From 18 to 20 September, the 18th Elstercon at the Haus des Buches in Leipzig will once again focus on the tension between science and fiction. At this festival of fantasy literature, readers will engage in discussion with authors and experts under the theme “Science? Fiction! – Literature meets science”. From 18 to 20 September, […]
On Thursday 10 September, the University Library (UB) of Leipzig will open its new special exhibition at the Bibliotheca Albertina: ‘EinBlick #10: Beautiful, precious, gigantic. The Leipzig Machzor”. This famous Hebrew manuscript from the early 14th century is a Jewish cultural treasure of the highest order: the immense, two-volume manuscript contains the prayers and hymns […]
On 9 October, it will be that time of year again: Leipzig will be celebrating the Peaceful Revolution of 1989 with a Festival of Lights. On 9 October 1989, the peaceful course of what was, at that point, the largest Monday demonstration against the SED regime in Leipzig paved the way for the fall of […]
How will gas pipelines and their components behave when hydrogen flows through them in future? The “H₂INFRA – H₂ Infrastructure” research project is providing important insights into this. Leipzig University of Applied Sciences (HTWK Leipzig), DBI Gas- und Umwelttechnik and MITNETZ GAS have investigated this in a long-term trial at the hydrogen test facility in […]
For the first time, the Verein Industriekultur Leipzig e.V. is hosting a long night of reading to mark the Days of Industrial Culture. You can look forward to a varied evening full of exciting stories, surprising insights and multifaceted texts on the region’s industrial history. The event will take place at the Wasser-Stadt-Leipzig e. V. […]
What do liveable towns and cities look like? What do they offer to ensure that cyclists of all ages and with different needs feel safe? Cyclists themselves are best placed to assess this. That is why the Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad-Club (ADFC) is calling on people to take part in the Cycling Climate Survey. The world’s largest […]
With the Leipzig Notenbogen, the Leipzig Notenspur is launching another musical city exploration route, this time focusing on Jewish music. To mark the festive opening of the ‘Leipziger Notenbogen’ (Northern Route) and its inclusion in the European Cultural Route of Jewish Heritage, the ‘Notenspur’ invites you to a public walking concert featuring Antje’s ‘Weltempfänger’ on […]
In the first part, we looked at the themes of acceptance (1.), togetherness (2.), letting go (3.), loss (4.) and burnout (5.). In the second part, we then looked at flexibility (6.), body awareness (7.), self-moralising (8.) and rituals (9.). Does this mark the end of our journey through the world of mental survival amidst […]
From 3 September to 2 October, Galerie W182 is presenting the solo exhibition ‘In the Flow of Light’ by the renowned painter Steffi Deparade-Becker. Art lovers are warmly invited to the private viewing on Thursday 3 September at 7 pm at the gallery premises at Wurzner Straße 182. Dr Teresa Ende will give an introduction […]
From 1 to 20 September, the Leipzig-based collective krudebude invites the public to the Monument to the Battle of the Nations for the artistic intervention ‘Mixed Feelings in Times of War’. A banner, an audio walk and a programme of artistic events offer personal perspectives from Leipzig on a present shaped by war and crises. […]
Church buildings are a feature of many villages. They are recognised as landmarks, the centre of the village or points of reference. These places of worship are of great significance in terms of architecture, art history and regional history. Some churches are now used for other purposes. This is also the case with a Catholic […]
A special transport project is set to take place between Merkwitz and Seegeritz near Taucha: there are plans to set up a trial involving cycle protection lanes on the main road. This pilot project is the first of its kind in the Free State of Saxony and will be subject to scientific monitoring. A cycle […]
Klett Kinderbuch Verlag is giving away class sets of the award-winning book *Manchmal male ich ein Haus für uns* by Alea Horst and Mehrdad Zaeri. Through this initiative, the Leipzig-based publisher aims to support teachers in engaging children in discussions about the experience of fleeing one’s home – and thereby countering prejudice and stereotyping. The […]
