Painting as an event — Bernhard Heisig on his 100th birthday at the Angermuseum Erfurt
With the exhibition “Bernhard Heisig. Painting as an Event”, the Angermuseum Erfurt is honouring the 100th birthday of one of Leipzig’s most influential painters of the post-war period. From 12 October 2025 to 1 March 2026, around 75 paintings, including numerous key works and rarely exhibited paintings from private collections, will be on display. Heisig […]
Gold lacquer and cacti — a new view of Erfurt’s art history
With the exhibition “Gold lacquer and cacti. New beginnings, upheavals and art in Erfurt. Collection presentation from 1700 to the present day”, the Angermuseum Erfurt is opening a newly conceived permanent exhibition. The presentation breaks with classical classification systems and creates an exciting dialogue between paintings, sculptures, graphics and objects of applied art. Works from […]
About tine and magic — rediscovering the art of card magic
Card magic is far more than tricky dexterity — it is an art form that combines rhythm, design and precision. The special exhibition “Vom Zinken und Zaubern” at the Schloss- und Spielkartenmuseum Altenburg takes you right into this fascinating world in which movement, material and design play the main roles. Instead of revealing secret techniques, […]
Freedom in motion: Sport as a mirror of society in the Weimar Republic
The special exhibition “Freedom in Motion — Sport in the Weimar Republic” in the House of the Weimar Republic sheds light on how sport became a mass phenomenon in the 1920s. With the breaking down of old social taboos, more leisure time and democratic structures, sport developed from a privilege of the upper classes to […]
Goethe’s forgotten master builder — Clemens Wenzeslaus Coudray at the Stadtmuseum Weimar
With the exhibition “Clemens Wenzeslaus Coudray. Goethe’s forgotten master builder”, the Stadtmuseum Weimar is honouring one of the most influential representatives of classicist architecture in Thuringia. To mark the 250th anniversary of his birth and 180th anniversary of his death, the museum is once again spotlighting the multifaceted work of the Grand Ducal Chief Building […]
Louise Ebert — The first woman president of the Reich
The Stadtmuseum Weimar is dedicating a special photo exhibition to the remarkable personality Louise Ebert (1873–1955), which can be seen until 15 February 2026. A total of 50 images portray the life of the woman who, as the wife of Friedrich Ebert, became the first First Lady of a democratically elected head of state in […]
Golden dragons and baroque treasures: An encounter in Gotha
From 22 June 2025 to 11 January 2026, two fascinating cultures will be brought together in a unique exhibition at the Gotha Ducal Museum: China’s gold and Gotha’s treasures. Ever since the duchy was founded, Gotha has been fascinated by the world and has collected Far Eastern treasures. Now masterly goldsmith’s work from the Ming […]
Gotha genius?! — A journey through 1250 years of innovation
The special exhibition “Gotha genius? Flashes of inspiration and perennial favourites from 1250 years” at the Gotha Ducal Museum invites visitors on a fascinating journey of discovery through the history of the city of Gotha. Rather than simply recounting a chronology, the exhibition focuses on specific themes — from politics and education, business and crafts […]
Bauhaus and Politics — An exhibition at the Museum Neues Weimar
The exhibition “Bauhaus and Politics” at the Museum Neues Weimar is dedicated to the political dimension of the famous avant-garde school from 1919 to 1933. The Bauhaus is not only considered a pioneering institution for art, architecture and design, but was also a field of experimentation for social utopias and dealing with different political systems. […]
Rediscover Faust: The interactive exhibition at the Schiller Museum Weimar
Forget dusty required reading — the Klassik Stiftung Weimar is lifting Goethe’s Faust from the bookshelf and transforming the literary masterpiece into a multimedia experience for all the senses at the Schiller Museum. The exhibition invites visitors to discover Faust’s quest for knowledge, his search for eternal youth and his confrontation with issues such as […]