Stadtmuseum Zella-Mehlis

Aktuelle udstillinger

Om museet

The first local museums were set up in 1909/10 in the then still separate communities of Zella St. Blasii and Mehlis. After World War I, in 1925, the town established a museum in the new town hall focusing on arms manufacturing and proof testing; it moved into a former school building in 1934. At the end of World War II, the important arms collection was looted. A new local history museum was created from the remaining holdings and donations by 1963.

The current museum building was constructed from 1893 as the Ducal Saxon Proof House (Herzoglich-Sächsische Beschussanstalt), where more than 15 million handguns were officially tested for durability over almost 50 years. After the proof office was relocated in the late 1930s, metalworking companies used the complex; it was listed as a historic monument in 1986, and the town bought it in 1997.

After its conversion into a technology-oriented city museum, the first sections opened in 2002 and the entire building at the end of 2004. The exhibitions are devoted to the metalworking that shaped the town for centuries: mining and iron smelting, the gunsmithing trade and Zella-Mehlis arms companies, Heinrich Ehrhardt's automobile manufacturing, and the Mercedes office machine works, along with city history, traditional costumes, and herding. The museum is run by the town of Zella-Mehlis, which also operates the Technikmuseum Gesenkschmiede.

Højdepunkter

• Listed proof house from 1893 with a re-created proof-testing cell
• Firearms by Zella-Mehlis manufacturers from the 16th to the 20th century, including Walther and Anschütz
• The only surviving chassis of an Ehrhardt automobile
• Mercedes typewriters and calculating machines, with a visible storage area of around 300 devices
• Gunsmith's workshop from the mid-19th century
• Museum rally for children with the mascot "Burni"

Permanente udstillinger

• Zella-Mehliser Waffen und Waffenfirmen – Handguns and long guns by local gunsmiths and companies from the 16th to the 20th century, complemented by a workshop and proof testing.
• Heinrich Ehrhardt und Automobilbau – The life and companies of the inventor Heinrich Ehrhardt, with the last surviving chassis of an Ehrhardt car.
• Mercedes-Büromaschinen – History of the office machine works from the typewriter to the computer, with a visible storage area.

Grundlagt

2004

Ejer

Stadt Zella-Mehlis

Ledelse

Lothar Schreier

Entrépriser & rabatter

Guided tour per group of 10 or more €12 (reduced €8), only by arrangement well in advance. Reduced admission with the Thüringer-Wald-Card, guest card and Vorteilscard Zella-Mehlis, Oberhof Card, and the school holiday ticket for students; partner of the Mehrfamilien-Karte Thüringen (multi-family card).

Tilgængelighed

• Delvis kørestolsvenlig
• 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

Stairlift for wheelchair users and people with limited mobility, operated by museum staff. The museum website carries the "Barrierefreiheit geprüft" (accessibility checked) label.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Barnevognsvenlig: findes ikke

Museum scavenger hunt with the mascot Burni and an accompanying booklet, with a prize at the end. Strollers are not allowed in the exhibition (leave them outside the building or in the foyer). Children under six only when accompanied by adults. Children's page with craft and coloring templates online.

Transport & parkering

Service & spisesteder

• Garderobe
• Opbevaringsskabe

Bags, backpacks, and umbrellas must be left in the coat check or lockers.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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