Kohren-Sahlis Pottery Museum

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museum/collection
Historic pottery house from around 1700, permanent exhibition with old pottery from the 17th to 20th centuries, guild trinkets and work materials.

The pottery museum is located in one of the oldest and most beautiful half-timbered houses in Kohren-Sahlis. It was built in 1763 as a pottery house and operated as a pottery until 1957. Since 1961, the history of the Kohren potters has been brought to life in the pottery museum. There were once 14 master potters here and their own pottery guild, founded in 1656. In addition to the permanent exhibition with old Kohren ceramics from the 17th to 20th centuries, the guild's trinkets and work materials, an original pottery room can also be visited here.


Museum attractions:

  • Exhibitions on 2 floors,
  • Regular special exhibitions,
  • Sales exhibition of Saxon potters,
  • porcelain painting
  • Museum quiz “journeyman’s examination” during the holidays and by prior registration

The Pottery Museum is the administrative headquarters of the three “Kohren-Sahlis Museums” (Pottery Museum, Hofmann Collection Museum, Schwind Pavilion).

Good to know

Opening hours

Outside opening hours and in winter on request.

Price information

Price adult: 2,00 €
Reduced price: 1,00 €
Groups of 6 or more people: €1,00 per person
Groups 1-5 people total: 6,00 €
Visit outside opening hours per group: 10,00 €
Information on reduced prices: Children from 6,
trainees,
students,
severely disabled people,
Disabled person

fitness

  • Bad weather offer

  • for any weather

  • for groups

  • for individual guests

  • suitable for seniors

Arrival & Parking

By car: Take the B2 and B95 to the A72 in Rötha. Follow the A72 to Rodaer Dorfstraße/B7 in Frohburg, leave the A72. Follow Rodaer Dorfstraße/B7 until you reach Baumgartenstraße.

By public transport: Take the S6 to Frohburg, then take bus line 265 to Kohren-Sahlis, Busplatz.

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Leipzig Tourism and Marketing GmbH
Augustusplatz 9
04109 Leipzig

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Leipzig Tourism and Marketing GmbH

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How to find us

Kohren-Sahlis Pottery Museum
Baumgartenstraße 3
04654 happy castle