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Art and Culture in Saxony
Welcome to Germany's number one cultural destination
It is first and foremost the art and cultural events that visitors from all over the world appreciate so much in Saxony. Whether in world-class
venues
, with famous
orchestras and ensembles
- internationally noted
theatre and musical productions
, high-calibre
festivals
as well as
museums and exhibitions
represent the Saxon high culture. Welcome to Germany's number one cultural destination.
Museum Scenery Saxony
Around 500
museums
skilfully display their collected treasures throughout Saxony. With this stately variety the Free State takes up one of the foremost positions in Germany. This year, a stroll through the manifold
museum scenery Saxony
introduces new high-quality exhibitions of international reputation. The exhibition of the
State Art Collections Dresden
ranges among the most famous museums in the world.
Music festivals
Saxony's musical landscape is unequalled in Germany. Every year, more than 40 renowned music festivals take place. Whether in opera houses, castles, palaces, parks, quarries, churches and on squares - exceptional festivals determine the musical life. Here you will find a survey.
World-class
Semper Opera, the churches Frauenkirche and Kreuzkirche in Dresden, Gewandhaus and Thomaskirche in Leipzig, the Chemnitz theatres - Saxony is equipped with
fascinating venues
. Also castles and palaces, churches, outdoor theatres, quarries and mines serve as performance venues.
Here you can find them all.
Orchestras and Ensembles
A journey through the Saxon history of music
is an encounter with big names and a rich musical heritage. Choirs as the
Dresden Kreuzchor
and the
Leipzig Thomanerchor
and ensembles like the
Saxon State Orchestra
and the
Gewandhaus Orchestra
have been existing for more than 400 years. An almost not recordable number of choirs, amateur ensembles as well as choir and music making associations exist here. Major
orchestras and ensembles
provide first-rate musical delight.