full of art and creativity: with hands-on activities, a tour of the depot, a reading from Herta Müller and an open piano, the gallery becomes a lively experience. Discover, try out and enjoy. 🎨🎶
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Neue Sächsische Galerie - Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst09111 Chemnitz
09.05.26 18:00 - 01:00 clock