Felsenmuseum Bernstein
Museum in Bernstein on noble serpentine, mining, amber and crystals, with a show mine, workshop tours and stone-grinding workshops.
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The Felsenmuseum Bernstein goes back to the sculptor and noble serpentine artist Otto Potsch (1938–2022), who built the museum between 1976 and 1980 to make his knowledge and collections accessible to the public. The background is a family tradition of working noble serpentine: an ancestor, Josef Höfer, began grinding the green stone, which occurs only here, in 1860; today Niko Potsch runs the workshop in the fifth generation.
The building on the main square houses several exhibitions. The show mine covers the region's historic mining, the extraction of noble serpentine, minerals and fluorescence; a covered open-air area commemorates the Schlaining antimony mine, closed in 1991, with an original lift that visitors can operate themselves. The noble serpentine collection shows crafts from several generations, including an award-winning mosaic vase from the 1958 World's Fair in Brussels.
Other areas include the exhibition "Fossil Gold" on 40 million years of Baltic amber, "Crystals in the Spotlight" and a show on the life's work of Otto Potsch. The offering is rounded out by a shop, a sculpture garden, workshop tours and workshops on grinding noble serpentine.
Højdepunkter
- Show mine with noble serpentine extraction, minerals and fluorescence
- Open-air area on the Schlaining antimony mine with original lift
- Noble serpentine collection with gold-medal mosaic vase from 1958
- "Fossil Gold": Baltic amber, inclusions and amber routes
- Workshop tours and grinding workshops for noble serpentine
Permanente udstillinger
- Schaubergwerk – Mining history of the region, noble serpentine extraction shown in models, minerals, fluorescence and an open-air area on antimony mining.
- Edelserpentin-Sammlung – Noble serpentine crafts since 1860, a historic turner's workshop and works from several grinding workshops.
- Fossiles Gold – Origin, extraction and trade of Baltic amber, with inclusions, antique jewellery and tips on spotting forgeries.
- Ejer
- Familie Potsch (Niko Potsch)
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 12 € |
|---|---|
| Nedsat pris | 10 €Students up to 24 years with ID |
| Børn og unge | 7 €gratis til og med 5 år · Children aged 6 to 15 |
| Studerende og elever | 10 €up to 24 years with ID |
| Grupper (fra 20 pers.) | 8 € pr. personGroups of 20 or more, including introduction (approx. 10 minutes) |
| Familier | 31 €2 adults and 2 children |
| School classes up to 18 years (incl. puzzle rally and introduction) | 6 € |
| Workshop tour, surcharge for 15 or more people (per person) | 3,50 €Only together with museum admission, by prior appointment |
| Workshop tour for up to 14 people (flat rate) | 49 € |
| Workshop tour day, adults (surcharge) | 5 €See website for dates, no registration needed |
| Noble serpentine grinding workshop + museum, adults | 29 € |
| Noble serpentine grinding workshop + museum, children up to 15 | 19 € |
| Workshop for school classes up to 18 years | 15 €Includes puzzle rally and introduction |
Prices 2025/2026; admission includes special exhibitions.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig: ingen oplysninger
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
According to the museum, dogs on a lead are welcome. No information on accessibility.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Besøgets varighed | ca. 1,5 t. |
|---|---|
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 5 år |
| Familiebillet | 31 € · 2 adults and 2 children |
- Familieomvisninger & workshops
- Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
- Interaktive stationer
Family ticket, museum rally for school groups and a noble serpentine workshop for children, parents and grandparents; visitors can start the original lift in the open-air area themselves.
Transport & parkering
I bil
Gratis parkering
Free public parking for cars and coaches in front of the museum.
A route map is available on the museum's website.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Museumsbutik
Coffee and drinks vending machines available; visitors may eat their own snacks in the museum and sculpture garden. Shop of about 150 m² (noble serpentine, amber, gemstones, minerals).
Arrangementer & udlejning
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.
Planlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja |
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| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Multilingual electronic information columns guide visitors through the museum; groups receive an introduction. Workshop tours only by prior appointment and together with the museum visit (total duration approx. 2¼ hours); workshop plus museum approx. 3 hours. Museum rallies are available for schools from the 1st grade. |
