The International Peace Tour, also known as the Course de la Paix, was the most highly regarded amateur cycling event behind the Iron Curtain. At its high points, it was even [...]

The PURPLE PATH was officially opened last weekend. During the ceremonial inauguration of the sculpture group "Include me out" by the artist Friedrich Kunath, numerous curious people, art lovers and neighbours gathered in the [...]

The former CVAG depot on Zwickauer Straße in the Chemnitz district of Kappel offers a lot of undiscovered design potential. The entire area is being developed into a central cultural location as part of [...]

Andrea Pier will be the commercial director of Chemnitz Kulturhauptstadt Europas 2025 GmbH. The company's supervisory board has approved this important appointment. Managing Director Stefan Schmidtke will thus have a colleague [...]

INVITATION TO LECTURES AND ARTISTS' TALK: HOW CAN ART ACTIVATE NEW AND LOST QUALITIES IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES? As part of their research to develop an art project for "WE PARAPOM!" the [...]

Every year on the Tag der deutschen Einheit, 3 October, one federal state hosts the celebrations on behalf of the other. This year it was Saxony-Anhalt's turn to celebrate in Halle/Saale. We were invited [...]

It's official: Stefan Schmidtke is the managing director of the European Capital of Culture 2025 GmbH. The internationally renowned cultural manager and programme maker comes from Döbeln in Saxony and has led outstanding cultural [...]

"WE PARAPOM! - Collective European Parade of Apple Trees" is one of the first projects from the Capital of Culture programme to be implemented. What is it about? Until 2025, a parade of [...]

There's a lot going on at the garage campus in Kappel! As an intervention area within the framework of the European Capital of Culture 2025, the former Tram Depot on Zwickauer Straße will change [...]

About 90 cycling enthusiasts start for the new "European Peace Ride" on the route Chemnitz-Prague-Chemnitz In 2025, when Chemnitz is the European Capital of Culture, the legendary [...]

The first Blühwiesenfest (flowering meadow festival) now took place where prefabricated buildings once stood: On 11 August, the square on Wenzel-Verner-Straße was transformed into a colourful festival site. Last year, various partners in Chemnitz [...]

Some already know it, others suspect it: Capital of Culture is something really big! And also in the sense of extensive and complex - see the 150-page application book. And it is precisely this [...]

City of Chemnitz and MDR agree partnership for European Capital of Culture 2025 Today, Lord Mayor Sven Schulze signed a cooperation agreement together with the acting [...]

German Minister of State for Culture Monika Grütters, Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer and Lord Mayor Sven Schulze today signed the agreement on the joint financing of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025. This [...]

KOSMOS Chemnitz is a festival for democracy. In 2021, however, it is to be expanded into a virtual platform for cultural, civic and democratic engagement. A platform on which social issues can be [...]

Events July - October Projects in chemnitz Locations Participating stakeholders With the CULTURSOMMER 2021, the colourful cultural life in Chemnitz can finally take off again! The official launch of the project took [...]

Good news from Dresden: The Saxon Cabinet today approved the agreement on the joint financing of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025 and the appointment of the State Government Commissioner for the Capital of [...]

The cross-media campaign for the European Capital of Culture 2025 wins the German Brand Award "Winner" in the category Brand Communication - Integrated Campaign and "Special Mention" in the area Brand Efficiency of the [...]

Programme Director In 2025 Chemnitz will be European Capital of Culture. The European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025 GmbH will continue to develop the programme from the bid book and realise the 2025 Capital [...]