3 Best Sights in Leipzig, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia

The city's leading art gallery is modernist minimalism incarnate, set in a huge concrete cube encased in green glass in the middle of Sachsenplatz Square. The museum's collection of more than 2,700 paintings and sculptures represents everything from the German Middle Ages to the modern Neue Leipziger Schule. Especially notable are the collections focusing on Lucas Cranach the Elder and Caspar David Friedrich. Be sure to start at the top and work your way down. Don't miss Max Klinger's Beethoven as Zeus statue.

This museum showcases 2,000 years of works from Leipzig's and eastern Germany's proud tradition of handicrafts, such as exquisite porcelain, fine tapestry art, and modern Bauhaus design.

In 2016, the former thermal power plant was converted into a hub for digital and contemporary art, offering over 2,000 square meters for international exhibitions, symposia, readings, concerts, parties, and culinary events. The latest exhibition is an extended reality experience, showcasing Salvador Dalí's visionary works in a groundbreaking format. Visitors are transported into an interactive, digital realm where Dalí's surrealist masterpieces come to life.