2025 in the Industrial Museum: GDR design classics and John Cage

"Green vault" of Saxon industrial history

In a further exhibition, the museum, which sees itself as the "green vault" of Saxon industrial history, sheds light on the history of the fit brand of washing-up liquid. It began in Chemnitz in 1954 and the brand name became synonymous with washing-up liquid in East Germany. The shape of the bottle was once modeled on the Red Tower in Chemnitz, which dates back to the 12th century and was part of the medieval city wall. Another show is dedicated to a kitchen chair that was widely used in the GDR: the EW 1192 model. The exhibition aims to shed light on the chair as an "unseen design classic" and provide information about its design and models.

Under the title "Tales of Transformation", the museum will also be dedicating an exhibition from the end of April to the European cities of Tampere (Finland), Mulhouse (France), Manchester (England), Gabrovo (Bulgaria) and Łódź (Poland), which, like Chemnitz, once experienced a rapid rise through industrialization. The focus will be on their development, disruptions and their situation today. Based on the exhibition, tours will be offered to prominent sites of industrial development in Chemnitz. Visitors will also be able to contribute to the question of what Chemnitz should look like in the future, explained Kabus.