Galleries in Leipzig - The art hotspots of our city

If you really want to be enveloped in the magic of art, you should definitely visit the current exhibition"Viva Frida Kahlo" at the Kunstkraftwerk. Here you can literally immerse yourself in the works of art and become part of the exhibition through immersive shows and monumental projections.

You can expect a multisensory journey of state-of-the-art technology, breathtaking digital art, fascinating soundscapes and special effects: A place where light becomes magic and dreams take shape. As a visitor, you walk through luminous dreamscapes, create your own worlds and experience winter poetry in motion.

With you: 360° projections, room-filling images and an atmospheric world of sound that takes you directly to Mexico - to the legendary Casa Azul, where Frida found her artistic voice after a serious accident.

Atelier Quartier 5 (Q5) has been located at Karl-Heine-Straße 85-93 in the Westwerk since the end of 2024 - a studio community of five artists. Among others, the versatile and experienced artist Michael Schreckenberger exhibits his works here.

In his dynamic works using acrylic, oil and aerosol paints, he combines traditional techniques with modern ideas and addresses current social issues. His trademark is the matchstick, which appears in many of his surreal compositions. With intense color and symbolic depth, his art invites reflection and the discovery of new perspectives - making him an important voice in the art scene.

Not only in galleries, but also on the streets of Leipzig there is art as far as the eye can see. Especially in the western industrial district of Plagwitz, street art artists regularly let off steam. One particular eye-catcher is an old Persil advertisement from the 1920s, which is located directly on the Karl-Heine Canal. The famous Wall of Fame also attracts onlookers and, of course, artists. Art can actually be created here in a legal way.

There is also plenty of street art to discover in other parts of the city - such as Leipzig Südvorstadt. The "Madonna with child" by French artist Blek Le Rat has a beautiful story behind it. In 1991, the "Godfather of Street Stencil" sprayed this declaration of love to his future wife Sybille on the wall at Karl-Liebknecht Straße 7. Since 2012, the artwork has even been protected by a pane of glass.

But East Leipzig also has a lot to offer in terms of street art: The Pöge Haus and the Café Analog shine in the Neuschönefeld district with a colorful façade.