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Discover the Chemnitz 2025 projects! Exact dates will be published in the following months in consultation with the programme partners.

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Opening
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Treasures & Tragedies
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Spare Parts Warehouse
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Angel + Miner
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A historic tower stands beside a modern building at dusk. A vibrant fountain with illuminated jets fills the foreground. A large crowd gathers near an outdoor stage, enjoying a lively evening atmosphere.
Red Tower
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Richard Long
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Members’ Assembly
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A pattern of cream and purple arrows pointing in various directions on a green background. The arrows are arranged in a zigzag and intertwining design, creating a sense of movement.
John Cage
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Bright pink and yellow image of hands reaching towards a glass door covered in circular stickers. The stickers feature text and heart symbols. The background glass reflects outdoor greenery.
Democracy-Support-Point
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Illustration of a couple dancing elegantly in blue against a red background. They are positioned between two large, stylized accordions, creating a dynamic and lively composition.
Moving sounds
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A group of people in a classroom stand in a circle with their arms raised. Chairs are arranged around them, and musical instruments, including a violin and cello, are on the floor. The room is well-lit with large windows.
Community Music in Chemnitz
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Illustration of four people wearing aprons, collaboratively working to mold or carve a large, abstract sculpture. Each person is engaged in shaping the piece with focus and precision, using various tools.
Female Focus across Borders
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Illustration of a person in a hat reading a book, surrounded by an elephant, lion, giraffe, zebra, cheetah, rabbit, and cat. Two children sit nearby, all against a purple background.
CLAXE
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A geometric pattern of interlocking, rounded white shapes fills the image. Two stylized black and white eyes are strategically placed among the shapes, giving the appearance of peering through the design.
into the dawn
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European »SPEECHES on the Mount«
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Dancing neighbours
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Three illustrated mouths sing with a microphone, and a speech bubble says "Mamma mia, mamma mia" against a blue background.
C UNFOLDS
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From February 2025

An illustration of a needle with red thread piercing through a white garment pattern. Scissors and a spool of thread are included, set against a bright yellow background.
Threads of Unity
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A red background featuring a stylized white pop-up book with abstract drawings. A flower and multiple butterflies appear to be emerging from the pages, creating a whimsical, lively scene.
ChemNet
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A dancer in a teal hoodie and sneakers performs a dynamic move on a wooden floor in front of an audience. The crowd, some wearing masks, watches attentively in a dimly lit room with red ceiling lights.
Room 4 Culture
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Piano Salon
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Four scientists in white lab coats and blue gloves work in a bright laboratory. Two examine a document closely on the left, while the other two engage with lab equipment on the right. The lab features white surfaces and ample lighting.
FUNKEN Academy
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From March 2025

A red, cartoonish creature with an exaggerated grin and big eyes reads a book. Another small creature, emerging from its shoulder, also looks at the book. The background is a pale yellow.
Leselust goes Europe
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A display of colorful lace-making pillows with wooden bobbins, showcasing intricate lace designs. In the foreground, an overlay illustration of two children playfully climbing on the lace structure.
Museum to Go
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A gradient green and yellow poster with the word "WOW" in bold, surrounded by musical notes. Below, "HEMNITZER KOMPONISTEN KONZERT" is written with a hashtag and treble clef symbol. A small staff with notes is at the bottom right.
Chemnitz composers in concert
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Rebecca Horn: The Universe in a Pearl
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Planting Festival: Awakening
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Create: added value
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Illustration of four joyful, abstract figures with smiling faces and star motifs. They pose energetically in front of a waving American flag backdrop, depicted in vibrant blue and red hues.
C the Queer
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Intergenerational stories: Overcoming boundaries, shaping identities
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Truth Marks
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Record picnics
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Eine Nahaufnahme einer modernen, gebogenen Glasstruktur vor blauem Himmel. Das Design besteht aus einer Reihe von Metall- und Glasplatten, die mit einer zentralen Säule verbunden sind und so ein künstlerisches und architektonisches Erscheinungsbild erzeugen.
Beyond geometry. Frei Otto × Kengo Kuma
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Illustration of 15 red ear outlines, each with a different geometric shape inside, such as circles, squares, stars, and arrows. The shapes are filled with a solid red color and vary in design across each ear.
soundtrack europe 20—25
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Dialog Felder
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Eine Holzskulptur aus zwei abstrakten menschlichen Figuren, die übereinander sitzen. Die Figuren haben verlängerte Gliedmaßen und vereinfachte Gesichtszüge, die vor einem unscharfen Hintergrund stehen, was dem Bild eine mysteriöse und kontemplative Atmosphäre verleiht.
Annaberger Impuls I and II
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Fossil of the year 2025
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Textiles?Future!2025
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From April 2025

