Experts' Choice Award Spinnerei
What the experts agree on
Former 19th-century cotton mill hosting 100+ resident artists across red-brick studios and galleries. A serious contemporary art destination where you can buy directly from artists, though it's more appealing to collectors than casual visitors.
Lonely Planet "A 19th-century cotton-spinning factory turned artist colony. Around 80 New Leipzig School artists, including Neo Rauch, have their studios in this huge pile of red-brick buildings" Full review
Lonely Planet "With about 100 resident artists, this sprawling industrial site, which grew around a 19th-century cotton mill, is a hub for contemporary art collectors, dealers and dedicated enthusiasts, although less so for average travellers" Full review
The Guardian "Leipzig has become a contemporary art hub thanks to the Spinnerei, a 19th-century cotton mill turned into 13 galleries and hundreds of artists’ studios"
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