Bicycle Cinema featuring the film "Everything Is Illuminated"

As part of the Year of Jewish Culture in Saxony 2026, the Vehicle Museum invites you to a special movie night:

On November 28, 2026, at 6:30 p.m., the Bicycle Cinema will be showing the award-winning film "Everything Is Illuminated" here at our museum.

Admission is free!

This evening entertainingly combines "cycling" with the core mission of the Year of Jewish Culture in Saxony: "[...] to expand knowledge of and understanding for Jewish life, Jewish culture, tradition, and religion. [...]"

So while the audience pedals away, the film "Everything Is Illuminated" plays on screen.  In this 2005 comedy-drama, American student Jonathan (played by Elijah Wood) embarks on an epic journey to a sleepy, yet supposedly cursed, Ukrainian village to find the woman who shaped his past. He is accompanied by the quirky yet lovable guide Alex (Eugene Hütz), who keeps more secrets than a KGB agent and keeps viewers laughing with his absurd remarks and wild ideas. As Jonathan attempts to unravel the past, he stumbles upon a cast of eccentric villagers, each telling their own bizarre stories.

This evening offers visitors a sporty opportunity to engage with Jewish history and the present day. To power the movie—in true tradition—eight bicycles (20–28 inches, without hub gears) are clamped into the pine-green bicycle cinema stations. So: get your bike out of the garage, come on by, and pedal away!

This event is funded by tax revenues of the City of Chemnitz.