April

The Chemnitz 2025 review in pictures

Picture: Igor Pastierovic

The "European Realities" exhibition on the realism movements of the 1920s and 30s was the most successful exhibition at the Gunzenhauser Museum since it opened in 2007, with almost 40,000 visitors.

On 4 April, delegations from many former and future European Capitals of Culture met in Chemnitz. They presented the white paper "40 recommendations from 40 years of European Capitals of Culture". The paper, initiated by Chemnitz and Nova Gorica, the two European Capitals of Culture 2025, contains 40 concrete proposals that are to be incorporated into the redesign of the legal basis of the programme. The white paper is based on a comprehensive study that brings together the findings of management and artistic directors from 64 past and future European Capitals of Culture and contains concrete recommendations for the further development of the European Capitals of Culture programme. (Photos: Johannes Richter/Nathalie Bleyl)

The leisure area on Bergstrasse - the intervention area in Grüna - was inaugurated in April. In addition to the "Grüna experience" circular hiking trail, a square with a stage, recreation areas and a pond terrace has been created. A pump track and play equipment were integrated into an additional area. Picture: Michaela Haustein
The Chemnitz Industrial Museum's special exhibition "Tales of Transformation" already attracted 100,000 visitors in September - almost 40,000 more than in the whole of 2024. The exhibition was all about the "European Manchester" - the cities where industrialisation began in their respective countries. In the interactive part of the exhibition, visitors were able to decide for themselves what the city and society of the future should look like. Picture: Dirk Hanus
In the regional showcase in Tietz interested parties could find out more about the Capital of Culture region. By the end of the year, all 38 municipalities had presented themselves with information, event details and QR codes for further offers. One of the major programme items of the Capital of Culture Region remains the Purple Path art and sculpture trail. Picture: Marie-Sophie Ross