The history of the city of Leipzig is anchored in the Museum of City History and is presented at various locations on the basis of contemporary testimonies.
The Leipzig Museum of City History collects and preserves important testimonies of Leipzig's city history and presents them in the Old Town Hall on the market square and the neighbouring new building in Böttchergäßchen. The children's museum is also located here.The Museum of City History also includes the Monument to the Battle of Nations, the FORUM 1813 as Museum zur Völkerschlacht, the Schiller House in Leipzig-Gohlis, the Sports Museum, the Old Stock Exchange and the Museum Zum Arabischen Coffe Baum.