The blue overall is a versatile garment; it can be practical workwear or an extraordinary designer piece. In “Metamorphosis of Workwear,” it becomes an artistic projection surface for industrial culture.
Behind the sonorous name Esche lies a family of entrepreneurs with widespread roots in Chemnitz and the surrounding area. For over 250 years, they were innovative and successful in textile machinery construction and textile production.
Could we produce socks from CO2 in the future? Or raw materials for pharmaceuticals? Will trucks, ships, or airplanes soon run on hydrogen or e-fuels? And how can green electricity be used and transported flexibly?
Special exhibition of the Dresden City Museum in cooperation with the Chemnitz Museum of Industry
Baroque Florence on the Elbe from a different perspective: as Germany’s tobacco capital, which became the central production site for Oriental cigarettes with such exotically named companies as Jasmatzi, Yenidze, and Xanthi.
From the very beginning, machines have not only fundamentally changed our working world. They have also become daily companions, increasingly finding their way into our private lives.
Exhibition of nominated and award-winning design achievements
The Saxon State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labour and Transport also hosted the 17th edition of the Saxon State Design Award at the Chemnitz Museum of Industry.
One hundred years after the founding of the Bauhaus in Weimar, the exhibition “I am made entirely of Glass” focused on the functional and design possibilities of the material glass.
The special exhibition focused on the challenges and achievements of Chemnitz workers, engineers, inventors, and entrepreneurs from 1798 to the present.
Exhibition of the Winners and Nominees of the Saxon State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour
Over 30 works by winners and nominees of the 2016 Saxon State Design Award in the fields of product, communication, emerging talent, and social design were featured in the exhibition.
140 Years of Material Handling Technology from Leipzig for the World – From Adolf Bleichert to VEB VTA
Who hasn’t looked up at a gently gliding cable car in the mountains, admired the panorama from the cabin, or been pulled up the snowy slope on skis by a surface lift?
In 2013, the 150th anniversary of the founding of the General German Workers’ Association (ADAV) under the leadership of Ferdinand Lassalle in Leipzig was celebrated.
Since the early Middle Ages, fabrics have been printed using carved wooden blocks. These printing blocks were primarily made from soft pearwood, as it was easy to work with.
Long white ruffled underwear, topped with a breathtakingly tight-laced corset, hoop skirt, and petticoats. What seems old-fashioned and conservative to many today, who prefer thongs with lace bras, was highly erotic 150 years ago,
In the 19th century, tin soldiers were added to educational toys designed to introduce children to the “big wide world.” Today, the range extends all the way to fantasy figures.
Exhibition of the award winners and nominees of the Saxon State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labor
The competition for the Saxon State Prize for Design was held for the thirteenth time in 2012. Designers from all over Saxony submitted innovative and functional products.
Chemnitz looks back on a rich 100-year history of calculating and computer technology. It began with the first mechanical calculators from the Wanderer and Astra factories, under the brand names Continental and Astra.
The anniversary exhibition traced the development from 1836 - the founding year of the Royal Trade School in Chemnitz with 14 students - up to today’s modern full university with more than 10,000 students.
Willy Maywald is considered one of the great photographers of the 20th century, and his work ranks among the masterpieces of international photography after World War II.
With the German Technology Route, the VDI initiative SACHEN MACHEN presents the world of technology to the general public in an engaging and emotional way.
The Saxon State Design Award has been presented since 1992 by the Free State of Saxony for outstandingly designed products and services, as well as compelling communication design.
Exhibition of awarded and selected works from the 4th International Marianne Brandt Competition
In collaboration with the art association Villa Arte e. V., the Chemnitz Museum of Industry showcased from September 25 to October 10 the best works selected by the jury from 410 submissions by young artists.
Lutz Jahoda, the well-known singer, actor, presenter, and chairman of the Paul-Nipkow-Teleclub e.V., opened the exhibition on February 1 in the museum’s gallery space.
Born of Fire – the fire of industry revolutionized the world on both sides of the Atlantic. Modern Europe and modern America were built with steel and iron.
In 1990 and 1991, photographer Martin Roemers visited the Sachsenring Works in Zwickau, documenting production and portraying the workers. In 1992, he returned to capture the scrapping of old Trabants.
"Mobility has become a matter of course in our society. It is normal to be constantly on the move—professionally or privately."
(Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, Dr. Ursula von der Leyen)
The rapid acceleration of our life rhythm is met by the always-and-everywhere photography, which disregards all the rules of classical photography regarding composition, focus distribution, or lighting.
Exhibition of Award-Winning and Selected Works from the 3rd International Marianne Brandt Competition
Out of 273 submissions, including 63 from abroad, the jury of the 3rd International Marianne Brandt Competition selected the winners and honorable mentions in the three categories: product design, photography, and regional concepts.
The stylized weather spruce on a mountain top, bearing the initials "W. u. K.," is the trademark of the Grünhainichen company Wendt & Kühn, which has been in business for over 90 years.
Foundries shape our everyday life: We use objects made entirely or partially of cast metal every day—faucets, door handles, mobile phones, laptops, frying pans, automobiles, escalators…
The exhibition showcased photographs taken a few months before the demolition of the former Rudolf-Harlaß Foundry on today’s Werner Seelenbinder Street.
Exhibition of Award-Winning and Selected Works from the 2nd International Marianne Brandt Competition
For the second time, young creatives from all over Europe were invited to send their best works to Chemnitz. The competition was held in honor of Marianne Brandt, one of the city’s most distinguished daughters.
Observations in Industrial Wastelands:
Man wrests space from nature, builds and shapes. And abandons the seized land. The inevitability of economics. What remains are traces of his actions.
The exhibition showcased the results of a competition initiated by CED Entsorgungsdienst Chemnitz GmbH, the Kunst für Chemnitz e. V. association, and the Chemnitz Museum of Industry.
The exhibition provided a comprehensive experience of the history, background, and effects of advertising. It showed how agencies track consumers through market research, advertising strategies, and brand worlds.
The significance of dactyloscopy was recognized by Dresden’s chief detective, Paul Koettig, a highly innovative man who was always interested in improving work processes and exploring new techniques.
The diverse collections of Giorgio Silzer, comprising several thousand different artworks, are today among the most important private art collections in Germany.
