Museum night in Chemnitz
"Tacheles!" Chemnitz Museum Night on 9 May 2026
One night, 35 locations, countless stories: When the Chemnitz Museum Night begins on 9 May 2026, culture will be lively, direct and surprising. Under the motto "Tacheles!", museums, galleries and cultural institutions in Chemnitz and the surrounding area invite you to take a look behind the scenes, engage in dialogue and discover new things.
From 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. - with special family offers from 4 p.m. - you can expect a programme that doesn't shy away from questions: special exhibitions that make you think, guided tours with fresh perspectives, concerts and performances that move you, and hands-on activities for the whole family. Here you can ask questions, discuss and try things out.
"Tacheles!" means plain speaking - between guests and the people behind the collections, between history and the present, between the city and the region. Let yourself be surprised by how multi-layered, close and open culture can be.
An event organised by the City of Chemnitz in cooperation with the participating museums and institutions in Chemnitz and the cultural region.
Tickets and validity
Tickets and validity
Museum Night Ticket: € 12.00
Museum Night Ticket reduced: € 6.00
Museum Night Ticket Family: € 24.00
Children up to school age have free admission.
The ticket is only valid with the visitor's name on it. Please carry a current photo ID (identity card, passport, school ID) with your ticket for identification on public transport and in the participating institutions.
The Museum Night tickets entitle you to visit the participating institutions on 9 May 2026 according to the opening hours stated in the programme. They are also valid as a ticket on 9 May from 9 a.m. to 4 a.m. the following day
- on all public transport in the entire VMS network area and
- on the shuttle extra tours for the Museum Night
The ticket is not valid for the Augustusburg cable car and Fichtelberg railway.
Annual tickets, combination tickets and the regular admission prices of the participating institutions are not valid for Museum Night 2026.
Tickets cannot be returned, changed or exchanged.
The following are entitled to a discount:
- Pupils from the 1st day of school
- trainees
- students
- Military and federal volunteers
- Holders of a ChemnitzPass
- Recipients of citizen's allowance
- People with disabilities, upon presentation of authorisation;
Accompanying persons of people with disabilities with mark "B" have free admission.
The ticket is only valid with the visitor's name on it. Please carry a current photo ID (identity card, passport, school ID) with your ticket for identification on public transport and in the participating facilities.
The Museum Night Ticket entitles you to visit the participating institutions on 9 May 2026 according to the opening hours stated in the programme. It is also valid as a ticket on 9 May from 9 a.m. to 4 a.m. the following day
- on all public transport in the entire VMS network area and
- on the shuttle extra tours for the Museum Night
The ticket is not valid for the Augustusburg cable car and Fichtelberg railway.
Annual tickets, combination tickets and the regular admission prices of the participating institutions are not valid for Museum Night 2026.
Tickets cannot be returned, changed or exchanged.
The ticket is only valid with the visitor's name on it. Please carry current photo ID (identity card, passport, school ID) with your ticket for identification on public transport and in the participating facilities.
The ticket entitles you to visit the participating facilities on 9 May 2026 according to the opening hours stated in the programme. It is also valid as a ticket on 9 May from 9 a.m. to 4 a.m. the following day
- on all public transport in the entire VMS network area and
- on the shuttle extra tours for the Museum Night
The ticket is not valid for the Augustusburg cable car and Fichtelberg railway.
Annual tickets, combination tickets and the regular admission prices of the participating institutions are not valid for Museum Night 2026.
The family ticket is valid for a maximum of 2 adults and up to 4 children up to and including the age of 18.
Tickets cannot be returned, changed or exchanged.
TICKET BUY
Advance booking has started
Take advantage of the benefits of advance booking: free travel by public transport throughout the VMS network area on the day of the event and no queues at the box office.
