Mineral exhibition in a room with vaulted stone walls and illuminated display cases. — © Katja Fouad Vollmer | AI-optimized

Freudenstein Castle, a Renaissance building with a red roof, surrounded by a spacious square. — © AI-optimized

The world's largest collection of minerals sparkles in Freiberg in Schloss Freudenstein Castle. The show of minerals comprises over 80,000 exhibits of unique quality of the Swiss private collector Erika Pohl-Ströher - collected in more than 50 years. The major part of the specimens represents top world class, an overwhelming variety of colours and forms of the crystals for the visitor, especially in the treasury in the Renaissance vault. Central topic of the exhibition is a "Mineralogical World Tour". The exhibition convinces with its interactive elements.

Openings

Tuesday – Friday: 10:00 a. m. – 5:00 p. m.
Saturday – Sunday: 10:00 a. m. – 6:00 p. m.

Dayoff: Monday

Price info

Price adult: €10.00

Price reduced: €5.00

Price family: €22.00

Information on reduced prices: Pupils, students, trainees, federal voluntary service providers as well as FÖJ and FSJ, holders of the Saxon Honorary Office Card, severely disabled persons – upon presentation of a valid ID, Hartz4 recipients – upon presentation of the approval certificate, visitors to the “Manufaktur der Träume” in Annaberg-Buchholz and the Exhibition depots Pohl-Ströher in Gelenau (on presentation of a ticket, also valid for the Mineralogical Collection Germany in the Krügerhaus) and asylum seekers (refugees). Users of the Mulder Cycle Path (8,00 €)

General information

Parking Available
Bus stop available

Eligibility

Bad Weather Offer
for Groups
for Class
for individual guests
Suitable for the Elderly

Family vacation

It is one of the largest and most beautiful mineral exhibitions in the world.Here families can have fun during the holidays, experience adventures in the special exhibition or celebrate children's birthday parties.

PARTICULARITIES
The "Research Trip" is the hands-on lab for all visitors to the exhibition.Students of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg answer questions about minerals and rocks at the weekend, assist with microscopy and show experiments.During the holiday season there are exciting programs for the whole family.

Directions & Parking facilities

Passenger car:
- Motorway A4 (exit Siebenlehn)
- B 173
- Starting from Leipzig: A14 to the motorway junction Nossen and continue on the A4 to the exit Siebenlehn

Parking facilities:
- Geschwister-Scholl-Straße (250 meters, 3 minutes walk)
- Undermarket (350 meters, 4 minutes walk)
- Parking garage at Tivoli (400 meters, 5 minutes walk)
- Beethovenstraße (550 meters, 7 minutes walk)
for buses
- Bus station Wernerplatz
- Beethovenstraße (550 meters, 7 minutes walk, also for buses)

Disabled parking spaces are located directly in front of the Schloss Freudenstein.

Rail:
From Dresden: Train towards Nuremberg main station or Zwickau main station and get off at Freiberg
From Chemnitz: Train towards Dresden & get off at Freiberg
From Leipzig: Train to Chemnitz Hbf and from there take a train to Dresden, get off at Freiberg

On foot:
From Freiberger Hauptbahnhof to Schloss Freudenstein (approx. 20 minutes)
- Leave the station building, turn left & walk towards Hotel Alekto, from there follow Annaberger-Straße to Bebelplatz. Continue straight ahead on Wallstraße, after about 500m you can see the Schlossplatz and the Schloss Freudenstein on the right side.

Bus:
- City bus line E: half an hour from the train station to the stop Schloßplatz

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