Sächsisches Rot-Kreuz-Museum Beierfeld
Museum in Beierfeld, run by volunteers, on the history of the Red Cross in Saxony and of the medical and rescue services.
About the museum
Even the members of the Beierfeld medical column and, later, the DRK local organization in the GDR kept mementos and maintained a chronicle. After the fall of the Wall and the merger of the two Red Cross societies in 1991, they made contact with Red Cross museums in the West and exchanged objects. In 1996 this led to the Rot-Kreuz-Museum in Beierfeld, the first of its kind in the new federal states.
The collection was initially stored in basement rooms of an old factory building. The town of Grünhain-Beierfeld later made a vacant residential building available to the DRK local association, which was converted. Since 2004 the museum has been housed on August-Bebel-Straße; an annex serves as an archive.
The permanent exhibition shows around 2,000 objects from over 150 years of Red Cross, medical, and military medicine history – from Henry Dunant through the Kingdom of Saxony and the world wars to the GDR and reunification. Recreated scenes show, for example, a tracing service office and a field hospital. In total the collection comprises more than 12,000 objects and a specialist library; loans have gone to museums in Dresden, Hamburg, and Kassel.
Highlights
- Around 2,000 exhibits from over 150 years of Red Cross history
- Recreated scenes such as a tracing service office and a field hospital
- Red Cross awards, field post, and medical devices
- Archive and specialist library by arrangement
Permanent exhibitions
- Rotkreuzgeschichte in Sachsen – Red Cross, medical, and rescue history from the Kingdom of Saxony through the world wars and the GDR to the present, with uniforms, equipment, and recreated scenes.
- Founded
- 1996
- Operated by
- DRK-Ortsverein Beierfeld
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
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| Reduced | €2.50People with severe disabilities (from degree of disability 70), school pupils, students, trainees, holders of the Ehrenamtskarte (volunteer card) |
| Children & teens | €2.50free up to age 6 · Children up to age 14 €2.50 |
| Visitors with disabilities | €2.50with severe disability ID (Schwerbehindertenausweis) from degree of disability 70 |
| Students & apprentices | €2.50 |
| Groups (10+ people) | €3.50 per personfor 10 or more people; children in groups €2.00 |
| Families | €92 adults and 1 child up to age 14; with 2 children €10.00, each additional child €2.00 |
| Photo permit | €3 |
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
A snack is possible for groups by arrangement.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Photography | Photography with a photo permit (€3). |
| Good to know | Group tours by advance booking; volunteer staff answer questions in the exhibition. Archive accessible as part of a tour by arrangement. |
