Regional museum opposite St. Annenkirche in Annaberg-Buchholz featuring folk art, late Gothic art and the "Im Gößner" silver mine beneath its courtyard.
October 31, 2026 – October 17, 2027
Part of the Year of Jewish Culture in Saxony, this exhibition shows how Jewish merchants and manufacturers turned the two towns' braid and tassel making into a worldwide export business.
The museum traces its origins to the "Museum erzgebirgischer Alterthümer" (Museum of Ore Mountain Antiquities), founded in 1887 and initially housed in Annaberg's town hall. In 1891 the collection moved to the building at Große Kirchgasse 16, opposite St. Annenkirche, which over the centuries had been home to mayors, wealthy merchants and brewers.
Soon after its founding, the museum acquired important artworks from the church in Arnsfeld, including an altarpiece by Hans Hesse, the painter of Annaberg's Miners' Altar, and late Gothic figures of saints. Today the permanent exhibition ranges from mining, coins and Reformation-era art to Annaberg relief pewter and ceramics, all the way to folk art and Christmas crafts. Among its best-known pieces is the Lenz Pyramid, the oldest surviving Christmas pyramid in the Ore Mountains; a separate hall is devoted to the mining entrepreneur Barbara Uthmann and the craft of passementerie (decorative trimmings).
In 1992, construction work beneath the old town uncovered an extensive silver mine dating from the town's founding around 1500. It was secured and opened as the "Im Gößner" show mine in August 1995; the entrance is in the museum's inner courtyard. Since 2019 the mine has been part of the Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region UNESCO World Heritage Site. The museum is run by the town of Annaberg-Buchholz, which operates it together with the Frohnauer Hammer and the Manufaktur der Träume as its municipal museums.
| Adults | €3.50 |
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| Reduced | €2Children aged 6 and over, school students, university students, apprentices, volunteer service participants, people with severe disabilities, holders of the Saxon Volunteer Card (Sächsische Ehrenamtskarte), the Annaberg-Buchholz Family Pass or Saxon social passes, recipients of unemployment benefit II (ALG II) |
| Children & teens | €2free up to age 5 · Children under 6 free; children are admitted to the show mine only from age 6. |
| Seniors | –No senior discount listed. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €2companion free · Companions of people with profound disabilities free. |
| Students & apprentices | €2 |
| Groups (10+ people) | €2.50 per personFor pre-booked groups of 10 or more: museum €2.50 (reduced €1), mine €4 (reduced €2). |
| "Im Gößner" show mine (guided tour) | €5Reduced €3. |
| Combined ticket museum + show mine | €7.50Reduced €4. |
| With FerienTicket Sachsen or SchülerFerienTicket | €3 |
Free admission: Free admission for children and young people up to age 18 on the first Thursday of every month (groups must register in writing at least one week in advance).
€0.50 discount with the Gästekarte Erzgebirge, Adam-Ries-Karte, Freie-Presse-Card, Envia-Card, VR-BankCard or SchülerFerienTicket. Free admission for, among others, members of museum associations (Saxony, Germany, Czech Republic), ICOM members, tour guides, tour escorts and bus drivers. Guided tour fee €25, in a foreign language €35. The combined ticket for the municipal museums is not available in 2026 due to the renovation of the Manufaktur der Träume.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
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During the holidays, children's programs such as Bergzwerg (mine gnome) adventure tours in the visitor mine, explorer tours on rocks and minerals, and the flashlight tour "Nachts im Museum". According to the mining authority, the silver mine may only be visited from age 6; sturdy footwear is required.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | The mine can only be visited with a mine guide; group tours of the museum or the mine each last approx. 1 hour; group appointments for 10 or more people on request. Special formats such as city and museum tours, the flashlight tour "Nachts im Museum" (Night at the Museum), and traditional tours of the mine on Advent Mondays. Museum education programs for school classes, including combined with St. Annenkirche. |
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