Leipzig turns 1,000
This item appears on page 4 of the September 2014 issue.
Leipzig, Germany, celebrates its 1,000th birthday in 2015. For a downloadable list of events, visit www.leipzig.travel/en/download_centre_2139.html and click on “1000 Years of Leipzig.” Examples —
• “500 Years of Leipzig’s Printing & Publishing Heritage,” April-September 2015, at Leipzig Museum of Printing Art (Nonnenstrasse 38, 04229 Leipzig; phone +49 341 23 16 20, www.druckkunst-museum.de). €6 (near $8) adult, €3 student or €1.50 child. Closed Saturday.
• Festival Week, May 29-June 6, with a city-center concert and more.
• Cutting of a huge cake, plus St. Thomas Boys Choir and the Gewanhaus Orchestra, Dec. 20, 2015, in Augustusplatz.