No Secret - Pop up exhibition Schacht 371
The temporary exhibition offers access to a previously closed part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří for the first time. The focus is on the history of Wismut, its role in the Cold War&an outlook on future presentation sites at Shaft 371.
Shining Stories
The exhibition “Radiant History(ies)” looks back on 30 years of the Uranium Mining Museum and tells the story of uranium mining in the region. Historical exhibits, personal stories, and fascinating insights bring the past to life.
Special exhibition - An open hand - the allure of playing cards
From hand-painted cards to printed cards: the exhibition shows the development of playing cards, their design and variety. High-quality loans and items from the collection invite you to discover them.
Technisches Museum Papiermühle Niederzwönitz08297 Zwönitz
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today 10:00 - 16:00 clock
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Over 450 years of living paper history
The paper mill is one of the oldest paper mills in Germany that is still in operation today. As a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Ore Mountains/Krušnohorí mining region, it is an insider tip in the region as an authentic site of paper and cardboard production.
Technisches Museum Papiermühle Niederzwönitz08297 Zwönitz
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Exhibit of the quarter - Pen and ink drawing Neustädtel Siebenschlehener Pochwerk
Pen and ink drawing of the Siebenschlehener Pochwerk in Neustädtel - a detailed depiction of historical mining and metallurgy in the region.
Museum für bergmännische Volkskunst08289 Schneeberg
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The Abrafaxe underground - MOSAIK adventure in Schneeberg
The Abrafaxe underground - an exciting MOSAIK adventure in Schneeberg that takes fans young and old into the world of mining, fantasy and the joy of discovery.
Museum für bergmännische Volkskunst08289 Schneeberg
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Special Exhibition from the Erzgebirge Landscape Art Collection: A View Toward Bohemia
The Ore Mountains connect Germany and the Czech Republic in terms of landscape, culture, and history. The exhibition focuses on Bohemian motifs from the Ore Mountains and features paintings, drawings, and prints depicting striking peaks, towns, and landscapes.
Schloss Schlettau09487 Schlettau
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Permanent exhibition Pochanlage
Visitors can immerse themselves in the past and experience the various steps involved in ore processing through the functioning punching plant. The permanent exhibition uses minerals, ores, pictures and models to provide an insight into the history of mining.
Technisches Museum Siebenschlehener Pochwerk08289 Schneeberg
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Special Exhibition: The Abrafaxes Underground — MOSAIK Adventures in Schneeberg
The Abrafaxes have fallen in love with the Ore Mountains! The exhibition shows how their adventures are featured at the MOSAIK month after month, explains why Abrax, Brabax, and Califax ended up in Schneeberg, and showcases numerous original drawings.
Technisches Museum Siebenschlehener Pochwerk08289 Schneeberg
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ETERNAL TEUFE - Lord, who guides my paths
The artist combines fine silk embroidery with mining motifs. Delicate structures meet rough themes and create contrasting visual worlds. The works reflect her personal exploration and artistic process.
Technisches Museum Siebenschlehener Pochwerk08289 Schneeberg
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Special Exhibition: Franz Joseph Gerstner
This special exhibition profiles the prominent German-Bohemian mathematician, astronomer, physicist, university founder, and pioneer of railroad construction. The exhibition focuses on Gerstner’s outstanding scientific and technical achievements.
Frohnauer Hammer09456 Annaberg-Buchholz
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Opening day at Depot Bahnhof N°4
The otherwise hidden treasures of the PERLA CASTRUM museum collection - a castle full of history - can be discovered here.
The exhibition section tells the story of Schwarzenberg's railroad station and presents numerous washing machines and ovens.
Depot Bahnhof N°408340 Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb.
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06.10.26 11:00 - 18:00 clock
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The mummy and her sarcophagus
The mummy and its sarcophagus transport visitors to the fascinating world of Ancient Egypt, where they can explore the afterlife, mysterious riddles, and the art of mummification in an exciting way.
Miner's lamp tour - evening tour with the miner
An evening tour of the Christmas & Toy Museum is a welcome experience at this atmospheric time of year. The miner will tell you about the life of miners at the end of the 18th century, and you will pass nutcrackers, incense smokers, angels and much more.
