Museum of Mining Folk Art
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
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
- Richard Hauck
- until 1947 Curt Unger
- 1947–1954 Heinrich Dörffelt
- 1954–1975 Werner Pflugbeil
- 1977–1991 Siegfried Pausch
- 1992–1998 Isolde Koksch
- since 1999 Regina Krippner
literature
- Regina Krippner: 90 Years of the Museum of Mining Folk Art in Schneeberg , in: Erzgebirgische Heimatblätter 41 (2019), Issue 3, pp. 23-27. ISSN 0232-6078
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Coordinates: 50 ° 35 ′ 39.2 " N , 12 ° 38 ′ 30.4" E