Reg.Nr. 94/GE/01

Tannery Municipal and County Museum, Dippoldiswalde

Restoration of a former bark tanner's shop, built 1750 and run until 1926. The building consists of a three-storeyed Baroque dwelling house, the tannery and an intermediate building are surrounding a court. The tannery is now a museum unique in Europe as a permanent exhibition of ...
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Project details

Title:Tannery Municipal and County Museum, Dippoldiswalde
Entr. year: 1994
Result:Diploma
Country: Germany
Town: Dippoldiswalde
Category type: architectural heritage
Building type/ Project type: industrial heritage
Former use:Commercial building, residence
Actual use:Museum
Built: 18th century
Architect / Proj.leader: Prof. Milde - Prof. Wagner, Architects (Dresden - DE)
The Jury's citation: "Für die richtungweisende, über 20 Jahre zielstrebig vorangebrachte, nun vollendete Restaurierung eines bedeutenden gewerblichen Kulturdenkmals des 18. Jahrhunderts, und seine vorbildliche Gestaltung und Führung als Gerber-, Stadt- und Kreismuseum"
GPS:50°53'32.0"N 13°39'59.9"E
Web, Links:

www.lohgerbermuseum.de/

Description:
Restoration of a former bark tanner's shop, built 1750 and run until 1926. The building consists of a three-storeyed Baroque dwelling house, the tannery and an intermediate building are surrounding a court. The tannery is now a museum unique in Europe as a permanent exhibition of an 18th Century bark tannery.