Tickets for the Museum Night are now available locally at the museums and institutions listed below during their opening hours:
Advance booking offices in Chemnitz
- Baumgarten-Wölfert memorial exhibition Grüna
- German SPIELEmuseum
- Ebersdorf School Museum
- Chemnitz Industrial Museum
- Art collections at the theatre square
- Gunzenhauser Museum
- Chemnitz Castle Hill Museum
- Kaßberg Prison Learning and Memorial Centre
- Museum for Saxon Vehicles Chemnitz
- Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf railway showplace
- smac - State Museum for Archaeology Chemnitz
- Chemnitz Tram Museum
- Klaffenbach moated castle
- Adventure Museum ZeitWerkStadt Frankenberg
CVAG Service Centre
Moritzstraße 20 (DAStietz) - 09111 Chemnitz - Entrance via Bahnhofstraße - Tel.: 0371 2370333
Opening hours: Mon. to Fri. 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. / Sat. 8.30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
DAStietz
Moritzstraße 20 - 09111 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0371 4884366
Opening hours: Mon., Tue., Thu., Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. / Sat., Sun., public holidays 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
MARKT1 - Ticket Service of the Chemnitz Municipal Theatres
Markt 1 - 09111 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0371 4000430
Opening hours: Mon. to Fri. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. / Sat. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
On the day of the event, tickets for the Museum Night are available at the box office during the opening hours of the museums and institutions listed below:
Ticket sales points in Chemnitz
- Baumgarten-Wölfert memorial exhibition Grüna
- German SPIELEmuseum
- Ebersdorf School Museum
- Adventure Museum ZeitWerkStadt Frankenberg
- Chemnitz Industrial Museum
- Art collections at the theatre square
- Gunzenhauser Museum
- Castle Hill Museum Chemnitz
- Karl Schmidt-Rottluff House
- Henry van de Velde Museum/Villa Esche
- Rabenstein Castle
- Kaßberg Prison Learning and Memorial Centre
- Museum for Saxon Vehicles Chemnitz
- Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf railway site
- smac - State Museum for Archaeology Chemnitz
- Chemnitz Tram Museum
- Klaffenbach moated castle
DAStietz
Moritzstraße 20 - 09111 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0371 4884366
PROGRAMME for the Museum Night
The programme is the responsibility of the participating museums, galleries and institutions in Chemnitz. The programme is subject to change.
Numerous institutions offer special hands-on programmes for children, young people and families, some of which start at 4 pm.
In the event of large crowds, there may be waiting times or limited availability of programme items.
The Museum Night programme as an app
CURRENT INFORMATION on the participating institutions, the detailed programme and shuttle services as well as any changes can be found in the Museum Night event app - without installation via an app store. Open the URL on your smartphone or use the desktop view directly via your web browser.
Arrival and shuttle service
The tickets for the Museum Night are valid as a combined ticket on 9 May 2026 from 9 a.m. to 4 a.m. the following day as a ticket on all public transport in almost the entire VMS network area as well as on the shuttle express tours in Chemnitz.
The buses on tours 2 to 4 meet at fixed times at the central departure point on Brückenstraße (Stadthalle stop, in front of the Karl Marx Monument), making it easy to change buses.
In the cultural region
Chemnitzer Straße 64 - 09669 Frankenberg/Saxony - Tel.: 037206 619995
10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Experience the ZeitWerkStadt at the Chemnitz Museum Night on 9 May 2026 from 10 am to 10 pm! Under the motto "Tacheles", you can expect insights into the Jewish culture of Frankenberg and, of course, into the printing, weaving and vehicle history of our city as well as interactive experiences.
At night in Chemnitz
With around 270 programme items, you can expect a colourful and varied programme with numerous highlights from 6 pm to 1 am. Let yourself be surprised and inspired!
Some museums start a little earlier with a special programme for children, young people and families. Some institutions close earlier.
Museums in Chemnitz
Moritzstraße 20 - 09111 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0371 4884366
18 - 1 o'clock
www.dastietz.de
When it opened, the department stores' H. & C. Tietz was the largest and most modern department stores' in Saxony. After an eventful history and a thorough refurbishment, DAStietz has united the Museum of Natural History, the Neue Sächsische Galerie, the City Library, the Stefan Heym Forum and the Adult Education Centre under one roof since 2004.
This year's Museum Night will once again feature a carefully selected music and stage programme at the Tietz Cultural Centre. A mixture of local, regional and international artists can be experienced on this evening. Admission to the ground floor is free.
Moritzstraße 20 - 09111 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0371 4884366
18 - 1 o'clock
www.naturkundemuseum-chemnitz.de
The Museum für Naturkunde Chemnitz offers family-friendly programmes for nature-loving night owls.
AUẞENCTION of the Museum of Natural History Chemnitz
Glockenstraße 16 - 09130 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0371 4884366
18 - 22 o'clock
www.grabungsteam-chemnitz.de
Look and see through the "window into the history of the earth" on Museum Night. Discover the latest finds from the Petrified Forest on the excavation site - from Chemnitzion to Kletterzwerg!
