From November 21, 2026
PLAYMOBIL verliebt
Christmas exhibition of the museum with Playmobil scenes; opening on 21 November 2026.
Museum Bürgermeister-Ringenhain-Haus Torgau
Richly painted Renaissance townhouse from 1596 in Torgau, with an angel ceiling, an animal ceiling and a hunting frieze.
Have only individual sections read aloud
Opening hoursAdmission €4
Current exhibitions
Through November 1, 2026
Knopfkunst
The Upper Lusatian artist Michael Voigt creates portraits, landscapes and animal motifs from buttons; alongside, his large button collection from the Middle Ages to the present is shown. Closing event on 1 November 2026.
About the museum
Mayor Paul Ringenhain had the house at Breite Straße 9 newly built in 1596. As the wealthiest citizen of Torgau at the time and a merchant in beer and cloth with connections to Leipzig, Halle and the court at Hartenfels Castle, he sought the best craftsmen for his residential and commercial house and tried to emulate the interior of the castle.
The wall and ceiling paintings follow models from the castle that have long since been lost there. The wooden coffered ceiling of the Saalstube (parlor) on the first upper floor shows 40 angels in clouds and stars, with musical instruments and the instruments of Christ's Passion, and is attributed to court painter Nicolaus Rossmann. The panel ceiling of the hall on the second upper floor, with animal depictions after Hans Vredeman de Vries, goes back to Peter de Bruck. The door painting of the Saalstube shows the four elements after engravings by Karel van Mander, and in a room of the side wing there is a courtly hunting frieze with life-size guards.
In this completeness and state of preservation, the house is considered a unique example of a bourgeois residence in Saxony, one that vividly illustrates the "power and splendor" of the time around 1600. It belongs to the Torgau Museum Trail.
Highlights
- Angel ceiling with 40 angels in the Saalstube
- Panel ceiling with animal depictions in the hall
- Hunting frieze with life-size guards
- Door painting with the four elements
- Uniquely preserved townhouse from around 1600
Permanent exhibition
- Bürgermeister-Ringenhain-Haus – The house itself is the exhibit: living and reception rooms with wall and ceiling paintings from the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
- Founded
- 2007
- Operated by
- Stadt- und Kulturgeschichtliches Museum Torgau
- Director
- Cornelia König
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €3Children aged 5 to 14, pupils, students, severely disabled people and participants in the Federal Volunteer Service (BFD) |
| Children & teens | €3free up to age 4 · Children aged 5 to 14 pay the reduced price. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €3 |
| Students & apprentices | €3 |
| Families | €102 adults with 1–2 children aged 5 to 14; each additional child €1. |
| Combined ticket Historisches Handwerkerhaus + Bürgermeister-Ringenhain-Haus | €6Reduced €4.50, family €15.50. |
| A Handful of Museums (5 of the 7 houses on the Museum Trail) | €15Reduced €10.50, family €38. |
Specialist tours for 7 to 30 people: €55 (up to 45 min.), €70 (up to 60 min.) or €105 (up to 90 min.), plus reduced admission. School classes: €1 admission plus a €2 tour fee per pupil; one accompanying person free.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours on request at the Stadt- und Kulturgeschichtliches Museum (city and cultural history museum). |