To mark the international Bat Night weekend on 29 and 30 August, NABU Saxony is once again organising a series of events this year. Late summer is a particularly good time to spot bats. At dusk, they go hunting for insects and the young are already able to fly. During evening excursions and hands-on activities, […]
On Thursday 27 August at 8 pm, the opening of the exhibition ‘Haunted Origins’ will take place at Salon Similde (Connewitz, Simildenstraße 9), featuring works by Sylvia Kölling and Dorit Löffler – and a shamanic intervention by Kurt Mondaugen. The exhibition by the two artists, Sylvia Kölling and Dorit Löffler, confronts us with hauntings: ghost […]
For decades, the proportion of East Germans in top positions within companies, the Bundeswehr, the judiciary and other sectors has been significantly lower than their share of the population. A research team from the Universities of Leipzig and Jena, as well as Zittau-Görlitz University of Applied Sciences, has now produced new, nuanced data on this […]
Two people, 695 kilometres and a political question: what happens when people who feel powerless on their own realise that, together, there are quite a lot of them? Since 28 July, Oliver Möller and Simon Kieke have been walking from Trier to Berlin with the citizens’ movement Unfuck Germany. They have been travelling on foot […]
The summer of 2026 is drawing to a close. Now the major theatres are resuming their programmes. At the Opera House, the start of the season will be celebrated with an open day on Saturday 5 September. Guided tours of the building, technical demonstrations, dance workshops and numerous other activities offer visitors the chance to […]
World history or propaganda – a mystery surrounding the myth of the Iskra Memorial? Last year, the City History Museum’s audio project ‘Bestellte Erinnerung’ (Commissioned Memory) undertook a critical examination of the memorial’s history. The findings will be presented on Tuesday, 1 September, at 6 pm in the Grüner Salon of Leipzig’s Old Town Hall […]
On Saturday 29 August at 4.00 pm, an exhibition featuring works by the painter Frank Hauptvogel will open at the Panorama Museum in Bad Frankenhausen. It’s well worth a visit to the Panorama Museum – and will remain so throughout the exhibition, which runs until 27 January. – Frank Hauptvogel (born in 1959 in Eisleben) […]
The travelling exhibition ‘Blackbox Heimerziehung’ by the Torgau Closed Youth Work Centre Memorial will be on display for the first time at the Hoheneck Memorial in Stollberg from 22 August to 12 September 2026. This mobile memorial provides information on the history of repressive residential care in the GDR and commemorates the approximately 135,000 children […]
Leipzig kicks off its three-week ‘Stadtradeln’ campaign on Friday 28 August with the Leipzig Cycle Night. In previous years, thousands of Leipzig residents have come together to show that climate action starts with our everyday journeys. The event kicks off on Friday at 7.00 pm at the Sachsenbrücke. To take part in ‘Stadtradeln’, all you […]
In the first part, we looked at the topics of acceptance (1.), togetherness (2.), letting go (3.), loss (4.) and burnout (5.). And, of course, an introduction to the overarching theme: a world that is increasingly falling apart, to the extent that the usual mechanisms for overcoming temporary crises will no longer suffice. I shall […]
It is a never-ending saga that has now been occupying the city administration and the city council for a full twelve years. Back then, the Schauspiel Leipzig theatre wanted to get rid of its venue, the ‘Skala’, on Gottschedstraße. The city wanted to sell the building. And the Cinémathèque Leipzig spoke up, as it had […]
At the Leipzig Deaconesses’ Hospital, a major project close to our hearts and one that looks to the future is now nearing completion. It is a dedicated palliative care unit, where specialist palliative care will henceforth be centralised in one location and further expanded. The official opening took place on 18 August 2026 as part […]
The summers of recent years have been hot, but not exceptional from a meteorological point of view. However, according to researchers at the University of Leipzig, the next extreme summer would far exceed anything we have experienced so far. To be prepared for this, it is important to understand what a ‘summer of the century’ […]
