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
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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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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: No quiet dove of peace
The cartoon exhibition "No Quiet Dove of Peace" shows pointed drawings between humor, social criticism and political sharpness - sometimes biting, sometimes thoughtful, always accurate.
Kreativhaus K40 09113 Chemnitz
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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.
Natural space meets modernity exhibition
The exhibition "Naturraum trifft Moderne" brings together contemporary positions by Dorothee Liebscher, Soenke Thaden and Katrin Wetzel. Nature, structure and modern imagery enter into an exciting artistic dialog.
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.
Silverware from the Art Nouveau period from the Phillip Scholze Collection
A passion grew out of a flea market find: the collection now comprises over 800 Art Nouveau objects by WMF from the years 1880-1940. The exhibition shows their elegant variety of shapes and inspires festive tableware.
Wasserschloss Klaffenbach09123 Chemnitz
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Telephone stories
The cabinet exhibition shows telephone sets from the 19th and 20th centuries, from manual switching to self-dialing. Highlights include city telephones, early dial telephones and a usable telephone booth - the history of telecommunications up close.
The unseen design classic
The exhibition "The unseen design classic" sheds light on the popular GDR kitchen chair: from design, production and ecology to user experiences. The focus is on stories and perspectives.
fit. A Saxon success story
The success story of the "fit" brand began in Chemnitz in 1954. Numerous objects & advertising graphics trace the development: From VEB Fettchemie Karl-Marx-Stadt through the uncertain post-reunification period to the successful medium-sized company.
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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.
Discover Stefan Heym exhibition
The exhibition on the youth art project "Chemnitzer Friedensbanner" shows works by pupils inspired by Stefan Heym's commitment to freedom and justice. Originals from the graphic novel "The Seven Lives of Stefan Heym" will be presented.
Kulturzentrum DasTietz09111 Chemnitz
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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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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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The fascination of machines under steam
Demonstration of the single-cylinder back-pressure steam engine from 1896.
Industriemuseum Chemnitz09112 Chemnitz
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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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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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Public guided tour: frank maibier. tritt tratt | ENG
Frank Maibier combines subtle material and structural work with a versatile formal language. The exhibition frank maibier. tritt tratt shows works on paper, drawings, objects and installations from three decades.
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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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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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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
An insight into history, technology and design: the guided tour of the exhibition in the Esche Museum provides exciting background information, extraordinary exhibits and fascinating stories about regional industrial and everyday culture.
Public guided tour: Lunch break in Africa
The knowledge snack during the lunch break offers a humorous insight into the special exhibition "Planet Africa". Archaeologist Tina Michel presents selected highlights and provides charming insights to whet the appetite for a later, more detailed visit.
smac – Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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04.02.26 12:00 - 12:20 clock
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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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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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morePlace: EUROPA
The "EUROPA" light installation by morePlatz uses 33 neon tubes to create a shining symbol of cohesion and shared values. Permanently installed at the Chemnitz Wirkbau since 2019, it stands as a symbol of a strong European identity.
Wirkbau-Areal Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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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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Young-Jae Lee: Vases
Young-Jae Lee, pioneering ceramic artist, presents 49 colorful glazed vessels and bowls at the Stadtkirche St. Jakobi in Chemnitz. Her works create installations that redefine spaces and bring secular art into churches.
Stadtkirche St. Jakobi Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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Hans Peter Kuhn: Lights light
The work "Lights light" by Hans Peter Kuhn on the eins energie administration building in Chemnitz shows randomly illuminated LED rods that create a constantly changing "concrete poetry" as a minimalist, architecture-related light drawing.
Verwaltungsgebäude von eins energie in sachsen in Chemnitz09111 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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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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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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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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Special exhibition: Good resolutions for the new year
The special exhibition in the zoo highlights environmental and species protection and shows how everyone can actively contribute to nature, while the zoo school invites visitors to participate in biodiversity and sustainable action at the weekends.
Tierpark Chemnitz09117 Chemnitz
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Photo exhibition VIP²
The exhibition presents selected portrait photographs by Manuela Haeussler from 2019 to 2025, focusing on the project "Around the world in 80 days", which combines personal and global snapshots from the time of the pandemic.
Stadtbibliothek im Tietz09111 Chemnitz
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Double exhibition
In St. Jakobikirche, paintings by Julia van der Seylberg meet the photographs "Lonely Chairs" by Lukas Suchý. The double exhibition opens up a quiet, haunting dialog about space, emptiness and presence.
Stadtkirche St. Jakobi Chemnitz09111 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.
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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Wooden construction sets from the collection of Joachim Kleindienst
The new exhibition in the Heimatstube is ceremoniously opened, providing exciting insights into Joachim Kleindienst's collection of wooden construction sets.
Heimatstube des Heimatvereins Leukersdorf09387 Jahnsdorf/Erzgeb.
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25.01.26 13:00 - 16:00 clock
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#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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25.01.26 12:00 - 18:00 clock
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Insectophopia Giant spiders & insects
The original inspires: the giant spider and insect exhibition presents over 500 impressive specimens and offers fascinating insights into the world of arthropods.
Luxor Chemnitz Kongress- & Veranstaltungszentrum09113 Chemnitz
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