Tachauer Heimatmuseum
Local history museum in the Old Schoolhouse in Weiden, on daily life, expulsion, and new beginnings for people from the Tachauer Land.
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About the museum
On August 5, 1956, the city of Weiden took over the patronage of the population of the city and district of Tachau. Shortly afterward, an association was founded to preserve the cultural heritage of the region, and over the years it gathered numerous objects. Since 1978 the collection has been housed in the Kulturzentrum Hans Bauer, a 16th-century Renaissance building.
The Tachau Heimatstube (local heritage room) was greatly expanded from 1990, and from 2000 it was organized and inventoried. After the city of Weiden installed a gallery in the historic roof structure, the homeland association opened the newly designed museum in fall 2011 under the title "Heimat – Vertreibung – Integration".
The permanent exhibition uses individual life stories to show how historical upheavals shaped people's everyday lives. Labels are bilingual, in German and Czech; a museum education concept from 2012 makes the house a place of learning for school classes.
Highlights
- Three areas: Heimat (homeland), expulsion, integration
- Large collection of traditional costumes from the Tachauer Land
- Life stories instead of abstract historical narrative
- Bilingual labels in German and Czech
- Renaissance building from the 16th century in the center of Weiden
Permanent exhibitions
- Heimat – Working life, crafts, and the button industry of the Tachauer Land, a large collection of traditional costumes, and sections on the church, the Jewish minority, and well-known personalities.
- Vertreibung – Focus on the expulsion of 1945/46 and its background, conflict between nationalities, lost places, and a piece of the Iron Curtain.
- Integration – The reception and integration of the expellees in Weiden after 1945 and their contribution to the city's development.
- Operated by
- Heimatkreisverein Tachau e. V.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €1.50 |
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| Reduced | €0.50Children and young people |
| Children & teens | €0.50Reduced price for children and young people. |
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Further appointments and tours by arrangement. The exhibition is labeled bilingually (German/Czech); there is a museum education concept for school classes. |
