Edvard Munch
Angst
The renowned Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz (English Chemnitz Art Collections) are dedicating one of their main exhibitions in 2025 to the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch. he visited Chemnitz in 1905 and painted a portrait of the family of textile industrialist Herbert Eugen Esche for his Art Nouveau villa.
The exhibition deals with the theme of fear, based on the works of the most important pioneer of modern painting in Europe. Munch's works on this existential theme are linked to contemporary positions that deal with loneliness, illness and loss.
With a direct link to the exhibition, a "Pavilion of Fear" will be created in the urban space, inviting visitors to discuss fear as an existential, global and personal theme.
Edvard Munch. Fear
When? 10. August - 2 November 2025
Where? Art collections on Theatre Square, Chemnitz
Pavilion of fear
The Pavilion of Fear accompanies the upcoming exhibition Edvard Munch. Fear at the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz. The pavilion invites visitors to get to know the feeling of fear not only as a negative emotion, but also as a driving force - an element that moves, challenges and connects us.
A variety of creative formats such as talks, readings, painting events, performances and open-air cinema create spaces for exchange, inspiration and shared experiences. The Pavilion of Fear travels throughout Chemnitz in the summer and makes stops in various parts of the city. those who visit the pavilion can in turn embark on a journey through the feeling of fear themselves.
