Daetz-Centrum, Wooden sculpture museum in Lichtenstein, Germany
The Daetz-Centrum was a museum of international wood sculpture housed inside Lichtenstein Castle, in the town of Lichtenstein in the German state of Saxony. The rooms were arranged by region of origin, showing carved works from five continents.
The Marlene and Peter Daetz Foundation opened the museum in 2001 inside Lichtenstein Castle. After more than twenty years of activity, the institution closed for good in 2022.
The collection brought together carved wood from many parts of the world, including Makonde works from East Africa and pieces from Southeast Asia and Latin America. Visitors could compare different carving traditions side by side in the same building.
The museum is no longer open to visitors, but the Daetz Foundation offers virtual 3D tours of the former exhibition rooms on its website. These online tours are a good way to explore the collection from home.
A miniature model of the building has been on display since 2009 at the Klein-Erzgebirge miniature park in Oederan, a town not far from Lichtenstein. The model was added while the museum was still open and has outlasted the original institution.
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