Hartmann factory
The Hartmannfabrik is the visitor and information centre for Chemnitz 2025, where you will find the latest information material about the European Capital of Culture and the programme. You can purchase merchandise (the full range in the online shop) and also the programme book for Chemnitz 2025. Please note that only card payment is possible on site.
From 2026, the Hartmannfabrik will be the future venue for events and meetings. The offices of Chemnitz 2025 gGmbH will also be located there. The Hartmannfabrik can be visited on city tours. The Hartmannfabrik is regularly open for events. You can find all dates in the calendar.
Opening hours from 1 Dec. to 20 Dec:
Monday-Friday: 10am-6pm | Saturday: 10am-3pm
Closed on 09.12.2025.
Hartmannfabrik, Fabrikstr. 11, 09111 Chemnitz (google Maps)
How to get there
- Bus, bus stop "Hohe Brücke"
- Car parks are located behind the building (also accessible for the disabled)
Rent Hartmannfabrik
With its flexible room structure and industrial charm, the Hartmannfabrik offers ideal conditions for meetings, conferences, panel discussions and press, staff and networking events.
Contact for hire enquiries: hartmannfabrik(at)chemnitz2025.de
Barrier-free access
The Hartmannfabrik is accessible for visitors with reduced mobility. The building is wheelchair-accessible (no steps). There is a tactile floor guidance system on the ground floor for people with visual impairments. This leads to the reception, cloakroom, lift and toilet. A barrier-free toilet is located in the entrance area on the ground floor. The 1st floor can be reached by lift. The entrance for wheelchair users is located parallel to Fabrikstraße on the north side of the building and can be reached by hand buttons. There are two disabled parking spaces. Accompanying persons can park directly at the Hartmannfabrik.
Information on the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025 and the projects in plain language can be found here. You can search for accessible events in our calendar of events under "Select filter".
Industrial history
Einstige Maschinenhalle
Built in 1864, the Hartmann factory was once part of the globally successful engineering company of "locomotive king" Richard Hartmann. Just as it was a centre of industrial progress back then, the Hartmann factory is now once again a place of creativity and innovation and a symbol of the city's ability to change, which is characterised by many transformation processes. After standing empty for a long time, the listed building has been renovated and is one of the 30 intervention areas of the city of Chemnitz, an urban development project for the European Capital of Culture.
Art at the Hartmannfabrik
Collateral Sculptures
Under the title "Collateral Sculptures", a temporary exhibition developed for the Hartmannfabrik by owner Udo Pfeiffer and the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz is open to the public in the outdoor area. artists of international renown have been invited to place sculptures and works of art on the grounds and in the gardens of the Hartmannfabrik: Atelier van Lieshout, Tatjana Doll, Franka Hörnschemeyer, Heike Mutter / Ulrich Genth and Lydia Thomas. Further contributions are also planned. The project was curated by Sabine Maria Schmidt, curator at the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz. "Collateral Sculptures" can be seen until 19 December 2025.
