The managing directors of Chemnitz 2025, Andrea Pier and Stefan Schmidtke, signed the Golden Book of the City of Chemnitz at the Mayor's New Year's reception on 13 January 2026. With this act, the city is honouring their many services to the sovereign implementation of the Capital of Culture year. With an estimated more than two million visitors, participants and guests - full houses, international attention, a cosmopolitan atmosphere and extremely positive feedback, Chemnitz 2025 was a great success for the city. This year, Andrea Pier and Stefan Schmidtke are overseeing the transformation of Chemnitz 2025 into a company focussing on the legacy and long-term impact of the Capital of Culture in Chemnitz. Together with Chemnitz Theatre, they are also responsible for the international festival "Theater der Welt", which will take place in Chemnitz from 18 June to 5 July.
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 Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media), as well as funds from the City of Chemnitz.