Moritzstraße 20 (DAStietz) - 09111 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0371 3676680
18 - 1 o'clock
www.neue-saechsische-galerie.de
At the NSG, everything revolves around collage on Museum Night.
Amongst the works of art by international artists, you are expressly encouraged to get active yourself.
Moritzstraße 20 (DAStietz)- 09111 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0371 4884222
18 - 23.30 hrs
Stefan Heym Forum at Tietz
The Stefan Heym Forum opens its doors. The original working library of Stefan and Inge Heym with around 2500 books, furniture and personal items provides an insight into the life and work, times and life situations of the important writer and honorary citizen of Chemnitz.
Chemnitzer Straße 109 - 09224 Chemnitz - OT Grüna - Tel.: 0172 8724279
18 - 1 o'clock
www.gruena-online.de
The exhibition provides insights into the history of aviation and airships and introduces two largely unknown Saxon airship pioneers who ventured into the still virtually unexplored field of aviation as self-taught pilots.
Neefestraße 78a - 09119 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0371 306565
16 - 1 o'clock
www.deut sches-spielemuseum.de
In keeping with the Tacheles Year 2026, we are showing the children's book and interactive exhibition "What's on your head?" by HATIKVA e.V. at the Deutsches SPIELEmuseum and invite you to take a playful journey through the Old and New Testaments.
Silcherstraße 1 - 09131 Chemnitz - OT Ebersdorf - Tel.: 0371 4640844
18 - 1 o'clock
www.schulmuseum-ebersdorf.de
In the 35th year of its existence, the Ebersdorf School Museum e. V. is looking forward to welcoming many guests to the 1st floor of Ebersdorf Town Hall.
A wide range of activities will entice visitors to discover the school museum on Museum Night.
Zwickauer Straße 119 - 09112 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0371 3676140
18 - 1 o'clock
www.industriemuseum-chemnitz.de
Visitors can expect living industrial culture. In addition to the permanent exhibition, there are two special exhibitions and impressive machine demonstrations, as well as hands-on activities, a rally, guided tours of the depot, music and a performance.
Theatre Square 1 - 09111 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0371 4884424
16 - 1 o'clock
www.kunstsammlungen-chemnitz.de
The Chemnitz Art Collections invite you! Discover current exhibitions, exciting guided tours and interactive formats - unforgettable experiences for art lovers and the curious alike.
Stollberger Straße 2 (Falkeplatz) - 09119 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0371 4887024
16 - 1 o'clock
www.kunstsammlungen-chemnitz.de/haeuser/museum-gunzenhauser/
The Museum Gunzenhauser of the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz invites you! The current exhibition Feinkunsthalle, collection presentations, exciting guided tours and creative formats await you. Art, creativity and good entertainment all in one.
Schloßberg 12 - 09113 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0371 4884501
17 - 1 o'clock
www.kunstsammlungen-chemnitz.de/haeuser/schlossbergmuseum
The Schloßbergmuseum invites you to one of the most beautiful monastery complexes in Saxony. Get creative in the scriptorium and rope workshop and experience the Chemnitz Mikveh as a virtual environment. The team at the field oven will provide refreshments.
Schloßberg 11 - 09113 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0371 369550
6 - 11 p.m.
Themed church tours, lectures, readings, organ presentation and tower ascent in the castle church and church tours with a view from the tower and short lecture in St. Peter's Church.
Parkstraße 58 - 09120 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0371 4884424
18 - 1 o'clock
www.kunstsammlungen-chemnitz.de/haeuser/henry-van-de-velde-museum
The Chemnitz Art Collections invite you! Discover current exhibitions, exciting guided tours and interactive formats - unforgettable experiences for art lovers and the curious alike.
Limbacher Straße 382 - 09116 Chemnitz - OT Rottluff - Tel.: 0371 48844424
18 - 1 o'clock
www.kunstsammlungen-chemnitz.de/karl-schmidt-rottluff-haus
The Chemnitz Art Collections invite you! Discover current exhibitions, exciting guided tours and interactive formats - unforgettable experiences for art lovers and the curious alike.
