Schloßbergmuseum Public guided tour

Highlights of the Schloßbergmuseum

Heiliges Grab aus der Jakobikirche, Chemnitz, um 1480/1520

When

18.05.2025 at 14:30 Uhr (45 min)

When

18.05.2025 at 14:30 Uhr (45 min)

We cordially invite you to a public guided tour through the permanent exhibition of the Schloßbergmuseum on Sunday, May 18th 2025 from 14:30 in the Schloßbergmuseum. The exhibition tells the story of Chemnitz from the 12th to the 20th century and shows a variety of models of the architectural development of the monastery and city: in particular, the three large city models of the medieval community, the vibrant city of the ‘Golden Twenties’ or the development project of the Karl-Marx-Stadt city centre of 1960 invite you to take an exciting walk through the eventful history of the city and its inhabitants.

Further dates can be found in our calendar of events.

We look forward to seeing you!

Meeting point: Ticket office of the Schloßbergmuseum

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The houses of the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz

Schloßbergmuseum, Ostgiebel, Foto: Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz/Schloßbergmuseum

Schloßbergmuseum

The Museum of History of the City of Chemnitz is housed in one of the most beautiful and best-preserved monastery sites in Saxony. Around 1135, Emperor Lothar ordered to build a Benedictine monastery on a ridge above the Chemnitz River, which would exist until the age of Reformation.

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  • Opening hours

    Tue – Sun, public holidays, 11 am – 6 pm
    closed 24., 25. & 31.12.

  • Admission

    General admission 8 Euros, reduced admission 5 Euros.

    For children and adolescents through age 17, as well as for students of the Technical University Chemnitz, holders of a Chemnitzpass, and chaperones to severely handicapped persons, admission is always free.
    For further information regarding individual and group admission fees and combination tickets valid for more than one of the museums within the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, please see the schedule of fees (Entgeltordnung).

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  • Museum Shop

    Publications, postcards, posters, and other merchandise are available at the ticket counter.
    Orders may be e-mailed to service.kunstsammlungen@stadt-chemnitz.de or faxed to +49 (0)371 488 4498. Kindly use our order form (Bestellformular).

  • Address and Contact Information

    Schloßberg 12, 09113 Chemnitz
    T +49 (0)371 488 4520, F +49 (0)371 488 4599
    schlossbergmuseum@stadt-chemnitz.de

  • Barriere·Freiheit

    Rollstuhl·Nutzer können die Dauer·Ausstellung besuchen.

    Blinden·Hunde und Therapie·Hunde dürfen mit ins Museum.