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Chemnitz

Look forward to unseen art, diverse and international encounters, large and small festivals and exhibitions. You can expect a culture clash between high culture and a lively indie scene, between Art Nouveau, industrial and GDR architecture and post-socialist modernism.

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The Capital of Culture Region

Chemnitz 2025 invites you to discover the region, to see it with different eyes, perhaps even to leave familiar paths.

This is because 38 towns and municipalities from Central Saxony, the Zwickau region and the Ore Mountains together with Chemnitz form the European Capital of Culture region and together hold the title of "European Capital of Culture".

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News

The PURPLE PATH in Gersdorf: "Heimat Ensemble II" by Jan Kummer

Baked goods, tofu ham and a Capital of Culture menu - further awards in the "So schmeckt Kulturregion" competition

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People gather around a festive wooden stall decorated with fairy lights at a night market in Chemnitz. The sign at the top reads "Chemnitz European Capital of Culture 2025". Some browse through the offerings while others chat nearby. Buildings can be seen in the background.

Chemnitz 2025 merchandise at the Christmas market

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Next stop: The cultural capital of tomorrow

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Maker Advent 2024 launched with a creative Christmas workshop

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fit becomes a new partner of Chemnitz 2025

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Events

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Maker Advent 2024

Chemnitz and the Capital of Culture Region

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Exhibition Silberglanz & Kumpeltod

smac - State Museum of Archaeology Chemnitz, Stefan-Heym-Platz 1, 09111 Chemnitz

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"Ersatzteillager" by Martin Maleschka

Museum für sächsische Fahrzeuge

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European Capital of Culture The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media Free State of Saxony European Capital of Culture

This project is cofinanced by tax funds on the basis of the parliamentary budget of the state of Saxony and by federal funds from the Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media), as well as funds from the City of Chemnitz.