Musik- und Wintersportmuseum
Municipal museum in Klingenthal on the history of the music instrument town and the winter sports center on the Aschberg.
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About the museum
The museum on Schloßstraße, which also houses the tourist information office, tells two sides of the town: the music town and the winter sports center. For nearly 400 years, musical instruments have been made in the Saxon Vogtland and the neighboring region of northwest Bohemia; in the second half of the 19th century the region grew into a world center of instrument making. In 1913, around three quarters of the world's supply of strings came from the Vogtland, as did more than half of all harmonicas.
The exhibition documents how the place on the Aschberg developed into a music town: around 1928, about 10,000 people in the Klingenthal area worked in instrument making. Between 1961 and 1985 many harmonica firms merged into the Klingenthaler Harmonika-Werk, from which the brand name "Weltmeister" emerged. C. A. Seydel Söhne is still in Klingenthal today and is the oldest harmonica manufacturer in the world still in production.
The second focus is winter sports: more than twenty medal winners at the Olympic Games and world championships come from the ski area on the Aschberg, beginning with Harry Glaß, who won Olympic bronze in 1956. Historical documents, photographs, sports equipment and ski jump models show the development of skiing. Alongside the permanent exhibition there are concerts, events, special exhibitions and, every year, a popular Christmas exhibition.
Highlights
- Documentation of Klingenthal's development into a music town
- History of harmonica making and the "Weltmeister" brand
- Winter sports with historical documents, equipment and ski jump models
- Medal winners from Klingenthal at the Olympics and world championships
- Annual Christmas exhibition
Permanent exhibitions
- Klingenthal, die Musikstadt – Documentation of the development of the place on the Aschberg into a center of musical instrument making, especially harmonicas.
- Klingenthal, das Wintersportzentrum – Historical documents, photographs, sports equipment and ski jump models show the development of winter sports in the region.
- Founded
- 1995
- Operated by
- Stadt Klingenthal (Tourist-Information)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €3Pupils, students, trainees and people with severe disabilities |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 6 · Children up to age 6 have free admission; pupils pay €3. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €3People with severe disabilities. |
| Students & apprentices | €3Pupils, students and trainees. |
| Groups (10+ people) | €4.50 per personFrom 10 people: adults €4.50 per person, reduced €2.50. |
| Families | €12Family ticket for a maximum of 2 adults with children. |
Holders of the Klingenthal Sozialkarte (social card) or the Sächsische Ehrenamtskarte (Saxon volunteer card) receive 50% off; holders of the Klingenthal guest card and of several neighboring towns' guest cards receive €0.50 off the adult price. For the Christmas exhibition, a surcharge of €1 applies.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Regional train (RB 1 and RB 5) to Klingenthal.
By car via the A72 (exit Plauen Süd or Zwickau West) to Klingenthal.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
The tourist information office is in the same building (Schloßstraße 3).
Events & venue rental
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