Ebersdorfer Schulmuseum

About the museum

Former teachers and pupils of the Ebersdorf school founded the association Ebersdorfer Schulmuseum on 24 October 1991 to collect evidence of German school history and show it to the public. At first the collection was housed in the old Ebersdorf school, which however fell increasingly into disrepair; it was able to stay there until 1994, after which the association worked mainly off-site at schools and in museums.

On 4 February 2000 the museum moved into its own rooms in the former Ebersdorf town hall, built in 1913. In the same year it took part for the first time in the Chemnitz Museum Night, which has since been a fixed part of its annual programme. The collection and the library were inventoried according to museum standards; the association receives funding from the Kulturraum Stadt Chemnitz.

The museum sees itself as a place to join in: in the historic classroom, visitors experience lessons as they were a hundred years ago, write on slate tablets with a slate pencil and practise the old German script. Further rooms show technical teaching aids from the gramophone to the Polylux, materials for the individual school subjects and photos from Ebersdorf's school history. Its audience includes school classes from Chemnitz and the Ore Mountains as well as class reunions and family celebrations. In 2026 the museum celebrates its 35th anniversary.

Highlights

• Historic classroom with slate tablet, slate pencil and harmonium
• Technology room with teaching equipment up to 1989, from the gramophone to the Polylux
• Teaching materials for the individual school subjects
• Photo exhibition on Ebersdorf's school history
• Writing exercises in the old German script

Permanent exhibitions

• Historische Schulstube – Old classroom with school desks, maps, slate tablets and slate pencils, in which lessons are re-enacted as they used to be.
• Technikraum – Teaching equipment from the pre-war period to 1989, such as a gramophone, a 1956 television, an overhead projector (Polylux) and film projectors – mostly still in working order.
• Die Schulfächer – Teaching aids and pupils' work from the individual subjects show how people used to learn and teach.

Founded

1991

Operated by

Ebersdorfer Schulmuseum e.V.

Admission & discounts

Prices valid from 1 June 2026, each including a guided tour.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum does not have barrier-free access.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

Children experience a school lesson as it was 100 years ago and write on slate tablets; holiday programmes and museum festivals.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties

Class reunions, family celebrations and other private events in a historic school setting, including a guided tour.

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