Stündliche Vorführung
THE "ORE MOUNTAIN VILLAGE FAIR"
The "Erzgebirgische Dorfkirmes" enchants with over 300 carved figures, carousels, music and dancing. Erich Parthey spent 25 years working on the intricate mechanism of this unique mechanical masterpiece, which brings fairground life to life.
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Museum für bergmännische Volkskunst08289 Schneeberg
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05.12.26 10:00 - 17:00 clock
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Bettina Pousttchi: 42 days
Objects from the street scene are twisted and grouped by the artist. This creates sculptures that appear to be exposed to external forces, in resistance. The 42 bollards are reminiscent of groups of people and 42 days of the "Free Republic of Schwarzenberg".
Oberes Tor08340 Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb.
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Uli Aigner: One Million - ITEM 3501 / 3502
With her two porcelain vessels - supposedly broken and intact - the artist continues her worldwide life project. Created in Jingdezhen, China, the world capital of porcelain, they are reminiscent of kaolin mining in the Ore Mountains.
Dampfbrauerei Schwartz08294 Lößnitz
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Tony Cragg: Stack
The patinated bronze of the abstract sculpture is reminiscent of weathered rocks, polished wood or volcanic columns of smoke. The layered geometric forms by the renowned artist play with the idea of geological models.
Kurpark Aue-Bad Schlema08280 Aue-Bad Schlema
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Sean Scully: Coin Stack 2
Growing up as the son of a hairdresser, stacks of coins were among the artist's childhood impressions. Situated at the "Miners' Dome", the sculpture commemorates the labor disputes of the Schneeberg miners in 1496/98, which prevented their wages from being reduced by one groschen.
Kirchplatz Kirche St. Wolfgang08289 Schneeberg
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Purple Path: Redfort-Braided Journey
The Redfort design collective combines traditional craftsmanship with contemporary design. The installation made of translucent steel wire is reminiscent of bobbin lace from the Ore Mountains and links Barbara Uthmann to the future of the location.
Purple Path Braided Journey09456 Annaberg-Buchholz
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Carl Emanuel Wolff: Wild boars
It is said that wild boars foraging for food once uncovered the first tin ore in Ehrenfriedersdorf. This left its mark on the town - and so the patinated gunmetal bronze by the Dresden sculptor also contains pewter and traces of work, worked in with bare hands.
Sauberg09427 Ehrenfriedersdorf
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Friedrich Kunath: Include me out
The humorous group of spruces with lowered eyelids and pointed noses, to which a tree does not belong, touches on social and societal primal fears. At the same time, the sculpture is reminiscent of the concept of forest sustainability (von Carlowitz, 1713).
Buntsockenpark09380 Thalheim/Erzgeb.
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Leunora Salihu: Bow
Like a shiny silver piece of jewelry consisting of fine links, the approximately two-metre-high arch invites you to walk through and observe the shadows changed by the sun: Movement in the static form as a confrontation with the place.
Areal Stalburc/Hoheneck09366 Stollberg/Erzgeb.
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Purple Path: James Turrell Ganzfeld - Beyond Horizons 2025
James Turrell's "Ganzfeld - Beyond Horizons 2025" opens up a light-flooded space in which color and perception merge. The installation blurs boundaries and creates an intense experience of pure, seemingly boundless light.
Halle 18 des ehemaligen Steinkohlebergwerks in Oelsnitz / Erzgbirge09376 Oelsnitz/Erzgeb.
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Purple Path: James Turrell Ganzfeld - Beyond Horizons 2025
James Turrell's "Ganzfeld - Beyond Horizons 2025" opens up a light-flooded space in which color and perception merge. The installation blurs boundaries and creates an intense experience of pure, seemingly boundless light.
Halle 18 des ehemaligen Steinkohlebergwerks in Oelsnitz / Erzgbirge09376 Oelsnitz/Erzgeb.
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No Secret - Pop up exhibition Schacht 371
The temporary exhibition offers access to a previously closed part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří for the first time. The focus is on the history of Wismut, its role in the Cold War&an outlook on future presentation sites at Shaft 371.
Mini mining home
The mini mining home comprises over 50 lovingly designed models on a scale of 1:25. 180m² of the Schneeberg-Neustädt mining landscape with pits, powder tower, slag heaps and paths are recreated in great detail.
Technisches Museum Siebenschlehener Pochwerk08289 Schneeberg
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today 10:00 - 18:00 clock
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