City museum of Coswig near Dresden in the Karrasburg: local history with hands-on stations and changing special exhibitions.
29 augustus 2026 – 15 november 2026
The anniversary exhibition marking 30 years of the Karrasburg presents Otto Ehrhardt (1869–1942), a Coswig teacher and internationally successful art photographer known above all for his gum bichromate prints. For the first time, photographs from his descendants' private collection are also on display.
28 november 2026 – 4 april 2027
Christmas and winter exhibition about animals from fairy tales and stories.
24 april 2027 – 25 juli 2027
The artist Anne Ibelings shows detailed drawings and small diorama worlds.
28 augustus 2027 – 7 november 2027
Unusual and rarely shown pieces from the museum's holdings.
vanaf 27 november 2027
Winter exhibition about stoves and the stories surrounding them; end date not yet known.
The name recalls the Karras knights, who, as feudal lords of Coswig, are said to have lived in a moated castle on this site around 500 years ago. According to legend, Georg Karras shot Elector Maurice (Moritz) of Saxony at the Battle of Sievershausen in 1553. In 1556 the estate passed to Elector August, who used it as a hunting lodge until 1679. Rebuilt after a fire in 1726, the old building gave way in 1897 to the present villa, which later served as a residence, youth center, and apprentices' dormitory.
The museum's history goes back to 1904, when Coswig residents began collecting evidence of local history. After temporary quarters in a school and the town hall, a local history museum opened on Karrasstraße in 1957; it had to close in 1983 because the building was dilapidated. The town took over the Karrasburg in 1991, had it restored in keeping with its historic character, and opened the new city museum there in October 1996.
Today the Karrasburg presents the history of Coswig and its districts in five redesigned rooms, from archaeological finds to the industrial and garden city and well-known local figures; a separate section is devoted to the Alte Kirche (Old Church). Several special exhibitions a year, audio stations, and the mascot Cosimir are aimed especially at families and children. The museum is run by the Kulturbetriebsgesellschaft Meißner Land.
| Volwassenen | € 2 |
|---|---|
| Met korting | € 1,50School students, university students, and people with severe disabilities |
| Kinderen & jongeren | € 1,50gratis t/m 5 jaar · Children under 6 free; school students pay the reduced price. |
| Senioren | –No senior discount listed. |
| Mensen met een beperking | € 1,50Reduced admission for people with severe disabilities. |
| Studenten | € 1,50 |
| Groepen (vanaf 10 pers.) | € 1 p.p.For 10 or more adults; guided tour €15 extra per group, city walk €25 extra per group. |
| Gezinnen | € 5Maximum of 2 adults and 4 children. |
| Guided tour (per group, plus admission) | € 15 |
| City walk (per group, plus admission) | € 25 |
| Museum education program (per child) | € 22 accompanying adults free |
Cash only; card payment is not possible. Public city walks and holiday workshops for special exhibitions have their own prices (e.g., €5 including admission or €3 per child).
Wheelchair-accessible entrance from the end of Karrasstraße (past the Indian restaurant). Stairlift to the exhibition rooms on the first and second floors, no elevator; a wheelchair can be borrowed. Accessible restroom on the first (ground) floor.
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
| Toegang kinderen | gratis t/m 5 jaar |
|---|---|
| Gezinsticket | € 5 · Maximum of 2 adults and 4 children. |
Hands-on and discovery stations for children in the permanent exhibition, for example for assembling a replica of a find or solving a crime case, plus a hidden-object picture.
Zentrum/Börse · 3 min. lopen
Streetcar line 4 or bus line 405 to Coswig Zentrum/Börse, then about a 3-minute walk; S1 to Coswig station, then about a 10-minute walk.
Wheelchair users reach the museum from the end of Karrasstraße.
Route plannenCard game "Zeitreise Coswig" (Time Travel Coswig) available at the museum.
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.
| Rondleidingen | ja |
|---|---|
| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Goed om te weten | Museum education programs for daycare, after-school groups, and schools (including old-time games, city walk, "Vom Korn zum Brot" (From Grain to Bread), archaeology workshop; "Schule früher und heute" (School Then and Now) at the branch site on Ladenstraße) by registration at +49-3523-66450 or by email. |
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