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Art and history: Exciting exhibitions in Thuringia 2025!
Discover the current exhibitions in Gera, including the Karl Weschke exhibition and fascinating collections in the Natural History and Applied Art Museum until 2026.
Art and history: Exciting exhibitions in Thuringia 2025!
When it comes to art and culture in Thuringia, the region has a lot to offer. In Nordhausen, art lovers can visit the special exhibition “Art Sees Red” until January 4, 2026, which presents works by greats such as Warhol, Picasso and Dalí. This exciting show encourages visitors to discover the different facets of art and let themselves be carried away by the vibrant colors. MDR reports that this exhibition is an excellent opportunity to engage with important works of art.
But it's not just Nordhausen that has something to offer. In Altenburg you can admire Dieter Appelt's impressive photos in the Lindenau Museum until November 2nd, 2025. This exhibition deals with transience and man's relationship with nature. It is noteworthy that Appelt will be awarded the Gerhard Altenbourg Prize in 2025, a symbol of his significant artistic achievement.
Cultural highlights in Arnstadt and Erfurt
In Arnstadt, the exhibition “From Arnstadt to the World: The Marlitt” is causing a stir until February 22, 2026 on the occasion of E. Marlitt's 200th birthday. This exhibition commemorates the important writer and shows how her works continue to inspire today.
A variety of exhibitions await visitors in Erfurt. The show about Bernhard Heisig can be seen in the Angermuseum until March 1, 2026. In addition, guests can not only visit the international exhibition “Faces of the Russian Resistance” until November 20, 2025, but also the impressive presentation “Writing is Happiness” about the author Mirjam Pressler until January 15, 2026. The city museum is showing the exhibition “The Forgotten Parliament” until February 15, 2026. This variety of exhibitions reflects Thuringia's rich art and cultural scene.
A look at the other events
Gera impresses with the exhibitions “Back in Town” by Karl Weschke until February 15, 2026 and “Animals of the Night” in the Museum für Naturkunde until August 30, 2026. Gotha is presenting the exhibition “China's Gold and Gotha's Treasures” in the Ducal Museum, which can be seen until January 11, 2026. Anyone interested in human nature should not miss the exhibition “Christian Reichart. The person behind commercial horticulture” in the Erfurt City Archives, which runs until February 27, 2026.
Music and history lovers will also get their money's worth. The international exhibition runs at the Andreasstrasse Memorial until November 20, 2025, while the photo exhibition “Living Time. Approaches to the Peasants’ War” in Mühlhausen can be seen until October 31, 2025.
Discover Thuringia’s cultural treasures
Thuringia is also home to numerous historical sites and museums that are worth visiting. The Bauhaus Museum in Weimar attracts art enthusiasts with its fascination for the most influential design school of the 20th century. The German Toy Museum in Sonneberg presents important cultural and historical collections, while the only bratwurst museum in the world in Holzhausen near Arnstadt will make you smile.
The surrounding area also has a lot to offer: The Petersberg Citadel shapes the cityscape of Erfurt, while the city wall in Mühlhausen is an impressive reminder of the history of the Free Imperial City. Anyone interested in the region's literary greats should not miss Friedrich Schiller's home in Weimar.
The cultural offerings in Thuringia are as varied as the region itself. Whether art, history or literature - everyone gets their money's worth here. Definitely worth a visit!