Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz – Museum am Theaterplatz
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz
The city's art museum, housed in the King Albert Museum and known for Expressionist works by Die Brücke artists, including Schmidt-Rottluff.
The main building of the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz is the King Albert Museum on Theaterplatz. Its neoclassical architecture, together with the opera house and St. Peter's Church, encloses what is arguably the most beautiful square in the city. The collection is best known for German Expressionist painting, led by the Chemnitz-born Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. It also includes textiles and 19th-century paintings. Adult admission is about 10 euros, and the museum is closed on Mondays. Combined tickets are available with Museum Gunzenhauser and Villa Esche. It is a 5-minute walk from the city center.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 11:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Karl Marx Monument
- smac – State Museum of Archaeology Chemnitz
- Roter Turm
- Markt, Old & New Town Hall
- Petrified Forest & Museum of Natural History
- Schloßbergmuseum & Schloßkirche
- Museum Gunzenhauser
- Kaßberg & Kaßberg Prison Memorial