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City tour: From overalls to New Work

The tour traces an arc from Chemnitz's industrial history in the 19th century to today's transformation.

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Chemnitz, Industriemuseum
Zwickauer Straße 119, 09112 Chemnitz
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Along the Kappelbach and Zwickauer Straße, the tour guide Karin Meisel tells us about the architect Hans Poelzig and the Sigmund Goeritz AG textile factory, how a former grinding machine factory became a place of modern work and also has a lot to say about the Chemnitz Industrial Museum building.

Start: Chemnitz Industremuseum

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Industriemuseum, Chemnitz

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Tales of Transformation

In its major exhibition ‘Tales of Transformation’, the Industriemuseum Chemnitz compares the development of former industrial hotspots: Chemnitz, Gabrovo, Łódź, Manchester, Mulhouse and Tampere. The exhibition sheds light on the impulses for the future coming from these cities and what they can learn from each other: rapid growth and splendid wealth paired with precarious living conditions - later a radical collapse and the necessary reinvention. The exhibition is part of the main programme of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025.

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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.