Garage Trail
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ECoC Curling Cup 2025
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Inside Outside Europe
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Tales of Transformation
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Singing across borders
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Ein modernes, cremefarbenes mehrstöckiges Gebäude mit zahlreichen großen Fenstern steht neben einer Straße und Straßenbahnschienen. Im Hintergrund sind mehrere andere Gebäude und Bäume unter einem teilweise bewölkten Himmel zu sehen.
European Realities
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The Kiosk of unknowledge
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A person operates a lathe in a room at night, working on a globe that emits light and sparkles. A window reveals a crescent moon and stars in the sky. The scene is illustrated in purple and cream tones.
European Arts and Crafts Days
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CD-Exchange
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A person in traditional pilgrim attire, wearing a wide-brimmed black hat and white tunic, stands with their back to the camera. They hold a lantern in one hand and a two-pronged fork in the other against a dark background.
Corina Gertz: The averted portrait
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The Richard Hartmann History Tour
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From May 2025

A building with "EUROPA" illuminated in large yellow letters on its facade. The structure has a mix of modern and classic architecture, with upper windows reflecting the evening sky.
NONSTOP Europe!
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A large wooden barrel with metal bands is propped on its side in a forest clearing. An old tractor tire rests nearby. Surrounding the scene are leafless trees and brown grass, indicating late autumn or early winter.
Sleep Well!
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Colourful Bricks for Accessibility
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A large group of people seated indoors at an event. The room has high ceilings and a stage at the front with a speaker addressing the audience. Various banners and lights decorate the space. Attendees are facing forward, listening attentively.
Europe Week
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The beautiful Susanne
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The image shows an ornate, illuminated building at night. A red carpet with velvet ropes leads to the entrance, with sketched outlines of people on either side. The sky is a deep blue, enhancing the warm glow of the building’s lights.
European Cultural Award Gala
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#3000Garagen
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Edith Stein
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All inclusive
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ALFONS – Even More German
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Changer
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panorama radio (Edition Chemnitz)
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Open process
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Kamenica Musica
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Garage concerts
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Towers of Europe
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#3000 Garages – THE EXHI­BITION
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European Capital of Culture Marathon
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Eine Gruppe von fünf Personen in traditioneller Gesellentracht steht selbstbewusst da. Sie tragen Hüte, Westen und weite Hosen. Vor ihnen liegt ein zusammengebundenes Bündel auf dem Boden. Der Hintergrund ist in schlichtem Hellbeige gehalten.
Travelling Journeymen and Women in the European Capital of Culture Region
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Fischelant
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HAT FESTIVAL
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Line art of two people eating pasta together against a vibrant gradient background. One person wears a feathered hat, and there's a cactus plant beside their plate.
Carnival of Cultures Funken + Come and eat at my table
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From June 2025

