Beyond Geometry

Frei Otto x Kengo Kuma

The exhibition Beyond Geometry at the Art Collections at Theaterplatz is dedicated, as part of the European Capital of Culture year 2025, to two internationally renowned star architects of their time: the visionary Frei Otto (1925–2015), born in Siegmar, Chemnitz, and the Japanese architectural icon Kengo Kuma (*1954). What unites these architects is an open, innovative approach that harmonizes nature and architecture — a central theme that the exhibition traces through original models and photographs. On the occasion of Frei Otto’s 100th birthday and the 10th anniversary of his death, Beyond Geometry not only honors the significant work of this native of Chemnitz but also celebrates the city’s Genius Loci.

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Beyond Geometry, 2025

Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz

The Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz are among the largest civic art collections in Germany and cover all genres of artistic production, from painting and sculpture to graphic art and decorative art, with a special focus on textiles.

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Opening Hours

February to May 2026: Wed – Sun, public holidays 11 am – 6 pm
from June 2026: Tue – Sun, public holidays 11 am – 6 pm
closed 24./25./31.12.
Admission

General admission 10 Euros, reduced admission 6,50 Euros

For children and adolescents through age 17, as well as for students of the Technical University Chemnitz, holders of a Chemnitzpass, and chaperones to severely handicapped persons, admission is always free.
For further information regarding individual and group admission fees and combination tickets valid for more than one of the museums within the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, please see the schedule of fees (Entgeltordnung).
Tickets
Combination Ticket – Art Collections at Theaterplatz and Gunzenhauser Museum

From November 4, 2025: general admission 18 euros, reduced admission 12 euros
Combination Ticket – All Museums Including Rabenstein Castle

From November 4, 2025: general admission 28 euros, reduced admission 19 euros
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Accessibility

For barrier-free access, a visitor guidance system with an inclusive floor guidance system, orientation boards with Braille and pyramid writing and an elevator at ground level to all exhibition floors are available at Theaterplatz. Further information can be found at inclusion and accessibility.
Getting there

Theaterplatz 1, Chemnitz
Getting there from Chemnitz Main Station: approx. 5 minutes walk

Museum Gunzenhauser

The Museum Gunzenhauser houses the collection of the Munich gallery owner Dr. Alfred Gunzenhauser and holds more than 3,000 works by 270 artists, including works of classic modern art and from the second half of the 20th century. The owner is the Gunzenhauser Foundation.

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Admission

General admission 10 Euros, reduced admission 6,50 Euros

For children and adolescents through age 17, as well as for students of the Technical University Chemnitz, holders of a Chemnitzpass, and chaperones to severely handicapped persons, admission is always free.
For further information regarding individual and group admission fees and combination tickets valid for more than one of the museums within the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, please see the schedule of fees (Entgeltordnung).
Tickets
Combination Ticket – Art Collections at Theaterplatz and Gunzenhauser Museum

From November 4, 2025: general admission 18 euros, reduced admission 12 euros
Tickets
Combination Ticket – All Museums Including Rabenstein Castle

From November 4, 2025: general admission 28 euros, reduced admission 19 euros
Tickets
Opening hours

February to May 2026: Wed – Sun, public holidays 11 am – 6 pm
from June 2026: Tue – Sun, public holidays 11 am – 6 pm
closed 24./25./31.12.
Getting there

Stollberger Straße 2, Chemnitz
Getting there from Chemnitz Main Station: tram no. 4 (direction Hutholz) to the Falkeplatz/Museum Gunzenhauser stop
Barriere·Freiheit

Der barrierefreie Eingang ist Stollberger Straße 2.
Rollstuhl·Nutzer können alle Räume besuchen.

Blinden·Hunde und Therapie·Hunde dürfen mit ins Museum.
Für blinde Menschen gibt es einige Tast-Bilder.

Schloßbergmuseum

The Museum of History of the City of Chemnitz is housed in one of the most beautiful and best-preserved monastery sites in Saxony. Around 1135, Emperor Lothar ordered to build a Benedictine monastery on a ridge above the Chemnitz River, which would exist until the age of Reformation.

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Admission

General admission 8 Euros, reduced admission 5 Euros

On the first Friday of the month, admission is free.

For children and adolescents through age 17, as well as for students of the Technical University Chemnitz, holders of a Chemnitzpass, and chaperones to severely handicapped persons, admission is always free.
For further information regarding individual and group admission fees and combination tickets valid for more than one of the museums within the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, please see the schedule of fees (Entgeltordnung).
Tickets
Combination Ticket – All Museums Including Rabenstein Castle

From November 4, 2025: general admission 28 euros, reduced admission 19 euros
Tickets
Opening hours

February to May 2026: Wed – Sun, public holidays 11 am – 6 pm
from June 2026: Tue – Sun, public holidays 11 am – 6 pm
closed 24./25./31.12.
Getting there

Schloßberg 12, Chemnitz
Getting there from Chemnitz Main Station: bus no. 23 (direction Heinersdorf) to the Nordstraße stop, then walk approx. 500 meters along Müllerstraße and turn right up the Schloßberg hill
Barriere·Freiheit

Rollstuhl·Nutzer können die Dauer·Ausstellung besuchen.

