November 28, 2026 – January 31, 2027
Weihnachtsausstellung
Christmas special exhibition at the museum in Burgstädt.
Stadtmuseum Burgstädt
Local heritage museum in the former cantorate on the market square, covering town history and the textile and glove industries across three floors.
Have only individual sections read aloud
Opening hoursAdmission €1
Current exhibitions
About the museum
A first local heritage museum opened in Burgstädt in 1920 in the town hall, after an association of local history friends had encouraged the collecting of the town’s history. Due to waning interest, it closed during World War II. On October 3, 1990, history-minded residents founded the Museumsverein (museum association), which resumed museum operations that same year with a Christmas exhibition in the town hall.
To anchor the museum permanently in the historic townscape, the association converted the former cantorate. In this house on the market square, the town’s first school once had its place, where the cantor himself taught. Since September 2001, the City Museum has shown Burgstädt’s development here across three floors.
On the ground floor the focus is technology and the economy, above all the town’s former role as a Saxon textile metropolis and the production of fabric gloves; another room covers school history. The second floor presents urban development, electrification, water supply, transport links and notable personalities, plus a home-workers’ room from the 1920s and 1930s and a window into the Seiger clock tower. The attic is reserved for changing exhibitions. The museum also displays a model of the former wooden Taurastein Tower.
Highlights
- Textile metropolis Burgstädt and the production of fabric gloves
- Home-workers’ room from the 1920s and 1930s
- Window looking into the Seiger clock tower
- Model of the former wooden Taurastein Tower
- School and town history in the former cantorate
Permanent exhibitions
- Technik- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte (Erdgeschoss) – Burgstädt as a former textile center with a focus on fabric gloves, plus a room on the town’s school history.
- Stadtgeschichte und Heimarbeiterstube (1. Obergeschoss) – Urban development, electrification and water supply, transport, notable personalities, a home-workers’ room from the 1920s and 1930s and a view into the Seiger clock tower.
- Founded
- 1920
- Operated by
- Museumsverein Burgstädt e. V.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €1 |
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| Children & teens | €0.50free up to age 6 · Children aged 7 to 16 pay €0.50; children up to age 6 enter free. |
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: not available
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
According to the Museumsverein (museum association), the museum is not accessible for people with reduced mobility.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
No dedicated parking directly at the museum; parking is possible on the market square and in the surrounding streets.
The museum is located directly on the market square next to the town church.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Good to know | Group visits outside opening hours by arrangement. Guided tours in foreign languages are not possible. |
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