--- title: "Kaisertrutz, Görlitz Collections for History and Culture (Görlitzer Sammlungen für Geschichte und Kultur), Görlitz" url: "https://www.visitsaxony.com/poi/kaisertrutz-goerlitz-collections-for-history-and-culture-goerlitzer-sammlungen-fuer-geschichte-und-kultur-goerlitz" description: "During the Thirty Years' War, Swedish troops settled in the building and the imperial soldiers besieged it without success. Since then, the building has been known as the ‘Kaisertrutz’. In later centuries, it fulfilled various other functions, for example as the headquarters of the Görlitz city guard. Since 1932, the Kaisertrutz has been the exhibition building for the Görlitz collections. With its five floors, it offers a total exhibition area of around 2,500 square metres. Three floors house permanent exhibitions on the city and regional history, while one floor is home to the ‘Gallery of Modern Art’. A further floor serves as a special exhibition area. This point is also a stop on our audio guide." language: "en" type: "Place" image: "https://dam.destination.one/2819399/33382236890cf64ff89dab824ae0e40a7093463f9fe6103e727725dd64e109af/.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Home > Special > Destination.Data Details > Poi" --- Share Kaisertrutz, Görlitz Collections for History and Culture (Görlitzer Sammlungen für Geschichte und Kultur), Görlitz ================================================================================================================== - Museum/art collection The Kaisertrutz was built between 1490 and 1520 as the bastion of the Reichenbach Gate. At that time, it was a new type of fortification intended to protect the access of the trade route Via Regia to Görlitz. During the Thirty Years' War, Swedish troops settled in the building and the imperial soldiers besieged it without success. Since then, the building has been known as the ‘Kaisertrutz’. In later centuries, it fulfilled various other functions, for example as the headquarters of the Görlitz city guard. Since 1932, the Kaisertrutz has been the exhibition building for the Görlitz collections. With its five floors, it offers a total exhibition area of around 2,500 square metres. Three floors house permanent exhibitions on the city and regional history, while one floor is home to the ‘Gallery of Modern Art’. A further floor serves as a special exhibition area.This point is also a stop on our audio guide. Read more Good to know ------------ Openings Current opening hours: https://www.goerlitzer-sammlungen.de/khm/kaisertrutz/ Read more Price info You can find the current admission charges at: https://www.goerlitzer-sammlungen.de/de/English.html Read more Directions & Parking facilities Anreise You can find current information on how to get to Görlitz at: https://www.visit-goerlitz.com/Arrival.html Parken There are plenty of parking spaces on Obermarkt, in Elisabeth-Straße or in the CityCenter multi-storey car park. Öffentliche Verkehrsmittel Take tram line 1 or 2 to get to the Kaisertrutz. The nearest stop is at Demianiplatz. For more information, visit: https://www.goerlitztakt.de/en/ Read more Author Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH Organization Das Landschaftswunderland Oberlausitz License (master data) Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH Nearby ------ View on map Contact Platz des 17. Juni 02826 Görlitz