Historische Schauweberei Braunsdorf
Technical museum in the former Tannenhauer upholstery fabric weaving mill in the Zschopau valley, with working Jacquard looms and a pattern archive.
Om museet
The factory building on the bank of the Zschopau was built around 1800 and initially served as a spinning mill whose machines were driven by a water wheel; wool washing, dyeing and felt production followed later. In 1910 the Chemnitz merchant Martin Tannenhauer bought the property and moved his upholstery fabric weaving mill here. Under his son Kurt Tannenhauer, high-quality Biedermeier fabrics were woven and exported to many countries. In the GDR, the company was partially nationalized in 1961 and fully in 1972, and as VEB Raumtextilien Braunsdorf it produced furniture upholstery and decorative fabrics until 1990.
After the liquidation in 1990, Werner Tannenhauer, grandson of the founder and last company director, and the friends' association of the Industriemuseum Chemnitz secured part of the machines and equipment. Since Pentecost 1994 the weaving mill has been open as a technical monument and museum, and since 1996 it has been run by the municipality of Niederwiesa.
In the production halls, some of which are preserved in their original state, the path from yarn to finished fabric is shown. Many machines still run, including buckskin looms with punch-card-controlled Jacquard mechanisms from the Tannenhauer weaving mill and rare looms from Chemnitz factories. In 2014 the heirs donated to the museum the nearly complete pattern archive of the company, with designs, punch cards and fabric samples from 1883 to 1990. Also since 2014, the Galerie Inselsteig has shown changing art exhibitions in a former production room.
Højdepunkter
- Working buckskin looms with Jacquard punch-card control
- Double-moquette loom from the Sächsische Webstuhlfabrik (around 1920)
- Pattern archive of the Tannenhauer weaving mill with designs from 1883 to 1990
- Partly original production halls in the listed factory building
- Galerie Inselsteig in a former production room
Permanente udstillinger
- Vom Garn zum Gewebe – Technik der Jacquard-Weberei – In the partly original weaving halls, the production process of a weaving mill is demonstrated on working historical machines.
- Musterarchiv der Weberei Tannenhauer – Designs, pattern drawings, punch cards and fabric samples from over a hundred years of upholstery fabric production, which are being gradually cataloged and digitized.
- Grundlagt
- 1994
- Ejer
- Gemeinde Niederwiesa
- Ledelse
- Cornelia Hilsberg
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 6 € |
|---|---|
| Nedsat pris | 4 €Children aged 7 and over, students, holders of social and severe disability ID cards (Sozial- und Schwerbehindertenausweis) |
| Børn og unge | 4 €gratis til og med 6 år · Children aged 7 and over pay the reduced price. |
| Personer med handicap | 4 €Reduced price with severe disability ID (Schwerbehindertenausweis). |
| Studerende og elever | 4 € |
| Grupper | –Tours in addition to admission: during opening hours €20 for up to 10 people, €2 for each additional person; outside opening hours €35 for up to 10 people, €3 for each additional person. |
| Familier | 13 €2 adults with up to 3 children aged 7 and over. |
| Galerie Inselsteig | 3 € |
Prices valid from August 1, 2026. Museum education programs €6. Card payment is not possible at the museum.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator
- 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 its own statements, the museum is completely accessible; an elevator serves all levels.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 6 år |
|---|---|
| Familiebillet | 13 € · 2 adults with up to 3 children aged 7 and over. |
- Familieomvisninger & workshops
- Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
- Interaktive stationer
- Børnefødselsdage
With the activity guide, families and small groups can explore the factory on their own. Hands-on activities such as weaving on a hand-weaving frame or designing patterns with stamps. Children's birthday parties with a tour and weaving activity (recommended from age 7, about 2.5 hours, €60 plus €3 per child, maximum 10 children).
Transport & parkering
I bil
Parkering muligt
Ample car parking at the museum.
The museum is located at the end of Inselsteig in the Zschopau valley. From the A4 (exit Chemnitz-Ost) via Lichtenwalde to Braunsdorf; from the B173 via Niederwiesa to Braunsdorf, then via Kirchsteig and at the Webermühle into Inselsteig. A visit can be combined with a hike through the Zschopau valley.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Restaurant: findes ikke
- Museumsbutik
- Garderobe
Museum shop; free coat check in the vestibule during opening hours. For groups, a kitchen and seating are available for a packed snack.
Arrangementer & udlejning
- Lokaler til leje
- Private fester
- Firmaarrangementer
Visitor reception room (former dining hall) for €50 per use plus €10 incidental costs per hour; event room in an early-industrial setting for celebrations and seminars, with a tour on request.
Forespørgsel & detaljerPlanlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja |
|---|---|
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Fotografering | Photography and filming for private purposes allowed. |
| Godt at vide | Tours public or by booking, also outside opening hours. For self-guided visits there is a museum guide as a brochure (also in English) and an activity guide. Schools and daycare centers in Central Saxony can apply, through Sparkasse education projects, to have admission and travel costs covered. |
