Masterful organs and a unique silver sound - that is what the name Gottfried Silbermann stands for. 300 years ago, he created an organ landscape around Freiberg with his instruments that [...]

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 that [...]

The submission phase for the 11th round of Mikroprojekte has ended. The successful microprojects will be announced in January 2023. Do you still have questions about the Mikroprojekte? Then send [...]

With the Makerhubs, places are being created within the framework of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz2025 where designers, craftspeople, entrepreneurs, the skilled workers of tomorrow and makers from all over the world can [...]

Planting Assembly Places in November 2022 In November 2022, another building block was added to the Capital of Culture flagship project WE PARAPOM! The first gathering places were created; these are places [...]

When the title was won, the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025 GmbH was founded as a 100 percent subsidiary of the City of Chemnitz and commissioned to develop the programme [...]

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 [...]

Our Bid Book for the European Capital of Culture outlined a large number of projects that will be implemented by 2025. These include the "3000 Garages" project. Before the project officially starts next year, [...]

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 [...]