Culture
European Capital of Culture 2025
Chemnitz experienced an overwhelming start to the European Capital of Culture 2025 on 18 January. Now more than 1,000 events are waiting to be discovered until 1 Advent. "C the Unseen!"
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Cultural highlights
Many cultural events culminate in Chemnitz throughout the year. Whether it's the Christmas market, Days of Industrial Culture, Museum Night or Mozart Festival. There is something for every culture lover.
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Museums
Chemnitz has a rich and varied museum landscape to offer, for example the Chemnitz Art Collections or the Gunzenhauser Museum.
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Stefan Heym Prize
The International Stefan Heym Prize is awarded in honour of Stefan Heym, the son and honorary citizen of the city of Chemnitz. The honour is to be awarded every three years to outstanding authors and publicists.
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Municipal theatres
Chemnitz Theatre is a five-section theatre consisting of opera, ballet, philharmonic, drama and puppet theatre.
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Event centres
Parties, congresses, sporting events, concerts and much more can be enjoyed in the event centres Stadthalle, Messe Chemnitz, Wasserschloß Klaffenbach and the stadium.
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