Local history of Aschersleben, a fossil and mineral collection, and the only walk-in Masonic temple in Germany, housed in a townhouse on the market square.
November 28, 2026 – February 28, 2027
Erzgebirge folk art with luminous wooden pyramids and painted nativity scenes by the Dresden artist Roland Unger (1941–2022), with a humorous, self-ironic character.
October 11, 2026 – November 9, 2026
Using the biographies of persecuted people, the travelling exhibition shows how the early concentration camps set up from 1933 onwards tested violence and secured Nazi rule; part of the Jüdische Kulturtage Aschersleben.
As early as 1843, citizens of Aschersleben called for a natural history museum. The "Städtisches Museum" (Municipal Museum) opened on November 8, 1908, in the former Stephaneum. It closed in 1918, and its collections moved to the Rondell of the town fortifications. In the 1920s, the paleontologist Martin Schmidt and others expanded the geological and paleontological holdings. The museum reopened in 1934 after a long break and was closed again during World War II.
On July 24, 1955, the museum opened at its present location, Markt 21, a listed 18th-century townhouse. The building was erected in 1798 as the lodge house of the Freemasons' lodge "Zu den drei Kleeblättern" (The Three Clovers) and remained so until 1935. After reunification, it was returned in 1992 to the Grand National Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Germany; the lodge resumed its work in 1993. Since then, the lodge and the museum have shared the building.
The permanent exhibition traces Aschersleben from its first documented mention in 753 to the political transition of 1989/90 (Wende), supplemented by prehistory and early history, a paleontological study collection with around 7,000 fossils, and a mineral cabinet. The Masonic temple on the upper floor is accessible as part of the tour.
| Adults | €3.50 |
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| Reduced | €2.50 |
Further reductions can be requested on site.
The building is not accessible.
Great for kids & families
The museum offers educational programs in the categories "For Little Ones," "For Older Children," and "For Everyone."
Paid parking · 2-min walk to the entrance
Parking directly in front of the museum, as well as at the Vorderbreite/Hinterbreite parking lot (about a 2-minute walk); both are paid.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The Masonic temple is part of the museum tour. |
