Original office of the secret police. The building now presents these police documents and their surveillance equipment to the public.

Our new permanent exhibition, Our History. Dictatorship and Democracy after 1945, highlights new themes and explores the post-reunification period in more detail. Here, visitors are taken on a journey through history – from the years after the Second World War to life in former East Germany and today’s Federal Republic of Germany. Why was East Germany founded? Who held the power in the country? How did people live, work, debate and celebrate? Why did the GDR fail? How has Germany grown together again after reunification? What are people’s issues and concerns today? To explore the history of a divided Germany and the years after reunification, the exhibition showcases over 2000 photos, films and objects, from the table in the SED’s politburo to parts of the fence at the Federal German embassy in Prague. In addition, contemporary witnesses not only share their own experience of these events, but show, though their personal stories, how political events affect people’s everyday lives.

Classical music fans will appreciate a visit to Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's home (now a museum) and his music salon where we hold concerts every Sunday at 11:00. Find information about Mendelssohn's family, esp. about his sister Fanny Hensel.

The Grassimuseum, an impressive building complex in Art-Deco style, houses three museums of domestic and international significance: the Museum of Applied Arts, the Museum of Ethnology and the Museum of Music instruments. At the center of attraction in the three museums are their respective new feature of permanent exhibitions and alternating special exhibitions.

This museum houses a spectacular collection of Renaissance painting.

Immersive digital interactive multimedia! The former heating plant in the district of Lindenau / Plagwitz has in a short time turned into a center for digital art and culture. Spectacular multi-media installations immerse visitors into the worlds of painters or the industrial culture of Leipzig. Embark on a unique journey into fascinating worlds of images that you will only experience at the Kunstkraftwerk with a recommended stay of 1.5 to 2 hours.