Fichtelgebirge Museum

The Fichtelgebirge Museum is a nearby museum in Wunsiedel, formerly the 'capital' of the Sechsämterland and the county town within the Fichtelgebirge mountains of vital Germany. Formerly essential trades, together with the ones of the whitesmith and the potter, were outdated all through the 19th century with the aid of new industries. This generated a desire in the Fichtelgebirge area in 1907 to shield old trade skills and a museum changed into founded by way of the Fichtelgebirge Club.

Since 1964 it has been positioned in a wing of the Sigmund Wann Hospital, based inside the 15th century and which acted as a nursing home. In the Eighties different health center homes had been transformed and the museum connected. In 2004 the ultimate homes have been opened. In the first new building a 'Blue Dyeworks/Blue Printers', 'Children's World/Play World' and museum warehouse handy to the public were created. In the second new building is the museum library and workshops and workplaces. In a further 9 homes the museum has nicely over 2500 m² of exhibition region.