Send Gift Baskets to Chemnitz, Germany

The city was awarded the title of European Capital of Culture in 2025 on 28 October 2020, beating Hanover and Magdeburg.

Theatre C does a range of things: opera (opera house from 1909), theatre, ballet, and Figuren (puppets), and concerts by the Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Orchestra (founded 1832).

One of the highlights in this area is the Kassberg district, which includes 18th and 19th-century buildings. Another great sight is the Karl Marx Monument by Lev Kerbel, nicknamed Nischel by locals. The Old Town Hall with its Renaissance portal (15th century) and the Contemporary opera house provide a highlight of the old town’s unique architecture. The Red Tower is the most noteworthy landmark. It used to be part of the city wall and was built during the 12th or 13th century.

The petrified forest in Chemnitz can be admired in the courtyard of Tietz Kulturkaufhaus. It is one of the only ones, and it dates back hundreds of millions of years (details shown in the Museum of Natural Sciences “Museum für Naturkunde Chemnitz”, founded 1859). The city also has its natural science museum, which is among the smallest in Germany.

Located in the City of Berlin, Germany, most of the city’s industry has now dispersed. The center of Berlin has been rebuilt as well as several shopping centers. Many of these shops are international brands, including Zara, H&M, Esprit, Galeria Kaufhof and Peek & Cloppenburg. The large Galerie Roter Turm (Red Tower) shopping center is very popular with young people.

The Chemnitz Industrial Museum is an Anchor Point of ERIH, the European Route of Industrial Heritage. Other unique industrial landmarks are located at “Schauplatz Eisenbahn” (Saxon Railway Museum and Cable Running System). The State Museum of Archaeology Chemnitz opened in 2014 and is located within the iconic former Schocken Department Stores (architect: Erich Mendelsohn; opened in 1930).

The Gunzenhauser Museum, formerly a bank, was opened on December 1, 2007. Alfred Gunzenhauser who lived in Munich had a collection of 2500 artworks including many paintings and drawings by Otto Dix, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, and others. Chemnitz’s other big art museum is located near the railway station, it’s called “Museum am Theaterplatz” (built-in 1909 as the “König-Albert-Museum”). The Botanischer Garten Chemnitz is a municipal botanical garden, and the Arktisch-Alpiner Garten der Walter-Meusel-Stiftung is a non-profit private garden specializing in arctic and alpine plants.” Near the city center, you’ll find the Esche Museum (designed by Henry-van-de-Velde himself) which was built in 1902. This national museum is an extravagant house in art nouveau style.