Freedom — An unfinished story: Reflections at the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum
What does freedom mean today? At a time when people in authoritarian states are risking their lives to fight for fundamental freedoms and at the same time there is intense debate in democratic societies about the limits of individual freedom, the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden is presenting a highly topical exhibition. “Freedom — An Unfinished Story” […]
Material, form and sound — the fascinating world of Frank Maibier in the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz
Frank Maibier’s current exhibition at the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz takes visitors into a world in which materials leave their boundaries and find new forms of expression. The Chemnitz-based artist experiments with paper with great sensitivity, folding, colouring, rolling and perforating it. These processes go beyond the usual properties of the material and open up new perspectives […]
Best of II — Visitor’s Choice: A new museum experience in Chemnitz
In the autumn of the Capital of Culture year, the Gunzenhauser Museum is inviting visitors to an unusual exhibition format: In “Best of II — Visitor’s Choice”, the visitors themselves take centre stage. They are invited to redefine the museum and create a place for exchange and discussion. Driven by a participatory approach, not only […]
Suddenly Elector! The extraordinary life of August from Freiberg
The Freiberg Town and Mining Museum is currently hosting the impressive special exhibition “Suddenly Elector! August from Freiberg” is currently on display. It is taking place for the first time in the new museum extension “Silver Gate” and is dedicated to the fascinating career and work of Elector August of Saxony. Born in Freiberg on […]
Maladie 2.0 — The fascination of collecting at the Meissen Porcelain Museum
The Meissen Porcelain Foundation is celebrating its tenth anniversary with the anniversary exhibition “Maladie 2.0. The passion of collecting” and invites visitors on a unique journey of discovery into the world of collecting. The foundation, which has been preserving, researching and exhibiting the cultural heritage of Meissen porcelain since 2014, is presenting selected pieces from […]
Correggio. Touchingly human — Masterful emotions in Dresden
The exhibition “Correggio. Touchingly human” at the Albertinum of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden is dedicated to one of the most fascinating painters in art history: Antonio Allegri, known as Correggio (1489–1534). With his unique use of light, lively figures and innovative reinterpretations of religious and erotic themes, Correggio is considered a defining figure of the […]
Border crossers of modernism: Paula Modersohn-Becker and Edvard Munch at the Albertinum
The Albertinum of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden is dedicatinga joint exhibitionto two of the most important pioneersof modernism: Paula Modersohn-Becker and Edvard Munch. From 8 February to 31 May 2026, the focus will be on the “big questions of life” — from birth to death, from nature to self-image, from renewal to transience. Both artistsshaped […]
20 years of the Gerhard Richter Archive: Insights into the artistic universe
The Albertinum of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden is dedicating an anniversary exhibition to the Gerhard Richter Archive, which will be on display from 13 December 2025 to 15 March 2026. Entitled “20 years of the Gerhard Richter Archive. Works, Materials, Curiosities”, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in the history and special features of the […]
Between heroism and abyss: the exhibition “Hercules — Hero and Antihero” at the Albertinum Dresden
The new exhibition at the Albertinum of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden is dedicated to one of the most fascinating figures of antiquity: Hercules, known as Heracles in Greek. For centuries, his stories have inspired artists and thinkers alike. In the exhibition “Hercules — Hero and Antihero”, visitors can experience the entire spectrum of this ambivalent […]
Fluxuriös! Art and anti-art from the 1960s to the 1990s at the Albertinum Dresden
The exhibition “Fluxuriös! Art and Anti-Art from the 1960s to the 1990s” at the Archive of the Avant-Garde — Egidio Marzona (Albertinum, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden) traces one of the most uncompromising artistic movements of the 20th century: Fluxus and action art. International artists such as George Brecht, Joseph Beuys, Charlotte Moorman, Dick Higgins, Ben Vautier, […]