Tropikalypse now
The exhibition shows collages as multi-layered hybrid creatures from fashion, art, lifestyle and pop culture. Inspired by the "Anthropophagic Manifesto", Western imagery is intertwined, transformed and made tangible in a new way through the artistic process.
Neue Sächsische Galerie - Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst09111 Chemnitz
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Exhibition: Digital graphics on paper
The exhibition "Digital Graphics on Paper" shows selected works from a nationwide competition. Contemporary positions between digital image creation and graphic expression on paper are presented.
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: High Speed
The exhibition "High Speed" shows photographic works by Lu Jiechen and Zhang Kunkun. The focus is on speed, mobility and the railroad as a symbol of modern social development. Cooperation with the Confucius Institute Nuremberg-Erlangen
Volkshochschule Chemnitz im Tietz09111 Chemnitz
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CAT GOLD 2 + 2
The exhibition shows artistic positions on the tension between appearance and reality. Different works shed light on value, deception and symbolism and invite visitors to discover relationships between the works and gain new perspectives.
Everything is in bloom - behind bars and gates
Works by Gudrun Petersdorff & Annette Schröter are dedicated to nature & garden motifs. Painting & papercutting combine floral forms, colors & structures to create poetic pictorial worlds between observation of nature, artistic condensation & quiet poetry.
Exhibition with graphics and unique pieces by Udo Lindenberg
Exhibition of prints and unique pieces by Udo Lindenberg at the Schmidt-Rottluff Gallery. The colorful works of the panic rocker combine art, humor and music.
Udo Lindenberg Vernissage
The exhibition presents graphics and unique pieces by Udo Lindenberg with energy, color and real panic spirit. el Paniko and the Katastrophenorchester accompany the evening live + unplugged, while a fashion show by Modehaus Schreyer completes the program.
HEADS HIGH !
The exhibition commemorates the Saxon artist & dancehall musician Matthias Müller, known as Kid Gringo. Photographs, art & memories pay tribute to his life between Chemnitz & Africa and his formative influence on the local cultural scene.
22nd Kunst.OFFEN Saxony
Painting, textiles, music, graphics, action & performance come together for open studios, discussions and creative impulses. On Whit Monday from 2-6 p.m. with exhibitions, a small bazaar and live music.
on stage III - DANCE I THEATER I BALLET AND MORE - Photography Dieter Wuschanski
The exhibition presents a multifaceted selection of photographs by Dieter Wuschansk, ranging from analog to digital photography and showing impressive snapshots from the world of theater.
Wasserschloss Klaffenbach09123 Chemnitz
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Running stitches
The exhibition uses the running stitch as a symbol for mistakes, ruptures and change. Based on industrial and social history, the works focus on material, production, role models and social transformations.
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.
Fine Art Hall
The Feinkunsthalle is showing works from the Chemnitz art collections relating to food and enjoyment in a staging based on a store. The exhibition opens the annual "Mahlzeit!" series.
Museum Gunzenhauser09112 Chemnitz
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Otto Dix and the New Objectivity
The exhibition is dedicated to Otto Dix as a central representative of New Objectivity. The focus is on his landscape paintings from the 1930s and 1940s, complemented by works by Karl Hubbuch, Georg Schrimpf, Max Peiffer-Watenphul and Gustav Wunderwald.
Museum Gunzenhauser09112 Chemnitz
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Breakthrough of modernism. From Impressionism to Expressionism to Bauhaus
The presentation of the collection in the Museum Gunzenhauser shows the path of modernism from Impressionism to Expressionism to Bauhaus - with important works by Otto Dix, Alexej von Jawlensky, Gabriele Münter and Kurt Schwitters, among others.
Museum Gunzenhauser09112 Chemnitz
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Public guided tour: Meal time! Feinkunsthalle - English
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: 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.
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.
Public guided tour: Meal time! Feinkunsthalle - English
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: 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.
Voranmeldung vor Ort bitte 15 Minuten vorher an der Museumskasse.
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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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
A guided tour of the permanent exhibition, from the transmission-operated locksmith's workshop to modern welding robots.
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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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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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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15.03.26 13:00 - 14:30 clock
Kosten: Eintritt (Kinder unter 18 Jahren sind frei) + 2,00 € Materialpauschale für Erwachsene und 0,50 € Materialpauschale für Kinder
Anmeldung per E-Mail (info.kunstsammlungen@stadt-chemnitz.de) oder Telefon (0371 488 4424).
Public guided tour: Highlights of Saxon Gothic architecture
A public guided tour offers exciting insights into Saxon Gothic architecture. Sculptures, altar retables and late Gothic paintings unfold their effect in the former Benedictine monastery; the neighboring castle church completes the historical tour.
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Schloßbergmuseum Chemnitz09113 Chemnitz
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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
17.03.2617:00 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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INTERVENTIONS FOR PASSION 2025: SABINE HERMANN
The "Interventions on the Passion" will once again veil the altars of selected churches in 2025 in order to offer a new reflection on Jesus' path on the cross and changed perspectives on the church buildings.
Propsteikirche St. Johannes Nepomuk09112 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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Chemnitz Inside: Upgrade + Connect
In the European architecture competition, students from all over Europe developed creative ideas for the area behind the "Parteifalte". 38 designs show how new recreational spaces, networking and a multifunctional hall could be created.
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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Body worlds
The exhibition presents the human body in the process of development and decay and encourages visitors to reflect on health and lifestyle, while fascinating exhibits vividly illustrate the process of change.
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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Tel Aviv World Heritage Site - Monument preservation in the White City
Young architects adapted the Bauhaus-influenced "International Style" and brought it to the Middle East. In the "White City" of Tel Aviv, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2003, important modernist residential buildings were built, which are presented in the exhibition.
Universitätsbibliothek TU Chemnitz09111 Chemnitz
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Exhibition: Time window
"Time Window" is the name of the new exhibition at Chemnitz Botanical Garden. Large-format works by Jutta Klötzer open up an artistic view of the Eocene era and combine amber, evolution, transience and respect for life.
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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24.05.26 11:00 - 18:00 clock