Life paths

Artists between the systems

The main focus of the exhibition is on the continuities, upheavals and contradictions involved in artists‘ pathways through life, from the Weimar Republic via the Nazi era to the beginnings of the Federal Republic and the German Democratic Republic. The point of departure are works by representatives of New Objectivity from our own holdings, featuring Rudolf Bergander, Otto Dix, Lea Grundig, Wilhelm Rudolph, Gustav Schaffer and Martha Schrag. During the National Socialist period, their lives and working conditions were altered radically, albeit in very different ways. Some conformed, others had to flee. After the war they sought points of artistic contact again. This is the first show to be devoted to those pathways through life from a cross-system perspective.

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Gallery

Otto Dix
Begräbnis, 1941

Gustav Schaffer
Die Mutter, 1926

Lea Grundig
Sitzendes Mädchen, 1929

Wilhelm Rudolph
Junger Mann, 1930

Martha Schrag
Blick auf die Vorstadt Kappel, Chemnitz, 1930

Otto Dix
Düstere Landschaft, 1940

Otto Dix
Selbstbildnis mit maskierter Tänzerin, 1945

Rudolf Bergander
Unsere Trümmerfrauen, 1955

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

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).
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Museum Shop

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).
Address and Contact Information

Theaterplatz 1, 09111 Chemnitz
T +49 (0)371 488 4424
kunstsammlungen@stadt-chemnitz.de
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.

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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Opening hours

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
Museum Shop

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).
Address and Contact Information

Falkeplatz, 09112 Chemnitz
Mailing address and barrier-free access:
Stollberger Straße 2, 09119 Chemnitz
T +49 (0)371 488 7024, F +49 (0)371 488 7099
gunzenhauser@stadt-chemnitz.de
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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Opening hours

Tue – Sun, public holidays, 11 am – 6 pm
closed 24., 25. & 31.12.
Admission

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).
Tickets
Museum Shop

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).
Address and Contact Information

Schloßberg 12, 09113 Chemnitz
T +49 (0)371 488 4520, F +49 (0)371 488 4599
schlossbergmuseum@stadt-chemnitz.de
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.
Tue–Sun, 10am–5pm
Admission

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).
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Address and Contact

Oberfrohnaer Straße 149, 09117 Chemnitz
T +49 (0)371 853 353
schlossbergmuseum@stadt-chemnitz.de

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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Opening hours

Thu – Sun, 10 am – 6 pm
Thu–Sun 10am–6pm
closed 24./25./31.12.
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).
Address and Contact Information

Parkstraße 58, 09120 Chemnitz
Car park access: Richard-Wagner-Straße 55

T +49 (0)371 488 4424, F +49 (0)371 488 4499
kunstsammlungen@stadt-chemnitz.de
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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Opening hours

Thu – Sun, 11 am – 6 pm
closed 24., 25. & 31.12.
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
Address

Limbacher Str. 382, 09116 Chemnitz
T +49 (0)371 488 4424
kunstsammlungen@stadt-chemnitz.de