Ein großes, graues, mit einer Plane bedecktes Objekt in einem Außenbereich ist mit Ketten und einem Vorhängeschloss dargestellt. Der Hintergrund zeigt einen blauen Himmel mit Wolken, teilweise Bäume und eine Reihe weißer Türen oder Garagen. Die Umgebung suggeriert einen ruhigen, offenen Bereich.
Songs of (In)Security
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KOSMOS Chemnitz
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Blue Note International
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A group of people in formal attire standing on a large, white, paper-boat-shaped sculpture on a lake. The sculpture has a stair-like structure on one side. Green trees and a distant building are in the background under a partly cloudy sky.
TANZ | MODERNE | TANZ
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makers united
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Chemnitz Fire Cup 2025
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Climbing over Chemnitz
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The Cars We Like. chemnitz 25
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#3000Garagenfestival
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A minimalist illustration depicts a solitary figure on a sandy beach gazing out at the ocean. The sky is filled with abstract, line-drawn clouds against a light background, creating a serene and contemplative atmosphere.
Creative Europe meets Chemnitz 2025
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A large group of people sits on the grass in a park, watching a performance on a small, elevated stage surrounded by trees. The audience is spread out on blankets, enjoying the outdoor event under a clear sky.
Park summer
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Illustrated scene of a journalist in a "Press" vest conducting an interview with a woman behind a fence. Both wear masks. A tree and bushes with flowers are in the background. The image is in a monochromatic pink and yellow palette.
Europe local
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From July 2025

A scenic campsite with white tents is set up on a grassy field surrounded by trees. The sky is blue with scattered clouds. White illustrations of insects and a small animal are superimposed on the image, creating a whimsical atmosphere.
Miriquidi - Kids in the Forest
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European Young Art Link chemnitz 2025
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Moving Sounds – European Summer Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir
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Art Festival BEGEHUNGEN
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Rest (working title)
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Momo discovers C the Unseen
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Crossborder Creatives
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A green circle with a yellow outline and a large green letter "K" inside a yellow circle. The design is on a green and purple background.
Haltestelle Kultur
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From August 2025

A large historic building with an ornate facade, featuring arched windows, a central clock tower, and a red-tiled roof, stands against a clear blue sky. The foreground consists of an expansive, checkerboard-patterned plaza made of stone tiles.
Edvard Munch
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MUNCH. ANGST. AND WHAT ABOUT YOU?
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Hohndorf and its European roots
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BDTSK8 Festival
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LOOP!
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A side view of a gray industrial building with yellow illustrated doodles of toys and objects emerging from a cube. The objects include a teddy bear, camera, and boat, creating a whimsical contrast with the surroundings.
The Archaeology of Things
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Square stories - square visions - square design
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Colourful Rooftops
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Cultivating Connections
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Schocken von Schocken - How not to privatise air?
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Street Chess International
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Eine Person zeigt auf ein Buch mit einem Stadtplan und Skizzen. Die Skizzen zeigen Figuren in Aktion: eine mit einem Fernglas, eine andere hört mit Kopfhörern zu und eine dritte hält eine Kamera. Das Buch und die Skizzen sind übereinander gelegt, wodurch eine detektivähnliche Szene entsteht.
Chemnitz Garage School
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STRAW INTO GOLD
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A clay bust of a person with a serious expression is displayed in an artist's studio. The background features other sculptures, sketches, and various art supplies.
Chemnitz Heads
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Illustration of a white brain on a vivid red background. The brain is depicted with an abstract, bold pattern, highlighting its intricate curves and folds.
MeMo 2025
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A digitally altered image of a city square with modern architecture, featuring a bright red overlay of a multi-tiered chocolate fountain and a strawberry illustration in the foreground.
EuroBean Chocolate Festival
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Two people working on electronic circuit boards at a table cluttered with laptops, colorful tools, and sticky notes. One person in the foreground examines a small circuit board closely.
Makerfestival Erzgebirge
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A farmer stands among a herd of cows in a sunlit field, with rolling hills and clear blue sky in the background. The golden hour lighting enhances the serene rural landscape.
Anastasia Khoroshilova
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From September 2025

