c/o56 - Your exclusive home in the cultural capital of Chemnitz!Capital of Culture 2025

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Your basis for the European Capital of Culture 2025!

Chemnitz Capital of Culture 2025 offers a unique mix of art, music and history. Discover impressive exhibitions and innovative events. Enjoy classic comfort and warm service at the c/o56 Hotel. Our charming rooms and relaxed atmosphere will make your visit unforgettable. Take advantage of our special Capital of Culture 2025 offer. Experience Chemnitz Capital of Culture up close and make the c/o56 Hotel your temporary home. Book now and be part of this historic event!

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Frontal view of the hotel store in c/o56 Chemnitz

Your stay at Hotel c/o56

Your comfort in the heart of the Capital of Culture Chemnitz

After an eventful day in the European Capital of Culture 2025, we invite you to relax in our hotel. Enjoy the modern amenities and first-class service as you prepare for the next fascinating event in Chemnitz. Located in the heart of Chemnitz, our hotel offers you comfortable and relaxed accommodation to enjoy the cultural year 2025 to the fullest. Book your stay at Hotel c/o56 now and be enchanted by the European Capital of Culture 2025 in Chemnitz!

Fully air-conditioned
Light-flooded rooms
Green location, in the middle of the cultural capital
Restaurant and bar
Secure underground car park

6 e-charging stations
High-speed WLAN
Sky Sport & Sky Cinema
Rooftop gym with TechnoGym equipment
Certified sustainable

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People sit in front of the fountain at the Chemnitz Stadthalle

European Capital of Culture 2025:
Where tradition meets modernity

Immerse yourself in the unique atmosphere of a city that combines its rich history with modern flair. Chemnitz, chosen as the European Capital of Culture 2025, invites you to take part in a variety of cultural experiences. Our hotel, strategically located, allows you to easily participate in the numerous events in Chemnitz that this special distinction entails. This page provides you with up-to-date information on the exciting events Chemnitz has to offer this year as European Capital of Culture 2025. From outstanding art exhibitions to thrilling music festivals - experience the best the city has to offer and be impressed by its diversity.

All information about the Capital of Culture!

Co56 Chemnitz surroundings (Image source: Canva)

Lots of people sitting in Chemnitz's Stadthallenpark

co56 Chemnitz Opernplatz (Image source: Canva)

"The early bird" - Discover the Capital of Culture 2025 today

"The early bird" - discover the Capital of Culture 2025 today

Chemnitz is the European Capital of Culture 2025 - but culture can already be admired and experienced on every corner. Whether fine arts, industrial culture, theater and music or the young cultural scene - with our Capital of Culture Special "The Early Bird", we will put you on the trail of culture today and open the doors to the city's museum highlights away from the hustle and bustle.

incl. rich breakfast buffet
Welcome drink
Chemnitz culture bag

including day ticket
Admission tickets for Chemnitz museums

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Fire show on the town hall square in Chemnitz

What will happen in Chemnitz in 2025?

Chemnitz 2025 is a joint project that involves the entire city. Over 100 initiatives from the region are contributing to the Capital of Culture year with their diverse projects and around 1,000 events. Together with the major cultural institutions, this will create a unique cultural experience.

Bird's eye view of the Chemnitz castle pond

Why did Chemnitz become Capital of Culture?

The European Capital of Culture award emphasises Chemnitz's commitment to cultural diversity and enables the city to strengthen its unique identity and position itself as an attractive location for art and culture.

What makes Chemnitz so special?

Discover the diversity of Chemnitz! As the European Capital of Culture 2025, the city has something for everyone: from impressive architecture to a lively cultural scene and beautiful surroundings.

Events 2024

This year alone, guests can expect a wealth of events to get them in the mood for the upcoming Capital of Culture year. Below you will find some important events.

Theaterplatz Chemnitz with light installation

Chemnitz Festival of Lights

September 25 to 28, 2024

"Light our Vision" - Discover Chemnitz in a new light!

Light artists from various countries will illuminate buildings and areas in the city as part of the Chemnitz Festival of Lights. In line with the motto of the Capital of Culture, the organizers are striving to illustrate previously undiscovered potential, make the invisible visible and draw attention to the seemingly neglected.

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People in front of an illuminated pyramid at the Chemnitz Christmas market

Erzgebirge village Chemnitz

December 01 to 31, 2024

From December 1, the Erzgebirge village of Chemnitz will once again shine in festive splendor. Sales huts, Erzgebirge handicrafts and culinary delights invite you to discover them. The highlight: a 20-metre-high Christmas pyramid with six levels made of real wood in half-timbered style. Lovingly designed Christmas figures on the upper levels and an impressive copper spire with illuminated wings create a festive atmosphere. Look forward to a magical Christmas season!

Live music
After work parties
20 meter high pyramid
regional providers

folk art from the Erzgebirge
Santa Claus consultation hour
Lantern parade
Children's bakery

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2,5 km

Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz

The Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz house one of the largest and most important communal art collections in Germany. The institution developed out of various civic groups, such as the art association Kunsthütte zu Chemnitz, founded in 1860. In 1909 these were gathered under the roof of the King Albert Museum, and as of 1920 were administered as a municipal museum.

2,9 km

Museum Gunzenhauser

The Museum Gunzenhauser is the latest institution to join the ensemble making up the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz. It houses the collection of the Munich gallery owner Dr. Alfred Gunzenhauser and holds more than 3,000 works by 270 artists, including works of classic modern art and from the second half of the 20th century.

Exterior view of the Schlossberg Museum.

290 m

Schloßbergmuseum

The Museum of History of the City of Chemnitz is housed in one of the most beautiful and best-preserved monastery sites in Saxony. Since the re-opening of the Museum in 1994/1995, the old monastery and palace have once again been home to a comprehensive collection of Chemnitz’s history. Its most beautiful assets in paintings and sculptures, historic textiles, jewellery, furniture, and articles of daily use from the 12th to the 20th centuries are on view in the permanent exhibition Bildersaal Chemnitzer Geschichte.

4,6 km

villa Esche

Villa Esche was designed in 1902 by the Belgian architect and designer Henry van de Velde for the Chemnitz textile entrepreneur Herbert Esche as a family residence. The villa and the park are a total work of art of the Art Nouveau style, which is one of the architectural jewels in Chemnitz. After an eventful history, the Villa Esche was extensively restored from 1998 to 2001 and now houses the Henry van de Velde Museum as a branch of the Chemnitz Art Collections.

3,4 km

Chemnitz Industrial Museum

Obligatory for all tech lovers – learn all about the highlights of Saxony’s industrial history including cars and motorbikes as well as fabric manufacturing machines, typewriters and computers.

Mother and son in front of a golden skull at Smac Chemnitz

2,6 km

smac - State Museum of Archaeology Chemnitz

The smac is Saxony’s only museum, where 300.000 years of human history can be experienced. At the same time it is the showcase of the Archaeological Heritage Office in Saxony and its Archaeological Archive.

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