Mahlzeit! Feinkunsthalle
Eating is essential to life. We all eat, drink, and digest. But food is far more than simple nourishment. It is closely connected to culture, religion, and identity. In art, too, food has repeatedly been a subject — from still lifes and convivial gatherings around the table to depictions of hunger, poverty, and social realities. Drawing on our own collections, we ask: What was on people’s plates at different times? Where does our food come from — and what do we find delicious? Our answer: Enjoy your meal!
Feinkunsthalle
7 March – 14 June 2026
Inspired by the spatial structure of a grocery store, the exhibition spaces of the Feinkunsthalle invite visitors to discover the finest foods and delicacies from the collections of the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz.
Serving Gender
4 July – 1 November 2026
The second exhibition explores the relationship between gender roles and food. It presents artworks from across different periods that connect labour and care, bodies and social roles with the preparation and distribution of food, and invites visitors to reinterpret visual narratives from a feminist perspective.
Zu Tisch (At the Table)
27 November 2026 – 4 April 2027
The third part of the exhibition series focuses on the social and cultural aspects of food in art: convivial moments, social situations, communal contexts, as well as cultural traditions, celebrations, and rituals. At its core is the question of how culture around eating and drinking takes shape — and when food itself becomes a cultural phenomenon.
