Nussknackermuseum

Over het museum

The foundation was a private collection: in 1966, master mechanical engineer Jürgen Löschner, who worked closely with makers of Ore Mountain folk art in his profession, began collecting nutcrackers. Together with his son Uwe, the present owner, he at first gathered mainly the grim-looking authority figures such as kings, gendarmes, foresters and soldiers; later, pieces from numerous countries were added. Through contacts with collectors and museums in Germany and the USA, the collection grew steadily.

In 1994 the family opened their nutcracker museum in Neuhausen, which sees itself as the first of its kind in Europe. Several pieces were entered in the Guinness Book of Records, including functional giant nutcrackers 3.86 and 5.87 meters tall as well as the collection itself. On August 9, 2008, a 10.10-meter-tall nutcracker was added that towers over the entire complex. Today, about 6,500 nutcrackers from more than 30 countries and four centuries can be seen on over 400 square meters.

In 2000 the building was extended with the Technical Museum "Alte Stuhlfabrik" (old chair factory). The business goes back to 1892, was expanded into a factory in 1908 and – most recently as a production site of the VEB Vereinigte Sitzmöbelindustrie Neuhausen – made chairs until 1991. Recreated workstations show the path from board to ready-to-ship chair; since 2003 the top floor has presented living culture from the Gründerzeit to the 1980s. Since 2019, a restored steam engine has stood in the former boiler room. The world's largest music box, a witch's house, a fairy-tale corner and a collection of over 80 motorcycles from GDR times complement the museum complex.

Hoogtepunten

• Nutcracker 10.10 meters tall, the museum's landmark since 2008
• About 6,500 nutcrackers from over 30 countries and four centuries
• Smallest nutcracker at only 4.9 millimeters tall, viewed through a magnifying glass
• World's largest music box with figures from the Nutcracker fairy tale, opening on the hour
• Technical Museum "Alte Stuhlfabrik" with historic steam engine
• Motorcycle exhibition with over 80 two-wheelers from 1949 to 1990

Vaste collectie

• Nussknackermuseum – Collection of about 6,500 nutcrackers from over 30 countries, from traditional Ore Mountain figures to record-setting specimens in giant and miniature size.
• Technisches Museum „Alte Stuhlfabrik“ und „Möbel im Wandel der Zeit“ – Original production rooms of a chair factory operated until 1991 show chair production step by step; on the upper floor, living rooms from the Gründerzeit to the 1980s.
• Motorradausstellung – Private collection of over 80 motorcycles and mopeds showing which two-wheelers people used to get around in the GDR.

Opgericht

1994

Beheerder

Familie Löschner (Privatmuseum)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Admission covers the entire museum complex with the Nutcracker Museum, the Technical Museum "Alte Stuhlfabrik", the motorcycle exhibition and the outdoor grounds.

Toegankelijkheid

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Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

The museum complex is explicitly aimed at the whole family. In the outdoor grounds, the giant music box with figures from the Nutcracker fairy tale opens on the hour; in the witch's house the witch Baba Yaga appears, and a turntable shows figures from Grimm's fairy tales.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum complex is in the town center of Neuhausen, about 5 km from the toy village of Seiffen.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Specialty shop for Ore Mountain folk art, open during the museum's entire opening hours; also an online shop for collectors. Restrooms available.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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