Tales of Transformation
An exhibition exploring the rise, fall and reinvention of European industrial centres
Industrial production spread from Chemnitz throughout Saxony during the 19th century. Also during the GDR era, the city remained the centre of industrial work. However, the fall of communism in 1989 brought radical disruption; industrial facilities came to a standstill and the city and its people were forced to reinvent themselves. The European industrial cities of Gabrowo, Łódź, Mulhouse, Tampere and, of course, Manchester also experienced similar changes. The exhibition tells the tale of the rise and fall of these cities, but above all of the people who now work, live or create in places where the noise of machinery and smoking chimneys once shaped the cityscape.
Where? Chemnitz Industrial Museum
When? 25. April - 16 November 2025
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