Museum der Westlausitz Kamenz
Regional museum in the Baroque Ponickauhaus in Kamenz with interactive themed worlds on geology, landscape, archaeology, forest, and city history.
Om museet
The museum's roots lie in the Gebirgsverein zu Kamenz (mountain association), founded in 1887, which built up natural history collections and from 1895 displayed them in a clubroom in the Hutberghotel. In 1931 a museum of city history was added. After the Second World War the holdings first moved to the town hall, and in 1957 the city made the Ponickauhaus, with its yellow Baroque façade, available as a museum building.
The first permanent exhibition opened there in 1961, and in 1968 the house was given the name Museum der Westlausitz Kamenz. At the end of the 1970s the side wing was reconstructed and the exhibition space expanded. In 1991 responsibility passed to the district; today the museum is an institution of the Bautzen district.
In 2000 the collections and research building Sammelsurium opened, and by 2002 the Ponickauhaus had been converted into the Elementarium, in which the permanent exhibition is organized in interactive themed worlds. Since 2004 a glass bridge has connected the building with the renovated Malzhaus, where the city of Kamenz presents its city history.
The collections comprise some 30,000 objects from the geology, zoology, botany, archaeology, and cultural history of the western Lusatia region.
Højdepunkter
- Earthquake simulator in the themed world "Formen"
- Interactive themed worlds on stones, landscape, forest, and people
- Archaeological finds from Lusatia
- Glass bridge to the city history in the Malzhaus
- Audio guide in four languages
- Research collections in the Sammelsurium
Permanente udstillinger
- Themenwelten Steine und Formen – Rocks and forces that shaped the Lusatian landscape, with an earthquake simulator and many hands-on stations.
- Themenwelten Menschen, Nutzen und Wald – Archaeological traces of early cultures in Lusatia, the human influence on nature, and the history of the forest.
- Themenwelt Kamenz – Stadtgeschichte im Malzhaus – A glass bridge leads to the Malzhaus, where the history of the city of Kamenz is told.
- Grundlagt
- 1957
- Ejer
- Landkreis Bautzen
- Besøgende pr. år
- ca. 27.202 (2025)
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 5 € |
|---|---|
| Nedsat pris | 2,50 €Children from age 6, school pupils, students, trainees, people with severe disabilities, holders of certain social passes and Ehrenamtskarten (volunteer cards) |
| Børn og unge | 2,50 €gratis til og med 5 år · Children from age 6 pay the reduced price. |
| Personer med handicap | 2,50 €ledsager gratis · Companions have free admission. |
| Studerende og elever | 2,50 € |
| Grupper (fra 7 pers.) | 4,50 € pr. personReduced €2 per person. Tour fee additional €2 per person (reduced €1.50). |
| Familier | 12 €2 adults with children |
| Annual pass | 30 €reduced €15, family €50; valid for 12 months, also at the Sorbian Museum Bautzen and the Energiefabrik Knappenrode |
The ticket is valid for the permanent exhibition, the special exhibitions in the Elementarium, and the city history exhibition in the Malzhaus. Free for members of ICOM, the Museumsbund, and the friends' association.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
Wide doors and maneuvering space, elevator to all exhibition floors except the Dachstübchen (attic room), many places to sit; escort service for wheelchair users. Tours for people with visual or hearing impairments and with cognitive impairments.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 5 år |
|---|---|
| Familiebillet | 12 € · 2 adults with children |
- Familieomvisninger & workshops
- Interaktive stationer
- Barnevognsvenlig
- Puslerum
- Børnefødselsdage
Children's birthday parties for ages 5 to 12 with up to 10 guests (€50, 1–2 hours, register early), vacation workshops, nursing area; strollers are allowed in the exhibition.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Bahnhof Kamenz · 10 min. til fods
Train from Dresden and Lusatia to Kamenz; about a 10-minute walk from the station. Bus connections via the VVO.
I bil
Parkering muligt · 2 min. til fods til indgangen
Parkplatz am Damm (2-minute walk), parking garage at the Lessingmuseum (5-minute walk), parking at the station (10-minute walk); accessible parking space available.
- Handicapparkering
The Elementarium is located in the city center near the market square in the Ponickauhaus with its yellow Baroque façade.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Café
- Museumsbutik
Museum café in the Ponickauhaus with small meals, also child-friendly; museum shop, library, and museum garden.
Arrangementer & udlejning
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Planlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja |
|---|---|
| Audioguide | ja (DE, EN, PL, CS) |
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Public guided tours and bookable group programs; educational programs for daycare centers and schools via bildung@museum-westlausitz.de. |
