Everybody who travels around the Saxon land of castles and heath does not only encounter beautiful landscapes with a special fauna and flora. The diversity of a touristic offer also is reflected in a rich landscape of museums. Exhibitions in venerable castles and palaces as well as magnificent town houses and churches show characteristic features on the political, economic and cultural development of the areas and places. The visitors get insights into the history, into a unique architecture and the broad trade of art from doing pottery until printing. For example, the toy museum in Schkeuditz makes the visitor familiar with the rich Saxon popular art. A lot of museums can also offer valuable artistic treasures. In the printing museum Rossberg, for example, not only a historical printing press but also the first “Duden” (German lexicon) of the year 1880, the “Smallest Book” and the “Smallest Bible” can be seen.

Special exhibitions and events also turn the museums into interesting cultural meeting points for young and old.

The galleries like the Meerane “ART IN” have developed into centres for expositions of contemporary painting and graphic arts of predominantly Saxon artists and conversation platforms about art.

The museums and galleries in the Saxon land of castles and heath await your visit. This museum and gallery guide shows you the way to reach them. Structured according to regions it informs about the locations, opening hours as well as main emphasis with regard to content.