Museum sights in Leipzig
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City History Museum Annexe
North of the Naschmarkt is Sachsenplatz, a massive open square that now houses two newly built cultural outlets. The Museum of Fine Arts has a prestigious collection of works from the 15th century to the present and cutting-edge changing exhibitions. Close by is the City History Museum Annexe, hosting temporary exhibitions on a range of Leipzig-related people and themes.
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Stasi Bunker
In the GDR the walls had ears, as is vividly documented in the chilling Stasi Museum in the former headquarters of the East German secret police, a building known as the Runde Ecke (Round Corner). On the last weekend of every month, you can also visit the Stasi bunker outside town.
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Altes Rathaus
Built in 1556, the arcaded Renaissance Altes Rathaus is one of Germany's most stunning town halls. It houses the Stadtgeschichtliches Museum.
This museum chronicles the ups and downs of Leipzig's history. Some temporary themed exhibits are on display nearby in a new building (Böttchergässchen 3).
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Grassimuseum
The university-run Grassimuseum unites three very different collections, the fabulous Musikinstrumenten-Museum, the Museum für Völkerkunde and the Museum für Angewandte Kunst.
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Musikinstrumenten-Museum
At the fabulous Musikinstrumenten-Museum, housed inside the Grassimuesum, you can discover music from five centuries in the prestigious and rarity-filled exhibits, in an interactive sound laboratory, and during concerts.
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Forum of Contemporary History
The haunting yet uplifting Forum of Contemporary History depicts the history of the GDR, from division and dictatorship to resistance and demise.
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Völkerschlachtdenkmal
Völkerschlachtdenkmal is a 91m colossus, towering sombrely over southeastern Leipzig like something straight out of Gotham City.
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Museum für Völkerkunde
At the Museum für Völkerkunde you can plunge into an eye-opening journey through the cultures of the world.
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