Chemnitz Industrial Museum
The Chemnitz Industrial Museum is located at one of the central sites of Saxony's and Chemnitz's industrial history. In the factory hall built by Hermann and Alfred Escher in 1907, the Chemnitz Industrial Museum presents a permanent exhibition on Saxony's industrial history on 3,500 square metres - Experience Industry in Transition. On display are industrial products and consumer goods, everyday objects and luxury items that have been produced and consumed by the people of Saxony for more than two centuries. The museum offers its guests several special exhibitions, events, festivals and activities as well as an extensive museum education programme with regular creative holiday activities every year.
In reference to the Green Vault in Dresden, the depot and collection of the Chemnitz Industrial Museum is also known as the "Green Vault of Saxon Industrial History". The centrepiece of the museum, the collection, houses countless treasures from the industrial age. In addition to the history of technology, the collection's treasures include many other areas such as social, economic and art history from the beginning of the industrial age in Saxony to the present day.
Highlights 2025/2026
Special exhibitions
- "John Cage. Museumcircle"
31 January 2025 until 18 May 2025 - "fit. A Saxon success story"
15 February 2025 to 27 July 2025
(15/16 February 2025: opening weekend) - "Tales of Transformation"
25 April 2025 to 16 November 2025 - "Textile? The future!"
7 March 2025 to 18 January 2026 - "Telephone stories: 100 years of dialling in Chemnitz"
6 June 2025 to 11 January 2026 - "Metamorphosis of Workwear"
23 September 2025 to 15 November 2025
Events (selection)
- "Museum night in Chemnitz and the cultural region. United!"
10 May 2025 - "City tour in the footsteps of transformation"
18 May 2025 - "5th Steampunk Festival"
29 June 2025 - "Picnic concert with the Robert Schumann Philharmonic Orchestra"
24 August 2025