Böttcherfabrik

About the museum

For almost 150 years the Böttcher family's wooden goods factory shaped Pobershau, today part of Marienberg. From 1872 production took place in the historic family main building. A later factory annex, where production ended in the 1990s, belongs to the city of Marienberg and has since served as an exhibition building and cultural center, which an art association brings to life.

On view is the legacy of the Erzgebirge painters Max Christoph and Martin Tille, as well as works by the woodcarver Gottfried Reichel. Max Christoph's paintings show rural life in the postwar period; the Meinel collection comprises around 80 landscape paintings on long-term loan.

The technical side is represented by the Maschinenfabrik Wittig with a fully functional machinery park, including a line-shaft drive, and the "Tenne", an old drying shed with curious finds, from a sack-beating machine to a wave-bath swing. The Marienberg model railway club also has its base on the grounds.

Highlights

• Paintings by Max Christoph and Martin Tille and woodcarvings by Gottfried Reichel
• Meinel collection with around 80 landscape paintings
• Working machinery park of the Maschinenfabrik Wittig, with line-shaft drive
• The "Tenne" with curious finds
• Model railway club on the grounds

Permanent exhibitions

• Max Christoph und Sammlung Meinel – Moving paintings of rural everyday life in the postwar period and around 80 landscape paintings showing the diversity of Erzgebirge nature.
• Maschinenfabrik Wittig – A fully functional machinery park with a real line-shaft drive.
• Die Tenne – Curious finds in the old drying shed, from the sack-beating machine to the wave-bath swing.

Operated by

Stadt Marienberg

Admission & discounts

Prices for the permanent exhibition. A separate admission applies to the current special exhibition (adults €2.50, reduced €2). The Marienberg guest card gives a 10, 15 or 20% discount; the Kurkarte Warmbad (spa card) gives 10%.

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide

With the Kunst-Entdecker-Pass, children can explore Erzgebirge art in a playful way; there is a separate program for school classes and after-school groups. On the Day of Traditional Crafts (third Sunday in October) there are activities for families.

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