Görlitz looks back to an exciting history characterising the city’s life even today. Welcome to Görlitz, where history is culture, and where culture tells numerous stories. Culture plays an important role in Görlitz. Regular cultural highlights, such as the Old Town Festival, the Day of the Open Monument, the Summer Theatre, the viathea Street Theatre Festival, the Silesian Christmas Market and many other events have become popular attractions. Not only locals, but also visitors from all over Germany and from abroad come here to enjoy these events. Furthermore, numerous museums and galleries invite their guests for a visit.
The theatre presents a wide range of cultural offers covering music theatre, plays, concerts and dance. The beautiful building of the Görlitz theatre – called the „Little Semper Operahouse“ – is home to a music theatre with all its facets including opera, operetta and musical as well as the dance company and the New Lusatian Philharmonie, the region’s only philharmonic orchestra.
WebsiteThe EUROPE CHOIR ACADEMY was established in 1997. This highly appreciated concert choir incorporates a network consisting of several hundred young singers coming mainly from Europe. The repertoire ranges from 18th-century oratorios to contemporary music.
Website900 years of Silesian history, traditional craftsmanship, precious Renaissance architecture plus an exhibition presented in modern design – that is the Silesian Museum in Görlitz. Especially the dialogue on Silesia’s past and future is a matter of particular concern to the museum.
Address: Brüderstraße 8, 02826 Görlitz
WebsiteDioramas designed to have a near-natural look present the diverse and beautiful habitats in Upper Lusatia. Visitors can experience nature face-to-face with wolves and other inhabitants of the region. The vivarium, the rain forest and savannah exhibitions as well as the soil column are further highlights of the museum.
Address: Am Museum 1, 02826 Görlitz
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"Theatre Görlitz": Pawel Sosnowski, "The Museum of History and Culture": Neumann, "The Silesian Museum Görlitz": Rainer Weisflog, "Europe Choir Academy": Europe Choir Academy, "The Senckenberg Museum for Natural History ": Senckenberg Museum