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Chemnitz Heads

Sculpture exhibition

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.
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.
Cr: Ulrich Eißner

An exhibition in 2025 honoured a number of important figures who had shaped Chemnitz. Sculptor Ulrich Eißner created an impressive gallery of expressive portrait sculptures. Visitors were able to experience an exciting encounter with people whose work had had a lasting influence on the city's history – from sports and art legends to personalities from science and culture. The works told stories full of inspiration and expressed the uniqueness of Chemnitz. The exhibition invited visitors to discover the city and its extraordinary minds in a new way.

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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.