This coming Saturday, 22 August, Leipzig’s Marktplatz will once again be transformed into a hub for climate action, sustainability and social justice from 1.00 pm to 10.00 pm. The “Leipzig for the Climate” initiative invites citizens, associations and organisations to the KlimaFair 2026 to provide impetus for sustainable urban and social policies. As well as […]
Here we go again: the Westflügel’s programme returns with the Summer Festival Special, a Lambe-Lambe Festival. A box, curious spectators and, hidden away, an entire theatre in miniature: For the second time, the Westflügel’s Summer Festival is dedicated to the Lambe-Lambe boxes. Artists from a wide variety of backgrounds are setting out to perform their […]
On Saturday 22 August, the Bach Museum in Leipzig is hosting its annual summer festival from 10 am to 6 pm. There’ll be a varied programme for the whole family, featuring guided tours, hands-on activities and the Papperlapapp puppet theatre. Admission is free. Summer, sunshine and the holidays wouldn’t be complete without the annual summer […]
More fruit, nuts and vegetables, less meat and less sugar: this is precisely what all nutritionists recommend. It has little to do with what Germans currently eat on average. In recent years, central Germany has been missing out on more than a year’s worth of rainfall – that is, more than 600 mm. Germany is […]
In recent days, two ministers from the current government have failed to go down well with affected members of the public – who are having to learn to cope with the heat and drought – due to their flippant remarks about the weather. Due to insufficient rainfall and rising temperatures, the soil is drying out […]
Meanwhile, the fourth major heatwave of 2026 is sweeping across Germany and Europe, with temperatures exceeding 40 °C – levels never before recorded at local weather stations in the past 150 years. What is particularly worrying and critical is the increasing number of consecutive tropical nights with temperatures of over 20, 25 or even 30 […]
Franz Kafka’s novel *The Trial* depicts a man who is suddenly confronted with an opaque and seemingly all-powerful system. The protagonist, Josef K., is arrested one morning without being told what crime he is alleged to have committed. At the same time, he is allowed to continue moving about freely and going about his work. […]
In memory of Mikhail Gorbachev, † 30 August 2022. – It was 6 September 1994 – that Tuesday turned out to be one of the most memorable days of my life. And this is how it happened: My husband, Wolfgang Zürch, was at that time the press officer at the Thuringian State Parliament in Erfurt. […]
A global analysis of the ranges of 1,758 butterfly species – ten per cent of all known species – revealed that 80 per cent have expanded their ranges and that 79 per cent of all recorded shifts are linked to climate change and extreme weather. The new study, published in *Nature Ecology & Evolution*, also […]
On Saturday 15 August, ‘Mirandolina’ – this year’s summer theatre production by Kulturwerkstatt KAOS – will have its premiere. This production of the play by the Italian comedy writer Carlo Goldoni is being staged in collaboration with the European Theatre Institute e.V. Acting School Berlin. The comedy, which premiered in 1752, will be performed a […]
Not only has the Saxon Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs failed once again to find enough new teachers for the 2026/2027 school year to finally get the teacher shortage in the Free State under control. To plug the gaps, even more teachers are now to be seconded than in the previous year. GEW Saxony […]
The concept of mental resilience almost always refers to emerging from crises stronger (crisis resilience), so as to be able to lead a contented, more resilient life after the crisis. This is a sound and important perspective, which naturally entails its own methodological characteristics. Many methods are designed to help people remain capable of taking […]
The Magdalene Flood of July 1342 has long been regarded as the most severe flood in Central Europe over the past millennium and as the greatest soil erosion event since the end of the last Ice Age. A new study published in the journal *Nature* now shows: This ‘flood of the century’ was not an […]
I can still remember it very clearly: we were on holiday as a family in Westkapelle, the Netherlands, in August 1961. I was 11 years old at the time. My father had to cut short our holiday because he wanted to visit his mother on her 75th birthday. When he returned on 14 August 1961, […]
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