Since 1901, the municipal museum has been located in the Franciscan monastery church consecrated in 1266, and it thus offers a very special combination of architectural experience and Meissen town history. The collection on display in 1901 already encompassed medieval sculptures, Meissen porcelain, major objects such as Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld's original cartoons, the Town Hall wine press dating from 1788 and an eleven-metre-long Elbe fishing boat. Also on view are objects relating to early history, navigation and wine-growing, as well as to Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homoeopathy. In the cloisters, tombstones dating from five centuries can be seen.
Meissen Municipal Museum
Address
Heinrichsplatz 3
01662 Meißen
Opening hours
Tuesday to Sunday 10 am to 5 pm
Prices
Adults 5 euros, concessions 3 euros, families 10 euros, children under 7 years free admission
Offers
guided toursshopspecial exhibitions
Every first Tuesday of the month, 4 p.m.: Guided tour through the 20 show rooms of the museum in the Red School. Registration required on 03521 4671935 (7 euros per person)
Thematic guided tours by previous arrangement Museum-education offers for school pupils Courses and workshops
Circular tour with text in English
handicapped accessible toilet, limited handicapped accessible