Blinden·Hunde und Therapie·Hunde dürfen mit ins Museum.

Rabenstein Castle

Rabenstein Castle is located in the Rabenstein district of Chemnitz and forms part of the Schloßbergmuseum. It was built in the second half of the 12th century during the settlement of the foothills of the Erzgebirge mountains. The frequently used nickname »Saxony’s smallest castle« is somewhat misleading in that the buildings still standing today make up only the heart of a formerly much larger complex.

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Opening Hours

open 1.5. to 1.11.
May 2026: Wed–Sun 10am–5pm
from June 2026: Tue–Sun 10am–5pm
Admission

General admission 3 Euros, reduced admission 2 Euros

On the first Friday of the month, admission is free.

For children and adolescents through age 17, as well as for students of the Technical University Chemnitz, holders of a Chemnitzpass, and chaperones to severely handicapped persons, admission is always free.
For further information regarding individual and group admission fees and combination tickets valid for more than one of the museums within the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, please see the schedule of fees (Entgeltordnung).
Tickets
Combination Ticket – All Museums Including Rabenstein Castle

From November 4, 2025: general admission 28 euros, reduced admission 19 euros
Tickets
Getting there

Oberfrohnaer Straße 149, Chemnitz
Getting there from Chemnitz Main Station: tram no. 1 to the final stop Schönau, change there to bus no. 42 (direction Rabenstein) to the Weigandstraße stop, then walk approx. 10 minutes

Schauseite der Villa Esche, 2020, Foto: Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz/Frank Krüger

Henry van de Velde Museum

Villa Esche was planned by the Belgian architect and designer Henry van de Velde in 1902 as a family home for the Chemnitz-based textile manufacturer Herbert Esche. Henry van de Velde (1863–1957) was one of the most highly-regarded figures in European art in the early 20th century.

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Admission

General admission 6 Euros, reduced admission 4 Euros

For children and adolescents through age 17, as well as for students of the Technical University Chemnitz, holders of a Chemnitzpass, and chaperones to severely handicapped persons, admission is always free.
For further information regarding individual and group admission fees and combination tickets valid for more than one of the museums within the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, please see the schedule of fees (Entgeltordnung).
Combination Ticket – All Museums Including Rabenstein Castle

From November 4, 2025: general admission 28 euros, reduced admission 19 euros
Opening hours

February to May 2026: Fr – Sun, 10 am – 6 pm
from June 2026: Thu – Sun, 10 am – 6 pm
Thu–Sun 10am–6pm
closed 24./25./31.12.
Getting there

Parkstraße 58, Chemnitz
Getting there from Chemnitz Main Station: tram no. 4 (direction Hutholz) to the Haydnstraße stop, then walk approx. 7 minutes
Barriere·Freiheit

Blinden·Hunde und Therapie·Hunde dürfen mit ins Museum.

Rollstuhl·Nutzer können die Ausstellung
bis zum 2. Ober·Geschoss besuchen.

Bitte melden Sie sich vor Ihrem Besuch an.

An Führungen können maximal 24 Personen teilnehm

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Haus

Together with the neighboring residential mill, where Karl Schmidt-Rottluff spent his childhood, the ensemble will become another hotspot of Expressionism in Chemnitz.

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Admission

General admission 6 euros, reduced admission 4 euros

For children and adolescents through age 17, as well as for students of the Technical University Chemnitz, holders of a Chemnitzpass, and chaperones to severely handicapped persons, admission is always free.
For further information regarding individual and group admission fees and combination tickets valid for more than one of the museums within the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, please see the schedule of fees (Entgeltordnung).
Tickets
Combination Ticket – All Museums Including Rabenstein Castle

From November 4, 2025: general admission 28 euros, reduced admission 19 euros
Tickets
Guides Tours

Participation in the public tour is included in the museum
admission fee. Group size: 8 people, please register:
info.kunstsammlungen@stadt-chemnitz.de or
+49 (0371) 488 4440
Booked impulse tours

The maximum number of participants for a one-hour tour
is 8 people. If the group is larger, the duration of the tour shortens.

Guided tour bookings can be made by
e-mail info.kunstsammlungen@stadt-chemnitz.de
Opening hours

February to May 2026: Fr – Sun, 11 am – 6 pm
From June 2026: Thu – Sun, 11 am – 6 pm
closed 24./25./31.12.
Getting there

Limbacher Str. 382, Chemnitz
Getting there from Chemnitz Main Station: Bus line 32 in the direction of Reichenbrand to the Gerstenbergstrasse stop, from there approx. 4 minutes on foot

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