Stadtmuseum Belgern

About the museum

The local history museum's collection has been growing for around sixty years. Since 2004 it has been housed in the “Alte Schmiede” (Old Forge) at Topfmarkt 7, one of the town's oldest house plots. Over time the plot belonged, among others, to two mayors; from the early 19th century a forge stood here, which was in operation until the mid-1950s.

The tour therefore begins in a working forge. On the ground floor, the exhibits cover the significance of the Elbe and fishing, crafts, agriculture, brewing, wine-growing and market trade, as well as jurisdiction, with the Belgern Roland and coin finds from the area. The former courtyard passage shows parts of the 1730 Distanzsäule (distance column) and other stone monuments.

The upper floor, in a restored half-timbered house, is devoted to prehistory and early history, documented by finds from the surrounding area from the Neolithic to the Late Bronze Age, including finds from the cemetery near Liebersee. Further highlights are pottery crafts, which played a major role here until the 1950s, the Privileged Shooting Guild (Privilegierte Schützengilde), and a dedicated room for the Lower Sorbian graphic artist Friedrich Kittler. A display storeroom with pewter, books, weapons and a 16th-century breastplate rounds off the collection.

Highlights

• Working forge as the starting point of the Old Forge
• Town history with Elbe fishing, crafts, brewing, wine-growing and the Roland
• Prehistory and early history with finds from the Liebersee cemetery
• Pottery crafts and display case of the Privileged Shooting Guild
• Dedicated room for the graphic artist Friedrich Kittler

Permanent exhibitions

• Alte Schmiede und Stadtgeschichte – A working forge and the ground floor show crafts, agriculture, brewing, wine-growing, the role of the Elbe and the town's jurisdiction.
• Ur- und Frühgeschichte, Töpferhandwerk und Schützengilde – The upper floor shows finds from the Neolithic to the Migration Period, pottery and the display case of the Privileged Shooting Guild.
• Friedrich-Kittler-Raum – A dedicated room commemorates the Lower Sorbian graphic artist and drawing teacher Friedrich Kittler and shows a cross-section of his work.

Operated by

Stadt Belgern-Schildau

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
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• Accessible restroom: no information
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• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
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Kids & families

• Playground / play area

The state portal “Sachsens Museen” lists a children's play corner.

Getting there & parking

The museum is at Topfmarkt 7 in Belgern's old town.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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