Oberfrohnaer Straße 149 - 09117 Chemnitz - OT Rabenstein - Tel.: 0371 4884424
18 - 24 o'clock
www.kunstsammlungen-chemnitz.de/burg-rabenstein
Rabenstein Castle invites you! It was built in the second half of the 12th century and is thus stone evidence of the colonisation of the Erzgebirge foothills. A new exhibition commemorates Hans Carl von Carlowitz, the founder of the concept of sustainability.
Kaßbergstraße 16c - 09112 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0371 52486880
18 - 1 o'clock
www.gedenkort-kassberg.de
Explore the former Kaßberg prison as a place of political imprisonment in the dual history of dictatorship and the release of prisoners from the GDR. Get into dialogue with contemporary witnesses.
Zwickauer Straße 77 - 09112 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0371 2601196
18 - 1 o'clock
www.fahrzeugmuseum-chemnitz.de
Not only is the Year of Jewish Culture being celebrated together, but also various competitions - from forklift trucks to robots and racing cars.
Frankenberger Straße 172 - 09131 Chemnitz - OT Hilbersdorf - Tel.: 0371 46400892
18 - 24 o'clock
www.schauplatz-eisenbahn.de
At night in the museum, the light and the perspectives change! Experience a special kind of night shift at the railway venue. Light, music and film turn your night-time visit to the museum into a unique experience!
Stefan-Heym-Platz 1 - 09111 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0371 9119990
18 - 1 o'clock
www.smac.sachsen.de
Baking, crafting, dancing, exhibiting and communicating Jewish culture - the smac celebrates the motto TACHELES! On top: get to know the smac team during a spontaneous tour or exquisite DJ sets.
EXTERIOR ACTION of the smac - State Museum of Archaeology Chemnitz between Reinhardtstraße 24 and 26 - 09130 Chemnitz
4 - 6 p.m.
On the Sonnenberg there is a clay oven like in the Stone Age. Old varieties of herbs and cereals are planted around it.
Zwickauer Straße 164 - 09116 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0371 4006060
18 - 1 o'clock
www.strassenbahn-chemnitz.de
Night becomes day in Chemnitz's oldest tram depot. Immerse yourself in the history of the Chemnitz tramway and let yourself be whisked away to a bygone era.
Wasserschloßweg 6 - 09123 Chemnitz - OT Klaffenbach - Tel.: 0371 266350
18 - 23 o'clock
www.c3-chemnitz.de/unsere-haeuser/wasserschloss-klaffenbach
The Klaffenbach moated castle becomes a cinema and offers not only award-winning cinematic art with the short film "KIPPA", but also insights into Jewish life in Germany.
Special programme of the collection-based institutions in Chemnitz
Bruno-Salzer-Straße 5 - 09120 Chemnitz - Tel.: 030 186653711
18 - 0 o'clock
www.stasi-unterlagen-archiv.de/archiv/standorte/chemnitz
"Tacheles" - Jewish life and the Stasi
Discover extracts from the holdings of the Federal Archives and the Chemnitz State Archives on Jewish life and repression. Experience a film and discussion with Esther Zimmering as well as guided tours of the archives and advice on accessing files.
The number of participants for the film screening and the guided tours is limited.
Fabrikstraße 11 - 09111 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0371 24351360
18 - 24 o'clock
wwww.hartmannfabrik.com
Hofer Straße 27 - 09224 Chemnitz - OT Mittelbach - Tel.: 0371 8204524
18 - 1 o'clock
www.heimatverein-mittelbach.de
Life in the country.
Insights into the history of the community of Mittelbach, into the social life of different generations, objects of daily life from different eras and social systems.
Johannisplatz 8 - 09111 Chemnitz
18 - 24 o'clock
https://offener-prozess.de
In memory of the victims of the NSU, a documentation centre on the NSU complex was opened in May 2025. In addition to the Open Trial exhibition, the centre offers educational programmes, research, an archive and a meeting place - the Assembly.
Heinrich-Beck-Straße 22 - 09112 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0371 57390651
18 - 22 o'clock
www.mariannebrandt-gesellschaft.de
Christian von Borczyskowski will be setting up an open studio in TANKSTELLE PROJEKTRAUM and presenting his work at the Marianne Brandt-Gesellschaft e. V. under the title: WAS I ALWAYS WANTED TO SHOW results.
