Local history museum Schloss Tenneberg
The Museum Schloss Tenneberg is a regional museum founded in 1929 on the premises of Schloss Tenneberg in Waltershausen in the Gotha district in Thuringia .
Destination and area of collection
The museum is divided into the areas of city history and urban handicrafts and trades, folklore and costumes, as well as the history of the doll industry. Waltershausen has developed into the center of the German doll industry since 1815. Dolls were initially made from paper mache and wood. The doll's bodies were also made of fabric and leather, which were stuffed as sewn bellows. In the permanent exhibitions in the museum, numerous original dolls and the sequence of production techniques up to the present day are presented.
In 2009 the following permanent exhibitions can be visited:
The exhibition on the city's history, the Tenneberg foam magazine with museums from the city's history, folklore and handicrafts, Two centuries - the rise and fall of the Waltershausen doll industry, From Bruno to Biggi - Waltershausen dolls made of celluloid & PVC, toys and dolls furniture - from Waltershausen 19. Century until after the 2nd World War, they return home.
history
The planning for the museum began on December 21, 1926, in the meeting room of the town hall, the formation of a home committee was prepared with a general preliminary discussion. The establishment of a local history museum in the knight's hall of Tenneberg Castle was also suggested. After approval by the state authorities, the renovation work began immediately and the museum was opened on October 20, 1929.
The Waltershausen- Tabarz - Friedrichroda region was a popular holiday area in the GDR and was therefore also promoted culturally. The VEB Puppenfabrik Biggi set up model rooms in the castle in 1983, which, however, did not belong to the museum.
Over the years, there have been repeated burglaries in the museum. In 1973, for example, there was a serious break-in in the warehouse, which was housed in the attic. Many objects, including Duke Johann Casimir's crossbow , were stolen. In 1991, valuable works of art were stolen, including faience, a very old panel painting with what is probably the oldest depiction of Waltershausen, the carpenters' guild drawer, pewter objects and jugs . A second burglary in the same year decimated the doll collection. The museum was closed in 1995 for extensive renovation and reopened in 1996. In the years that followed, the focus of the exhibition initially shifted to dolls , and the collections were expanded accordingly.
Visitor traffic
Basically, the museum is set up in such a way that the guest can look around the house without guided tours. This has been possible since 1995. Nevertheless, guided tours on various topics are still offered:
- to the history of the castle
- on the history of the doll industry
- Overview tours
- Guided tours through the respective special exhibitions
literature
- Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Hessen-Thüringen (Hrsg.): Museums in Thuringia . Frankfurt a. M. 1995, p. 182 .
- Reinhard Fauer: The rebirth of Tenneberg Castle and its local museum in Waltershausen . In: Hörselberg-Bote . Issue 39. Heimat-Verlag Hörselberg, Wutha-Farnroda 1999, p. 18-23 .
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Coordinates: 50 ° 53 ′ 43.6 ″ N , 10 ° 33 ′ 7.7 ″ E