Museum of Mining Folk Art

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Bortenreuther House Schneeberg

The Museum of Mining Folk Art is a museum in the Erzgebirge mountain town of Schneeberg .

history

The origins of the museum go back to 1929, when it was founded and housed in a back building of the “Sächsischer Hof” hotel on the initiative of the Schneeberger Bergverein. The collection of the Schneeberger Altertumsverein, founded in 1922, formed the basis of the exhibition.

In 1934 the company moved to the Bortenreuther house, which is still in use today (see below) . In 1946 the sponsorship of the museum was transferred to the city of Schneeberg. From 1953/54 the museum was specifically developed into a collection, preservation and presentation site for mining folk art. The Museum of Mining Folk Art is a selected site in the list of the Ore Mountains Mining Region with plans to register as a UNESCO World Heritage Site .

exhibition

The focus of the museum exhibitions is the town history of Schneeberg, the collection and exhibition of the Ore Mountains folk art as well as the painting and graphics of regional artists. It contains u. a. a collection of historical mechanical homeland mountains . In 1982, the main work was Erzgebirgische Dorfkirmes of Erich Parthey acquired, which is set in motion on special occasions.

building

Baroque facade in the snow

The museum has been located in the Bortenreuther-Haus complex since 1934. The four-wing house was built in 1724/25 by Johann Christoph von Naumann for the publisher Johann Friedrich Bortenreuther as a representative town house. It shows stylistic features of the Dresden Baroque as well as the Bohemian Baroque . With its rich facade decoration, it is probably the most important baroque building in the Saxon Ore Mountains, it is a listed building.

Museum director

literature

Web links

Commons : Bortenreutherhaus  - Collection of images, videos and audio files


Coordinates: 50 ° 35 ′ 39.2 "  N , 12 ° 38 ′ 30.4"  E