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Archived: 12/31/2025

Chemnitz Museum of Industry welcomes its 100,000th visitor

Successful European Capital of Culture year with seven special exhibitions

 

Archived: 11/15/2025

Metamorphosis of Workwear

Performance: Saturday, September 20, 2025, 4–5 p.m.

Exhibition: September 23 – November 14, 2025

Performance: Saturday, November 15, 2025, 7–8 p.m.

 

Archived: 11/04/2025

Tales of Transformation

Lecture series with Thomas Morgenstern

 

Archived: 02/01/2026

The unseen design classic

Cabinet Exhibition | September 5, 2025 – February 1, 2026

Opening: September 4, 2025, 7 PM

Archived: 01/18/2026
Archived: 08/30/2025

Industriemuseum Open Air | June – August 2025

For the second time, the idyllic meadow behind the museum is transformed into a summer cultural space. Between impressive large exhibits and shady trees, visitors can enjoy a diverse program featuring concerts, festivals, and…

Archived: 07/18/2025

Minister of Culture Barbara Klepsch is Intern for a Day at the Chemnitz Museum of Industry

Press Invitation to the Film Shoot with the German Museums Association on June 18, 2025

 

Archived: 05/19/2025

John Cage. Museum circle

With the exhibition *“John Cage. Museumcircle”*, the Chemnitz Museum of Industry showcases the full diversity of the Capital of Culture region. Over 100 objects from 52 museums and exhibition spaces in the region were selected and…

Archived: 12/31/2024

Call for Artists – Workshop within the "Metamorphosis of Workwear" Project

"Metamorphosis of Workwear"

or what workwear can tell us

 

Call for Artists – Workshop

January 27–31, 2025 at the Chemnitz Museum of Industry

 

Archived: 04/23/2025

Chemnitz 2025

Exhibition „Tales of Transformation“

Archived: 12/01/2024

Power2Change: Mission Energy transition

Exhibition on the future of our energy supply

Archived: 09/01/2024

Awarded

Saxon State Prize for Design 2023

August 6 – September 1, 2024

Archived: 08/16/2024

UN:HEARD SOUNDS OF INDUSTRY

1:1 CONCERTS and sound performance at Chemnitz Museum of Industry

 

Archived: 07/31/2024

Donation from Wolfgang Uhlmann

Company archive goes to Chemnitz Museum of Indsutry

Archived: 09/30/2024

Half-Year Program July – December 2024

The Chemnitz Museum of Industry has published its program for the second half of 2024.

Archived: 06/23/2024

4th Steampunk Festival at Chemnitz Museum of Industry | Press preview on June 18, 2024

What did the future look like in the past? The Chemnitz Museum of Industry will transform into a world that brings the visions of the industrial age’s future to life.

 

Archived: 06/02/2024

There's a lot going on at the Chemnitz Museum of Industry

Activities and events for all ages from 29 May to 2 June 2024

Archived: 04/05/2024

Easter holidays at the Chemnitz Museum of Industry

Dear media representatives,

The following press release informs you about the Chemnitz Industrial Museum's offerings for children and young people during the Easter holidays. We ask you to publicize these offerings in your media…

Archived: 04/14/2024

Playground of Science

The West Saxon University of Applied Sciences Zwickau at the Chemnitz Museum of Industry

March 29 to April 14, 2024

Archived: 03/20/2024

Record Year 2023 in Visitor Numbers at the Four Museums of the Saxon Museum of Industry Association

In Saxony, interest in living industrial culture is booming, and thus in the four adventure worlds of the Saxon Industrial Museum Association, which are located in West Saxony, the Ore Mountains, Chemnitz and Lusatia.

Archived: 12/14/2023

How we will work with machines in the future

ForumZUKUNFT event series at the Chemnitz Museum of Industry

Archived: 12/17/2023

Advent at the Chemnitz Museum of Industry

A variety of offerings await visitors and friends of the Chemnitz Museum of Industry during Advent—from a digital Advent calendar on the museum’s website, a new exhibition on historic illuminated advertising, and a museum shop…

Archived: 05/05/2024

Chemnitz Shines. Exhibition at the Chemnitz Museum of Industry with the kind support of eins energie in sachsen

From December 1, 2023, to May 5, 2024, the Chemnitz Museum of Industry is dedicating a special exhibition to its extensive collection of historic illuminated advertising for the first time. With this exhibition, the museum…

Archived: 11/28/2023

Show us your shining Chemnitz! Call for the special exhibition "Chemnitz Shines"

In preparation for an exhibition on illuminated signs and motifs that shaped the cityscape of Karl-Marx-Stadt and Chemnitz from the 1960s to the 2000s, the Chemnitz Museum of Industry is launching a call for contributions.…

Archived: 11/05/2023

From Earth to Space: Special Exhibition "ALL.TÄGLICH!" at the Chemnitz Museum of Industry

Innovations from aerospace engineering and space research enrich everyday life. The special exhibition by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) showcases more than 40 technologies and applications across five areas of daily life. On…

Archived: 10/13/2023

Autumn Holiday Programs at the Chemnitz Museum of Industry

During the autumn holidays, the Chemnitz Museum of Industry once again offers an engaging and hands-on holiday program.

 

Archived: 09/17/2023

Jürgen Kabus has been Director of the Chemnitz Museum of Industry since July 2023

Since July 2023, Jürgen Kabus has been leading the Chemnitz Museum of Industry. The 42-year-old, who had been acting director since August 2022 following the departure of his predecessor Dr. Oliver Brehm, was officially appointed…

Archived: 09/17/2023

MOBILE KinderTRÄUME at the Chemnitz Museum of Industry

July 6 – November 5, 2023

Presentation by the Chemnitz Museum of Industry in cooperation with Chemnitz children’s vehicle collector Eckart Holler and the Pohl-Ströher depot in Gelenau

Archived: 07/25/2023

Visitor Milestone at the Chemnitz Museum of Industry – 1,000,000th Guest Welcomed

On Sunday, June 25, 2023, the Chemnitz Museum of Industry welcomed its 1,000,000th visitor: Andreas Faust from Chemnitz. He had come especially for the museum’s 3rd Steampunk Festival.

Archived: 05/30/2023

Final of the "WerkSchau – Made in Sachsen"

Conclusion of the successful special exhibition at the Chemnitz Museum of Industry

Archived: 04/17/2023

Family celebration for the museum's anniversary | 20 years of the Chemnitz Museum of Industry on Zwickauer Straße

On April 16, the Museum of Industry will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a family festival at its location at Zwickauer Straße 119. Below you will find our media information, which we request for publication. We also cordially…

Archived: 05/22/2023

"WerkSchau – Made in Sachsen" visiting the Chemnitz Industrial Museum

From March 30 to May 29, 2023, 130 cultural and creative professionals from Saxony will showcase Saxony's creative diversity in a special exhibition at the Chemnitz Museum of Industry.

Archived: 03/28/2023

Visitor Numbers in 2022 at the Museums of the Saxon Industrial Museum Association Return to Pre-Covid Levels

With nearly 84,000 visitors to the Chemnitz Museum of Industry, the Knappenrode Energy Factory, the Gebr. Pfau Cloth Factory in Crimmitschau, and the Ehrenfriedersdorf Tin Mine, the four museums of the Saxon Industrial Museum…

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