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Exhibition: John Young - Bonhoeffer in Harlem

Exhibition by Sino-Australian artist John Young on Dietrich Bonhoeffer's life and work, primarily inspired by his time in New York's Harlem neighbourhood

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Chemnitz, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Church
Markersdorfer Straße 79, 09123 Chemnitz
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer, born on 4 February 1906 in Breslau, was a Lutheran theologian and prominent representative of the Confessing Church. He was executed in Flossenbürg concentration camp on 9 April 1945 for his involvement in the German resistance against National Socialism. He had a greater impact on the church and society than almost any other theologian of the 20th century.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer studied at the Union Theological Seminary in New York in 1930. His time there was a formative experience. At the African-American Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, he learnt about the black social gospel movement and the racial problems of American society, which shaped his later resistance to National Socialism. 9 April 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of his death.

Opening hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 9am - 12pm
Tuesday 2 - 5 pm and by appointment on 0371 224197

On Wednesday, 26 March at 18:00 there will be an artist talk with Purple Path curator Alexander Ochs about John Young and the exhibition.

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Kulturkirche2025

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PURPLE PATH art and sculpture trail

Together with Chemnitz, 38 municipalities and communities form the Capital of Culture region, which will be the European Capital of Culture in 2025. The PURPLE PATH, a large art and sculpture trail and the main project of the European Capital of Culture, will be created in the region by 2025 and beyond.

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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.