Zwickauer Straße 214 - 09116 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0172 3000260
6 - 10 pm
Christian von Borczyskowski will set up an open studio in TANKSTELLE PROJEKTRAUM and present his work in the Marianne Brandt-Gesellschaft e. V. under the title: WAS I ALWAYS WANTED TO SHOW results.
Am Wall/Straße der Nationen 3 - 09111 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0371 772833
18 - 1 o'clock
www.grosse-chemnitzer.de
One of the oldest preserved buildings in the city offers views and insights. Be enchanted by the interior architecture, the Great Chemnitzers and surprising perspectives on and from the upper floor.
Elsasser Straße 8 - 09120 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0371 91199244
18 - 24 o'clock
www.staatsarchiv.sachsen.de/staatsarchiv-chemnitz
Unique archival documents from the holdings of the Chemnitz State Archives and the Chemnitz Stasi Records Archive provide fascinating insights into the multifaceted heritage of Jewish history in south-west Saxony. Guided tours through the otherwise closed areas of the Chemnitz State Archives, where historical treasures from the Middle Ages to the present day are stored, round off the programme.
Programme of the galleries for the Chemnitz Museum Night
Moritzstraße 19 - 09111 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0371 414847
18 - 23 o'clock
https://kunst.ckbev.de
NEW ACQUISITIONS
Annaberger Straße 24 ("Chamber of Technology") - 09111 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0371 9188055
5 - 11 pm
www.weltecho.eu/planer/ausstellung
Rainer Maria Schubert
Zwickauer Straße 426 - 09117 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0162 9753242
16 - 1 o'clock
www.karlskunsthaus.de
Modern prints and paintings from the Karls Kunsthaus and mini-workshops: Lino printing, painting, designing and paper making
Museum night after-show party
Annaberger Straße 24 ("Chamber of Technology") - 09122 Chemnitz - Tel.: 0371 354691
23 - 5 o'clock
www.weltecho.eu
Not tired yet? Feel like partying on? Or simply end the evening relaxing with a glass of wine on the Hollywood swing? All night owls can round off the museum night at Weltecho. From 11 pm, the studio and courtyard will open for a cosy and/or dancing finale.
Anyone who feels less like a relaxed get-together and more like a party can celebrate the night, the art and the Museum Night in the Weltecho Studio.
Holders of a Museum Night 2026 ticket receive free entry to the Weltecho Club. Regular admission without a ticket: 7 euros.
Sponsors of the Chemnitz Museum Night 2026
Partner of the Chemnitz Museum Night 2026
Review 2025:
Museums in Chemnitz and the region count more than 30,000 visits
The Chemnitz Museum Night 2025 is more than positive: the museums, galleries and institutions recorded more than 30,000 visits in total. Under the motto "United", guests experienced the offer in 50 museums, institutions and galleries with over 400 programme items in Chemnitz and the region. A total of 10,250 tickets were sold for the Museum Night, meaning that visitors visited an average of three museums.
By combining the city and the cultural region, the cultural landscape was broadly presented for the fourth time and the surrounding area was included. Two extra tours to destinations on the Purple Path, the art and sculpture trail of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025, were also offered. The programme of the 24th Chemnitz Museum Night was opened in Tietz by Mayor Dagmar Ruscheinsky and with a circus performance by KLUB GIRKO.
The Karl-Schmidt-Rottluff-Haus, which only opened in April of this year, was packed with visitors right out onto the street. There was a modern presentation together with multimedia offerings.
Museum night visitors were also very interested in the current exhibition "The New City". For the Museum Night 2025, the Schloßbergmuseum presented itself together with the marvellous Schloßkirche church as an impressive backdrop for living city history and art. The guests lingered with interest over the photographs and models from the construction and planning phase for the new city of Karl-Marx-Stadt. Here it became very clear what changes have taken place in Chemnitz over the decades up to the present day.
The participating museums in the cultural region, such as the Zeitwerkstatt in Frankenberg, the Historische Schauweberei in Braunsdorf, the Esche-Museum in Limbach-Oberfrohna and the Textil- und Rennsportmuseum in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, also welcomed many interested visitors in perfect museum night weather.
A big and heartfelt thank you goes from the City of Chemnitz's cultural organisation to all those involved and all supporters of the Museum Night who contributed to the success of the event! More than 1,000 dedicated people behind the scenes ensured a fantastic museum night.
Funding information:
We would like to thank the supporters, sponsors and partners of the Chemnitz Museum Night!
