Palitzsch-Museum

Over het museum

The museum is based in the so-called Palitzschhof, a farmstead built in 1851 and the only surviving property of the old Prohlis village center. Since the 1970s it has been surrounded by the high-rises of a new housing development; of the former three-sided farmstead, only the two residential buildings remain.

In 1988 a local heritage room with a memorial to Johann George Palitzsch (1723–1788) opened here. The Prohlis farmer and amateur astronomer became famous across Europe in 1758 as the first person to rediscover the comet whose return Edmond Halley had predicted; he also promoted potato cultivation and corresponded with scholars throughout Europe.

After 1990 the City of Dresden took over the building, which today belongs to the Museen der Stadt Dresden (Dresden city museums) network. Following renovation from 2003 to 2005, the new permanent exhibition “Prohlis, Palitzsch und Planeten” opened in 2014.

It leads from Neolithic settlement traces and circular ditch enclosures to a re-created study of the scholar and on to today's comet research; the main attraction is a digital planetarium beneath a dome. The program is complemented by school programs, lectures, the Archäo-Pfad (archaeology trail) along the Geberbach stream, and an excavation project at the former Prohlis palace.

Hoogtepunten

• Digital planetarium beneath the dome in the attic
• Re-created study of farmer-astronomer Johann George Palitzsch
• Finds from 7,000 years of settlement history in southeastern Dresden
• Listed Palitzschhof amid a prefab housing estate
• Hands-on excavation at the buried Prohlis palace

Vaste collectie

• Prohlis, Palitzsch und Planeten – A three-part tour from Neolithic settlement through the life and discoveries of farmer-astronomer Palitzsch to comet research, with a digital planetarium.

Opgericht

1988

Beheerder

Museen der Stadt Dresden (Landeshauptstadt Dresden)

Directie

Peter Neukirch

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: Free admission every Friday from 12:00

Rates according to the fee schedule of the Museen der Stadt Dresden. Free admission with the Dresden-Pass and for members of the Museumsbund, ICOM, and the Heimatverein Prohlis, among others. Tickets only at the museum ticket desk; no card payment.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

All rooms reachable by elevator (door width 90 cm; emergency call audio-only, tactile controls). Accessible restroom on the first floor. The entrance door does not open automatically; stairs have handrails but no step markings. Exhibition texts in German only; visitor information in Easy Language (Leichte Sprache) on the website.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Kinderfeestjes

Free leaflet for a family rally through five small municipal museums (elementary school age, collect stamps, win a prize). Children's birthday party “Reise durch die Zeiten” (Journey Through Time) for ages 6 to 12 (1.5 hrs, max. 8 children, €100). Holiday program on constellations in the planetarium for after-school care groups; the excavation project at the Prohlis palace is also open to families.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Arrival by public transport is recommended; about 6.2 km from the main train station.

Service & horeca

• Café: niet aanwezig
• Museumwinkel: niet aanwezig
• Wifi

No museum café and no museum shop; free Wi-Fi throughout the building. Gift vouchers available at the ticket desk.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Zakelijke evenementen

Tot 25 personen.

Multipurpose room (45 m²) for seminars, training sessions, consultations, and meetings with up to 25 people, with kitchenette and accessible entrance; €35 up to 3 hrs, €55 up to 5 hrs, €100 up to 10 hrs.

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