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Opening of the Capital of Culture Year 2025

The opening programme offers a first glimpse of the European Capital of Culture year: Chemnitz will open the year as European Capital of Culture with an all-day programme on Saturday, 18 January 2025. The Saxon city shares the title with 38 municipalities from the Ore Mountains, Central Saxony and the Zwickau region.

Date & Time

All day

Location

Chemnitz and the Capital of Culture Region
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Under the motto ‘C THE UNSEEN’, Chemnitz 2025 will show previously unseen sides of an East German city and region characterised by change, resilience and reinvention. The roots of Chemnitz's forward-looking European identity lie in its rich past. With over 1,000 events in the Capital of Culture year, the people of Chemnitz and the Capital of Culture region are locating their regional stories in a European context.

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Organizer

European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025 gGmbH

Program field

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.