Creative Leipzig

View of the spinning mill and some information stands during a tour of the site with its many galleries and art spaces where wonderful exhibitions can be seen, cultural institution, industrial heritage

Auf einem kleinen Holztisch in einem Atelier der Spinnerei Leipzig liegen viele Farben und Pinsel.

Creative work in the Leipzig Spinnerei © Philipp Kirschner

Creative Scene Leipzig

Whether art, design, literature or the scene - Leipzig sets trends

For the young creative people Leipzig is no longer an insider tip. Word has got around that the working and living environment is right and that the three cultural-artistic universities and the university keep feeding the pool of ideas anew. Leipzig is known worldwide for its dynamic art, music and festival scene. This not only attracts artists and actors to the city - it also makes creative Leipzig a trendy destination for individualists.

Discover Leipzig's creative scene and industrial culture

2nd place: Industrial Culture and Creative Scene

Galleries and art spaces

Tapetenwerk

The Tapetenwerk, an art and studio complex on the site of a former wallpaper factory, has been offering space for artists, designers, architects and creative people in eight factory buildings from the Wilhelminian era since 2007.

G2 Kunsthalle

The private collection of Steffen Hildebrand is one of the most recent, publicly accessible private collections. It is exhibited in the G2 Kunsthalle covering over 1,000 m²

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Sparkasse Leipzig Art Hall

The Sparkasse Leipzig Art Hall features rotating exhibitions with items from the art collection of the Sparkasse Leipzig – exclusively the "Leipzig School". These are supplemented by special shows on relevant topics.

View of the Hall 14 art space, which is the largest gallery of the Baumwollspinnerei in Leipzig and which exhibits many works of art, cultural institutions, industrial heritage, Hidden Leipzig

HALLE 14

HALL 14 is a non-profit art space located in the Leipzig Baumwollspinnerei.

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GfZK, Museum of Contemporary Art

The Gallery for Contemporary Art is one of the first places fans of contemporary art visit. This is where different artistic positions meet.

Children marvel at the exhibits in the GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts.

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GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts

The GRASSI museum has more than 230,000 objects of European and non-European arts and crafts, ranging from antiquity to the present day on display.

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Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig

The Kunstkraftwerk is an extraordinary new cultural location in a former cogeneration power plant.

Spinnerei Art Centre

Today, the building of the old cotton spinning mill houses numerous art studios, which host exhibitions and galleries of various national and international artists.

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Museum of Fine Arts

Admire a wide range of paintings, sculptures and prints from the late Middle Ages to contemporary art in the Museum of Fine Arts. Many of these works were donated by citizens, giving the exhibition a very personal perspective.

Spinnerei, New Leipziger School, MdbK, GRASSI, GfzK

Leipzig's dynamic art scene enjoys an excellent reputation worldwide. The focus is on the Leipzig Spinnerei. Since the fall of communism, an artistic microcosm with over 100 exhibition rooms and studios as well as 11 leading contemporary art galleries has developed on the site of what was once the largest cotton spinning mill in continental Europe. Neo Rauch, one of the protagonists of the New Leipzig School, was among the first to have his own studio at the Spinnerei. Famous names, such as Tilo Baumgärtel and Matthias Weischer, followed soon after. The New Leipzig School is an art movement that emerged from the Leipzig School around painter Arno Rink. It has its origins at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig.

The contemporary Leipzig art scene is closely linked to Leipzig's industrial culture. Centres of urban industrial architecture, which were once used as workshops for the manufacturing industry, are now hubs for the young creative scene. Head to Plagwitz and Lindenau in the west of Leipzig and discover the Kunstkraftwerk or the Leipziger Tapetenwerk.

Leipzig is not only a place where great art is created, it can also be enjoyed to the utmost. Numerous galleries and museums, including the Museum of Fine Arts, the GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts or the Gallery of Contemporary Art, are waiting to be discovered.

Design and Fashion

GRASSIMESSE and Designer's Open

Leipzig not only represents fine art, but it also sets trends. Are you a design lover and trendsetter? Then mark your calendar to visit Leipzig at the last weekend of October. Because that is exactly when Leipzig becomes the hotspot of the design scene. First held in 1920, the GRASSIMESSE, which has once again established itself in 1997, represents a highlight in the design calendar. Lovers of extraordinary fashion and unconventional furniture will get their money's worth. The Designer's Open brings together architects, designers, fashion designers and creative minds to present their products and the latest trends in the interior and fashion scene. The programme includes readings, workshops, films, fashion shows and evening events in many creative spots throughout the city.