The turn of the last century was a period of socio-political breaches and contradictions which were also reflected in the arts. The officially recognised and state sponsored academic art was focussed on a strict set of technical rules. Idealised depictions of literary, mythological and historical themes gained attention. The emerging avant-garde tendencies began to break with this conventional academism. New artistic forms of expression began to be developed, particularly in the art metropolis of Paris and extending from there across national borders. These tendencies took a position that was opposed to an academism considered to be outmoded. The stylistic schools of Naturalism, Impressionism, Symbolism, Art Nouveau and Expressionism developed in swift succession and partly parallel to one another.
Alfred Gunzenhauser was enthusiastic about these different art schools at the turn of the century with the result that the Stiftug Gunzenhauser includes important works of European art created between the years 1980 and 1914. Along with several valuable paintings and a number of sculptures, the art lover devoted his attention above all to works on paper. The works he collected provide a differentiated view of the period around 1900, which was marked by breaches and contradictions.
Fritz Erler Dame mit Buch und zwei Rosensträußen, o. J.
Wilhelm Schulz Berliner Secession, II. Kunstausstellung Mai-October 1900, 1900
The houses of the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz
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.
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).
Publications, postcards, posters, and other merchandise are available at the ticket counter and in the museum shop.
Orders may be e-mailed to service.kunstsammlungen@stadt-chemnitz.de or faxed to +49 (0)371 488 4498. Kindly use our order form (Bestellformular).
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.
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.
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).
Publications, postcards, posters, and other merchandise are available at the ticket counter.
Orders may be e-mailed to service.kunstsammlungen@stadt-chemnitz.de or faxed to +49 (0)371 488 4498. Kindly use our order Form (Bestellformular).
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.
General admission 8 Euros, reduced admission 5 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).
Publications, postcards, posters, and other merchandise are available at the ticket counter.
Orders may be e-mailed to service.kunstsammlungen@stadt-chemnitz.de or faxed to +49 (0)371 488 4498. Kindly use our order form (Bestellformular).
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.
General admission 3 Euros, reduced admission 2 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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
