Tour de LOOP: European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025

May 26th – 27th, 2025

Experience the textile history and future of Chemnitz and the Capital of Culture region!

Chemnitz, the European Capital of Culture 2025, invites experts from the world of textile design and textile art to a unique tour. Discover the traditional and at the same time innovative textile industry of this city, which was once known as the “Saxon Manchester” and today inspires with new concepts in sustainable production, digital textile design and artistic design. Get to know the Esche Lab, the workshop for creative textile work with a focus on knitting, embroidery and clothing in Limbach-Oberfrohna. Discover the possibilities for textile art projects in the renowned Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V. (STFI).

This specialist tour offers a unique opportunity to gain new inspiration for your own work, to network with European experts and to help shape the textile future in one of the most exciting creative regions in Europe.
Target group: Textile designers, textile artists, university employees from the fields of fashion, textiles and art
Program highlights
  • Exclusive tours with a focus on textile history and textile technologies
  • Exchange with creatives, designers and scientists from Chemnitz and Europe at specialist discussions and networking events
  • Workshop and live demonstrations that offer insights into innovative techniques and artistic approaches
  • City center tour and playful exploration of the European Capital of Culture with a visit to the Chemnitz 2025 Information Center

Application process

The number of participants is limited to 15 people. Applications are made via an online application form. Selected participants will receive a grant for travel and accommodation costs:

  • Participants from Germany: 100 EUR before taxes
  • Participants from other European countries: 150 EUR before taxes

The participants are responsible for organizing their own accommodation.

Programme
(subject to change)

Sunday, May 25, 2025
Individual arrival in Chemnitz

Monday, May 26, 2025

09:00 a.m.
Meeting at Karl Marx Monument, Brückenstraße 10, Chemnitz
C the Unseen Bingo
With Josephine Hage, Curator Makers, Business & Arts,
European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025

10:45 a.m.
Visit of Hartmannfabrik, Visitor and information center of the European
Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025, Fabrikstraße 11, Chemnitz
Evaluation C the Unseen Bingo

11:40 a.m.
Transfer to Limbach-Oberfrohna
Departure from Zentralhaltestelle Chemnitz Bus 526

1:15 p.m.
Lunch

1:00 p.m.
Guided Tour Esche Museum, Special exhibition Fabric Visions and Esche
Lab
Barbara Wiegand-Stempel, Director
Gabriele Pabstmann, project manager
Virginia Reil, textile designer

2:30 p.m.
Workshop in the Esche Lab

Transfer to Chemnitz

7:00 p.m.
Networking with local Textildesigners and companies (self-payers)

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

9:00 a.m.
Textile breakfast, Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V. (STFI),Annaberger Str. 240, 09125 Chemnitz
Guided Tour through the Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V. (STFI)
With Elke Thiele, Head of Technical Woven and Knitted Textiles
www.stfi.de/en

12:30 p.m
Visit of Chemnitz Art Collections (self-payers), Theaterplatz 1, Chemnitz

2:00 p.m.
Individual Departure

Apply online now using this form.

Application deadline: April 11, 2025

Contact for inquiries: mba@chemnitz2025.de

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