Photos: Johann Friedrich Bause / After Johann Sebastian Bach, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain August Geyler, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Flocci Nivis, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Photo credits
Photos: Johann Friedrich Bause / After Johann Sebastian Bach, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain August Geyler, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Flocci Nivis, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Spinnerei: a cotton mill turned gallery district
Your local guide
Stefan Wagner
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Highlights
- Machine mounts beneath modern art
- A mill that became an art movement
- Artists working inside old spinning halls
- Industrial buildings, adapted not replaced
- Leipzig's contemporary art district
About this tour
This session walks through Spinnerei, a former cotton mill turned into one of Europe's largest gallery complexes. You see the old spinning halls, their machine mounts still visible beneath the artwork now shown there. The route finishes near the site's water tower, a reminder of the buildings' industrial past.
We open with a short sound check inside the first hall. I move at an easy pace between the stops, since each gallery is worth its own time, and take questions about the site's history and current artists throughout. Afterwards I send a short list of the galleries open that week.
This suits anyone interested in contemporary art or in adaptive reuse of industrial buildings. It also works well for a longer, slower session away from the historic centre.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 6 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Leipzig before heading out.
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The old spinning halls 17 min
The camera moves through a former cotton spinning hall, and I point out the machine mounts still visible in the floor beneath the gallery installations.
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A working gallery 17 min
We stop inside a gallery run by artists still working on site, and I explain how the complex became linked to a painting style known internationally as the New Leipzig School.
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The water tower 17 min
The route finishes near the site's old water tower, and I point out how the industrial buildings were adapted rather than replaced when the mill closed.
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Your questions 11 min
Time to ask anything about Leipzig: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 5 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Saxon Stollen (Christmas fruit bread) and Connewitz, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Berlin time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Leipzig, showing you The old spinning halls and A working gallery live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Leipzig live with my phone.
Times shown in Berlin time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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