Karasek-Museum
Local history museum in Seifhennersdorf about the highwayman captain Karasek, a Bohemian enclave, a weaver's room, Polierschiefer (polishing slate) and everyday life in the GDR.
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About the museum
The collection was founded by the Humboldtverein, which had already been established in Seifhennersdorf in 1870. From 1930 the local history museum was housed in the former weaving school; in 1943 it had to make way for a military hospital and was able to reopen on June 5, 1948. As the school later needed more space itself, the museum rooms kept shrinking.
The municipality then chose the former farmhouse of a four-sided farm on Nordstraße, which came into its possession in 1968. After extensive conversion, the town museum opened there in 1977. To give the house its own profile after the Wende (reunification), the town council renamed it on November 8, 1996, "Karasek-Museum – ein Heimatmuseum der besonderen Art". In 2020, fire protection and electrics were renewed; since then the tourist information has also been located in the house.
Today the museum tells of the life of the highwayman captain Karasek and of smugglers and poachers in the border region. Further themes include the Bohemian enclave of Niederleutersdorf (1635–1849), the hard life of the linen weavers, a farmhouse, sleeping and weaving room around 1800 furnished as it originally was, and the Umgebindehaus itself. A groin-vaulted room documents the Polierschiefer deposit with its fossils up to 32 million years old, and a separate display shows everyday life in the GDR.
Highlights
- Highwayman captain Karasek and his eventful life
- Bohemian enclave of Niederleutersdorf (1635–1849)
- Farmhouse, sleeping and weaving room around 1800
- Polierschiefer deposit with fossils in the groin-vaulted room
- GDR exhibition with around 1,000 exhibits
Permanent exhibitions
- Damals in der DDR – das tägliche Leben – Around 1,000 exhibits on work, school, household, culture and leisure show everyday life over forty years.
- Räuberhauptmann Karasek und die böhmische Enklave – The display tells of robbers, smugglers and poachers, as well as the Bohemian enclave of Niederleutersdorf and the life of the linen weavers.
- Polierschiefer-Lagerstätte – In the groin-vaulted room, the unique deposit with fossils 20 to 32 million years old is documented.
- Operated by
- Fremdenverkehrsverein Seifhennersdorf e. V.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
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| Reduced | €3Pupils and students |
| Children & teens | €2free up to age 2 · Children from age 3 and young people up to age 16; children under 3 free. |
| Students & apprentices | €3Pupils and students. |
| Groups (12+ people) | €3 per personFrom 12 adults, per person; children and young people in groups and school classes (from 12 participants) pay €1.50 including guided tour. |
| Families | €10.50Two adults with children as a flat rate, if the sum of the individual prices would be higher. |
| Adults with social pass | €1Children and young people with social pass €0.50; family flat rate with social pass €2.50. |
Cash only. Holders of the Gästekarte Oberlausitz have free admission. Guided tour of the museum: €25 in addition to admission (costume tour €35), not for children's groups; hike on the Karasek-Ringweg with costumed performance, about 1.5 hours, €60.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours can be booked, including with the highwayman captain Karasek in costume. Groups only by advance registration. |
