Ore Mountain Museum, Mining museum in Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany.
The Ore Mountain Museum is a mining museum in a heritage building near St. Annenkirche that displays mining tools, religious artworks, traditional crafts, and historical objects across several exhibition rooms. The collections focus on the region's long connection to mining and handicraft production.
The museum was established in 1887 as the Museum of Ore Mountain Antiquities and relocated to its current location near St. Annenkirche in 1891. This move allowed the institution to expand and better display the region's mining heritage.
The museum displays traditional crafts from the region such as pewter work, pottery, lace making, and wood carving that local artisans still practice today. These works reflect how deeply mining shaped the people's skills and daily lives for generations.
The museum is located in the old town and is open Tuesday through Sunday with guided mine tours offered multiple times throughout the day. Visitors should wear comfortable shoes and allow extra time if planning to explore the underground sections.
A real silver mine from 1500 is directly accessible from the museum courtyard, allowing visitors to descend into authentic underground tunnels. This provides a rare glimpse into how miners actually worked in these challenging conditions centuries ago.
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