She learnt about Chemnitz’s success as a European Capital of Culture from the city’s cultural sector and discussed further activities with the Chemnitz Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the Mayor’s office in preparation for next year’s 30th anniversary of the town twinning. In doing so, she noted many parallels between the two former industrial towns – such as their transformation from former industrial centres into attractive places to live, the preservation of industrial heritage whilst simultaneously creating jobs in new economic sectors, and the role of art and culture as a driving force for urban development.
Business visit from the USA
Suzanne Graham Moore presented Mayor Sven
Schulze with a work of art from a well-known
gallery in Akron.
Picture: Cornelia Siegel
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