Museum Naturalienkabinett Waldenburg 30 09 1990, Museum Naturalienkabinett …, 1990 (photo)

Museum Naturalienkabinett Waldenburg 30 09 1990, Museum Naturalienkabinett Waldenburg, Geschwister Scholl Platz 1 in the GDR, the building became increasingly dilapidated and ramshackle Prince Otto Victor I of Schönburg Waldenburg had been trying since 1836, This included the art cabinet of the Dresden collector Ernst Arnoldi, which was sold elsewhere. Soon the prince planned a princely cabinet modeled on the natural history cabinets in Paris and Vienna, but also the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine in Niesky, Initially, he pragmatically expanded his existing riding hall for this purpose; the first administrators of the Natural History Cabinet were Chief Forester Wey and finally Chief Forester Gieße Only after these premises had proved inadequate, the present Naturalienkabinett was newly built 1845 46 completed, the building is one of the oldest preserved museum buildings in Germany and has the charm of an almost 180-year-old overall exhibit In recent years, this special museum could be redefined and carefully brought into the 21st century Old condition 1990 Chemnitz Saxony FRG