Town museum in Radeburg with Bronze Age finds, shooting traditions and a cabinet on the illustrator Heinrich Zille, the town's son.
September 20, 2026 – November 12, 2026
The Radeburger Carnevals Club is celebrating 70 years of Radeburger Karneval; the exhibition looks back over roughly seven decades, with former carnival prince couples, costumes, parades and choreography.
The idea for a museum arose in Radeburg around 1907, when the school principal Hüttig put together the exhibition "Radeburg vor 100 Jahren" for a local festival. The loans and donations gathered for it, together with Bronze Age finds, formed the basis of the collection, which later opened as a museum in the town hall. The teacher and local historian Paul Subklew shaped the museum until the 1940s and also researched the life and work of Heinrich Zille.
In 1929 the town administration took over the collection. After stops in the former music school, the museum moved in 1954 into the former district court building, erected in 1813, where it is still housed today. From 2017 to 2019 the building was renovated and the permanent exhibition was redesigned.
Today the collection comprises more than 5,500 objects, including furniture, weapons, pewter vessels, records of the shooting society and finds of the Lusatian culture from 1928. More than 200 pieces are associated with Heinrich Zille, who was born in Radeburg in 1858; they are given a separate cabinet of their own.
| Adults | €3 |
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| Reduced | €2Children and young people aged 7 to 17, trainees, students, pensioners, people with severe disabilities, participants in the voluntary social year (FSJ) and the federal voluntary service, holders of the Ehrenamtskarte (volunteer card), and recipients of unemployment benefit or social assistance |
| Children & teens | €2free up to age 6 · Children and pupils in class or group settings have free admission. |
| Seniors | €2Reduced price for pensioners. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €2companion free · Accompanying persons of people with severe disabilities have free admission. |
| Students & apprentices | €2 |
| Families | €61 to 2 adults with up to 6 children. |
| Annual pass, adults | €9Valid for permanent and special exhibitions with up to 6 children |
| Annual pass, reduced | €7 |
| Guided tour (up to 15 people) | €15Admission extra; school classes and groups free |
Accompanying adults of school classes and kindergarten groups, as well as members of ICOM, the German Museums Association and the Saxon Museums Association, have free admission.
According to the Saxon Museum Portal, the building is not barrier-free.
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 6 |
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| Family ticket | €6 · 1 to 2 adults with up to 6 children. |
Guided tours for children's groups, occasional holiday workshops and the "Zille-Rallye" (a quiz for children and young people from age 12, with materials available at the ticket desk).
Rathaus
Bus lines 477, 522, 403, 405 and 478 to the Rathaus stop; Lößnitzgrundbahn from Radebeul and Moritzburg.
By car via the A 13, exit Radeburg.
Get directionsMuseum shop (free to browse); cloakroom available according to the museum portal.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| School programs | yes |
| Photography | Photography and filming for private purposes is permitted and free of charge. |
| Good to know | Please register guided tours for children's and adults' groups in good time; the focus can be adjusted to your wishes. |
