Heimatmuseum Geithain

Current exhibitions

About the museum

The museum preserves the history of Geithain and its surroundings. A local history room was only set up at Chemnitzer Straße 22 for the town's 800th anniversary in 1986, although individual citizens had been collecting antiquities since around 1900. After reunification the city bought the dilapidated house and the neighboring house No. 20, had both restored, and enlarged the exhibition space.

The two connected stone houses from the 16th and 17th centuries survived the great town fires of 1670 and 1700; for a long time weavers of linen lived here. Today the permanent exhibition across two floors covers the founding of the town, self-government, Geithain as a garrison town for two hundred years, marksmen's traditions, lime and brick production, pharmacy history, crafts and Geithain enamelware.

Highlights include a black kitchen from around 1580, a loom, the old town hall clockwork and archaeological finds from the construction of the A 72 motorway. The museum garden with a wild-herb spiral and a terrace serves children's programs and events.

Highlights

• Black kitchen from around 1580
• Garrison and marksmen's history
• Pharmacy history with a pill machine to try out
• Loom and historic town hall clockwork
• Museum garden with wild-herb spiral
• Combined ticket with the Underground Passages and Powder Tower

Permanent exhibitions

• Stadtentwicklung und Schwarzküche – Ground floor with the development of Geithain from the High Middle Ages to town council administration, a black kitchen from around 1580, a loom and archaeological finds.
• Kalk, Ziegel, Schützen und Garnison – Upper floor on lime and brick making, marksmen's history and the two-hundred-year garrison period.
• Apothekenwesen und Handwerk – History of Geithain's pharmacists, old crafts and flax processing; the pill machine is popular with children.

Founded

1995

Operated by

Stadt Geithain

Admission & discounts

Admission prices apply to the local history museum, the Underground Passages, the gatehouse and the Powder Tower, as well as city tours. Schools and childcare facilities of the City of Geithain use the offerings free of charge in class.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

Museum education programs for kindergartens and schools, e.g. knights, old games, weaving, enameling, bookbinding and pharmacy (approx. 1–1.5 hours, max. 15 participants, registration about 14 days in advance). Children can make their own "tablet" at the pill machine; herb activities in the museum garden.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Small museum shop with local history literature and postcards; museum garden with terrace.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

Use of museum areas upon application under the city's usage and fee regulations.

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