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What to do and see in Leipzig, Saxony: The Best History Museums
It’s always hard to fill the shoes of someone who used to do your job very well. If you’re the choirmaster at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, guess whose shoes you have to fill? Bach’s. (No pressure.) Leipzig is closely connected to classical music—Wagner was born here, and Mendelssohn established a conservatory here in 1843. If you’re more of a melancholy, contemporary type, visit during the Wave-Gotik-Treffen, billed as the world’s largest "dark" (Goth, industrial, punk, etc.) music festival.
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1. Bach Museum
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4.5 based on 552 reviews
A museum celebrating the life and works of classical music guru Bach.
Reviewed By darrylt187 - St Leonards-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Right next to St Thomas's Church sits the unobtrusive but remarkable Bach Museum and Archives. It has an excellent display and perfect audio guide for international languages.
2. Museum in der Runden Ecke
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4.5 based on 570 reviews
Original office of the secret police. The building now presents these police documents and their surveillance equipment to the public.
Reviewed By AnselmColom - Grays Thurrock, United Kingdom
A very interesting museum set in the building of the subject matter. A look at the rise and fall of the Stasi political police force of East Germany and their methods of work. Plenty of stuff on display. All in German but an English guide is available for 5 euros. Free to get in. The guide does not cover everything but is comprehensive none the less. Will need around 90 mins here if doing the guide or otherwise 20 mins max.
3. Stadtgeschichtliches Museum Leipzig
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4.5 based on 66 reviews
4. Aegyptisches Museum University Leipzig
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4.5 based on 6 reviews
5. Zeitgeschichtliches Forum Leipzig
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4.5 based on 383 reviews
Our new permanent exhibition, Our History. Dictatorship and Democracy after 1945, highlights new themes and explores the post-reunification period in more detail. Here, visitors are taken on a journey through history – from the years after the Second World War to life in former East Germany and today’s Federal Republic of Germany. Why was East Germany founded? Who held the power in the country? How did people live, work, debate and celebrate? Why did the GDR fail? How has Germany grown together again after reunification? What are people’s issues and concerns today? To explore the history of a divided Germany and the years after reunification, the exhibition showcases over 2000 photos, films and objects, from the table in the SED’s politburo to parts of the fence at the Federal German embassy in Prague. In addition, contemporary witnesses not only share their own experience of these events, but show, though their personal stories, how political events affect people’s everyday lives.
Reviewed By NemoTraveler - Aarhus, Denmark
The museum is located in the center of Leipzig and commemorates the German history from 1945. The exhibitions are extensive and show how everyday life was in the east. The cold war and the events leading to the reunification of Germany are described in detail. It is even possible to have a copy of the historic speech notes from the press conference where the opening of the inner border was announced. The entrance to this excellent museum is absolutely free.
6. Museum im Stasi-Bunker
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4.0 based on 71 reviews
Refuge for politicians and the Stasi -- the notorious East Geman secret police -- in case of war, the museum depicts how the Stasi worked.
7. Stadtgeschichtliches Museum
8. Agyptisches Museum
9. Strassenbahnmuseum Leipzig
Das Straßenbahnmuseum beherbergt eine umfassende Sammlung von Zeitzeugen der Geschichte des öffentlichen Personennahverkehrs Leipzigs. 38 Straßenbahnen für die Personenbeförderung aus den Ersteinsatzjahren 1896 bis 1988 sind zu einem großen Teil betriebsfähig in ihren Originalzustand restauriert worden.
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