ZADA Pilot Project
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A blue and white bus is parked at a bus stop on a wet road. The route display reads "Karl-Marx-Stadt." A bus stop sign is visible, and trees are in the background. It's a cloudy day.
The bus already left
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De:Oriento
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Praise Silbermann’s Organs
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A monument as a social seismograph for democracy
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A museum exhibit featuring vintage computer equipment and a digital artwork of an older man in a red outline. Visitors are observing the displays, and shelves filled with books are visible in the background.
Heym’s Hymn
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A table is covered with felt crafts, including a tree, a pond, buildings, and a road. Nearby are green yarn, a green sponge, and a tray of baked goods with partially consumed squares. Two small red jars are visible in the corner.
Views from Above
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Let's play. Seriously.
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Fairground
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Light our Vision
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SCHLiNGEL International Film Festival
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Abstract illustration of a skateboarder and basketball player in action, with another figure upside down in the air, set against a dimly lit stadium background in shades of green and blue.
SPORTS UNITED
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Try Walking in May Shoes
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Interpolar Nuclei*topographing Fissures
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European Peace Ride
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Out of Order
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COOGIE: Chemnitz – Oulu – Osijek – Guitar – International – Exchange
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Chemnitz Utopia
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Fritz51
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Illustration of a woman in a gymnastics pose, balancing a large, round man in a suit above her head. She’s doing a split and lifting him with one hand. The image is in red on a light background.
#BeActive 2025
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A cluttered storage room filled with various rolls and bundles of fabric in different colors, stacked on shelves and piled on the floor. A metal ladder is positioned in the center, amid the packed materials, indicating a busy textile space.
Wohin mit all dem Zeux
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Illustration of hands in a suit jacket holding an envelope and a pen against a yellow background. The envelope reads "Preview Our Trade Catalog: Choose What's New for 2023.
200 Years of the Railway in Europe
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A hand is pressing a button on a blue surface. The button is labeled in German with the text "HAT WAS ZU ERZÄHLEN," which translates to "HAS SOMETHING TO SAY." The outline of the hand and text is highlighted in red.
Spaces of Generosity - Meeting Places
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A person runs on a white surface, casting a shadow against a backdrop of red and white buildings. The buildings have a grid-like window pattern, and the sky is a vivid red, enhancing the contrasting colors.
Raus aus Chemnitz?
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A craftsman in a white apron stands at a workbench holding scissors, with leather pieces spread out. Behind him are shelves displaying various gloves and a cabinet with multiple drawers.
Donata Wenders: Ode to the craft
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From October 2025

Sukkot XXL
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CREATE.U - Young Culture made in Chemnitz
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A small group of people are participating in a discussion in a modern conference room. Four speakers are seated at the front, facing an audience. A presentation slide on a screen shows the date, "Sonntag, 22. Oktober," and other German text. Colorful chairs are in the audience.
re:generation conference
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A hand holds a selection of cards against a pink background. The cards feature illustrated characters with labels like "Kendo" and "Cosplay." The focus is on the intricate designs and variety of the cards.
MAN | GA | RAGE
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Planting Festival: Harvest
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MADE IN - Platform for Contemporary Crafts & Design
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SLAM 25
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Hear to C
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The Mittweida - Sukkot
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Illustration of a coffin with a control panel on it, featuring buttons and gauges. The design suggests a futuristic or technological theme. The background is minimal and grassy.
Singing Hope
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Pattern of blue abstract face-like shapes in a grid arrangement on a light yellow background, with varying facial expressions created by the combination of dots and lines.
DA PACEM
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A textured map of Romania showing major cities, rivers, and topographical features. Cities like Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, and Timișoara are marked. Shaded elevation changes and borders with neighboring countries are visible.
"Jews, Germans and oil are our best exports"
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From November 2025

Maker Advent
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Guest Concert by the Budapest Festival Orchestra
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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.