Special exhibition

‘100 Years of Horch 8. In the Footsteps of a Myth’

 

Exhibition dates: 6 February 2026 – 10 January 2027

2026 marks the 100th anniversary of the presentation of the first mass-produced German car with an 8-cylinder engine at the Berlin Motor Show. The Type 303 and 304 were followed by a series of models until the end of the 1930s, which almost became legendary under the ‘Horch 8’ brand due to their quality, reliability and elegance. To mark this occasion, the August Horch Museum is dedicating its special exhibition to this model series, which is so significant for the history of the brand.

Special exhibitions since September 2004:

September 2004 - May 2006

"Trabant experimental development 1959-1991"

May - September 2006

"Automotive Movies from eight decades" - with focus on Zwickau, Audi and Volkswagen

September 2006 - February 2007

"75 years of front wheel drive in serial production" - with focus on DKW

March 2007 - June 2007

"Cars in Uniform". The history of military production in Zwickau and western Saxony over eight decades

June 2007 - November 2007

"Races, victories and records of the Four Rings" Reviewing race sport of the Auto Union 75 years after its foundation

November 2007 - June 2008

"A car from the fifties. The Trabant between everyday culture and dreams of consumption"

July 2008 - October 2008

"Power and splendour" - head of states and their cars

October 2008 - March 2009

"Race sport in East Germany between 1949 and 1989" Insights on development, construction and use of private and company cars

March 2009 - July 2009

"Dream cars" - Sports cars of the present

July 2009 - January 2010

100th anniversary of Audi - with focus on the time before 1945

January 2010 - July 2010

"The Auto Union is back again!" History and technical development In Ingolstadt between 1949 and 1964

July 2010 - December 2010

"A Wanderer and no other!" Wanderer's 125th anniversary - a closer look!

December 2010 - March 2011

"20 years Volkswagen in Saxony" Development of the automotive venue Zwickau after 1990

March 2011 - October 2011

"125 years automobile - pioneers of motor traffic." From the dawn of development to the year 1900. Different approaches, companies and technicians

October 2011 - September 2012

"PRESTO - a forgotten car brand from Saxony." The enterprise and its innovations

September 2012 - March 2013

"Röhr - the safety itself" A spotlight on an almost forgotten German car brand

April 2013 - October 2013

"Show Cars" - spectacular and custom made automobiles

October 2013 - April 2014

"Clockwork, steam and electricity - tin toys from the past century"

 

May 2014 - July 2014

Kid's dreams: Pedal cars from the last century.

January – August 2018

60 years Trabant

October 2018 -  March 2019

150 years August Horch
 

May 2019 - November 2019

Together - The Volkswagen Brands

July 2020 - October 2021

AutoBoom. Part of the Saxon State Exhibition until November 2020, then independent special exhibition.

March 2022 - October 2022

"Parking - automobiles at rest"

March - October 2023

Windschnittig? Automobiles and Aerodynamics 1900 - 1945.

December 2023 - June 2024

Form vollendet? Aerodynamics in automotive design 1945 - present

November 2024 - November 2025

Audi at Le Mans - 24 hours at the limit

 Additionally special exhibitions within the permanent exhibition:

October 2025 - May 2026 

"Form in motion. Automobile sculptures by Alexander Stollberg" 

May - August 2005

"Julius Stürmer - an almost unknown commercial artist." A commemoration for his 90th birthday

June - October 2006

"100 years of automotive construction in Saxony." A guest exhibition by the Saxon state archive Chemnitz

since September 2011 - 2016

"100 years driving license." A guest exhibition by Tornax media