Events organised by the city archive and cultural management in March 2020
Tuesday, 3 March, 5 p.m.
Public guided tour through the current exhibition
Venue: Neue Sächsische Galerie
Admission: 4 euros, reduced 2 euros (free up to 18 years)
Sunday, 8 March, 2 p.m., admission: 1.30 p.m.
Chemnitzer Kulturcafé / Outlook on the cultural year 2020
Location: Stadthalle foyer
Admission: free
Mayor of Culture Ralph Burghart cordially invites the people of Chemnitz to an entertaining event with talk and music. One year on from the adoption of the City of Chemnitz's cultural strategy, there will be information on the status of work on the priorities and updates on Chemnitz's bid to become European Capital of Culture.
Cultural institutions and organisations will also present their highlights for 2020.
Music: Volker-Braun-Trio
An event organised by the City of Chemnitz
Tuesday, 10 March, 5 p.m.
Public guided tour through the current exhibition
Venue: New Saxon Gallery
Admission: 4 euros, reduced 2 euros (free up to 18 years)
Sunday, 15 March, 11 a.m.
Guided tour and talk. In focus: Alexander Matthes
Venue: Neue Sächsische Galerie
Admission: 4 euros, reduced 2 euros (free up to 18 years)
During a tour of the current exhibition, the donations and new acquisitions of the last five years will be presented in more detail. A special focus will be on the works of the artist Alexander Matthes (1951-1984) from Chemnitz, who died young and is almost forgotten today. This morning, we will be welcoming long-time companion Klaus-Dieter Trompke, head of the "Circle in the Tower" at VEB Spinnereimaschinenbau, and the artist's brother, Rüdiger Matthes, as discussion guests. Event accompanying the exhibition "Lackaffe und andere Duelle. News from the collection."
Sunday, 15 March, 2 p.m.
Art in the family: Tearing, cutting, pasting. Creating collages
Venue: New Saxon Gallery
Admission: 4 euros, reduced 2 euros (free up to 18 years)
Family afternoon in the exhibition "Lackaffe und andere Duelle. News from the collection." There are numerous ways to work creatively with paper. This afternoon is all about this extremely variable material and the collage technique. After looking at some of the collages in the current exhibition together, we want to realise the ideas from these in our own works. We will use different types of paper such as tissue, napkin or wrapping paper and off we go: tearing, cutting, pasting... Duration approx. 90 min. Please bring painting clothes!
Tuesday, 17 March, 5 p.m.
Public guided tour through the current exhibition
Venue: Neue Sächsische Galerie
Admission: 4 euros, reduced 2 euros (free up to 18 years)
Wednesday, 25 March, 6 p.m.
Venue: City Archive, Aue 16
Admission: free
Lecture on the life and work of Karl Otto Prätorius (1877-1953). The rediscovery of a Chemnitz landscape painter. Speaker: Dr Detlef Wetzel, Chemnitz
Wednesday, 25 March, 6.45 p.m.
Annotated reading "Female figures in the King David account"
Venue: TIETZ, event hall, Moritzstraße 20
Admission: 6.80 euros / registration via www.vhs-chemnitz.de or phone 0371-488 4343
Dr Ulrike Uhlig approaches Stefan Heym's master novel "The King David Report" from an unusual angle.
A joint event organised by the Chemnitz Adult Education Centre, the International Stefan Heym Society, Chemnitz City Library as part of the "Leselust" literature festival and the City of Chemnitz's cultural services.
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CURRENT EXHIBITION
until 22 March 2020
Lackaffe and other duels
Venue: New Saxon Gallery
Admission: 4 euros, reduced 2 euros (free up to 18 years) / Friday, 6 March 2020 - free admission
News from the collection
New acquisitions and donations for the municipal art collection - Art after 45