When Symbolism emerged in the mid-19th century, it was less an artistic style than a state of mind, that accompanied the upheavals of industrialization. The philosophical end ofreligion propagated by Nietzsche was opposed by several new tendencies in the fine arts, such as mysticism, symbolism and a strict academicism that grew out of historicismand romanticism. On the other hand, realism and naturalism in particular became the signboards and distinctive marks of a social consciousness. In addition to the late Romanticism interest in portrait, genre studies, landscape depictions from the own region, classical antique themes were reinterpreted. The Wilhelmine period after the war of 1870-1871, also called the „Gründerzeit“, was marked by great social contrasts. Many commissioned works were created in public and private spaces, in lavish furnishings and sumptuous, richly ornamented decor. In German art, a competition began between the most diverse artistic positions, both within and outside the great academies in Munich, Dresden and Düsseldorf, of whose representatives we show some examples here.
Heinrich Lukas Arnold Vor der Schule, um 1840–1850
Louise Guyot Hammel mit Jungem, o. J.
Karl Mediz Zypressen,, 1898
Fritz von Uhde Matthäus 18.2: Jesus rief ein Kind zu sich und stellte es mitten unter sie ..., , 1901-1904
Hans Unger Mutter und Kind, um 1910
Oskar Zwintscher Bildnis Adele Zwintscher, geb. Ebelt als Braut, 1897
Julius Scholtz Bildnis Helene Therese Gräfin von Einsiedel-Wolkenburg, 1874
Wilhelm Trübner Pomona, 1899
Eduard Leonhardi Blühender Kirschbaum (Landschaft aus der Gegend von Papperitz bei Dresden), 1862
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).
