Culture & Museums in Bad Sachsa

Explore a wide range of events, museums and churches in Bad Sachsa and learn more about the region and its history.

NatUrzeitmuseum Bad Sachsa
(Nature and prehistoric times museum Bad Sachsa)

Excursion through the history of the Harz landscape.
The NatUrzeitmuseum in Bad Sachsa invites you on a journey through time. Here you will learn more about the different geological ages that shaped the landscape of the southern Harz around Bad Sachsa and about how today's fascinating landscape formed. Who would have thought, for instance, that there used to be dinosaurs in desert climate or fish under tropical sun in Bad Sachsa? This and much more you can learn from the exhibits in the NatUrzeitmuseum Bad Sachsa.
 

Exponate im Naturzeitmuseum Bad Sachsa

Grenzlandmuseum Bad Sachsa

The Grenzlandmuseum opened its doors on November 12, 1992, exactly three years after the opening of the border gates on the route B 243 between Nüxei and Mackenrode. After moving from its original premises on December 16, 2016, the Grenzlandmuseum is now located in the spa gardens of the city of Bad Sachsa in the immediate vicinity of the tourist information office.
Motto: Preserve - Remember - Remind
●    Preserving originals and artefacts
●    Remembering the tragedy and suffering of the people in the formerly divided Germany.
●    Reminding of the effects of a lack of interest in social debate
 
The museum shows the painful history of the division of Germany between 1945 and 1990 in a clear and understandable way, focussing on the southern Harz region. In numerous exhibits, documents and dioramas, visitors learn about the history of the border dividing Germany until 1989 and its effects on the people living on both its sides. The permanent exhibition has bilingual descriptions and can be explored independently or as part of a guided tour included in the entrance fee.

Bad Sachsa Dauerausstellung Kinder des 20. Juli

Permanent exhibition "Our true identity was to be destroyed"

Exhibition on the children who were deported to Bad Sachsa after July 20, 1944 at the Bad Sachsa tourist information center. In the summer of 1944 the Gestapo stormed the "Bremen" children's home in Bad Bad Sachsa and evicted the trainee nurses and all the children and adolescents. Four houses for up to 200 children from babies to teenagers were quickly constructed here and shortly after the eviction, the new "residents" of the home were brought to Bad Sachsa by the Gestapo. The fathers of the children and young people had been involved in the attempted coup of July 20, 1944 and were sentenced to death. Others were supporters of the “National Committee for a Free Germany" forming in Soviet prison camps at the time.

The mothers were considered guilty by association and placed in concentration camps or prisons. 

Glass Museum Steina

Collection of historical pieces from the glassworks period in the 16th and 17th century

The cultural-historical glass museum Steina was founded in 1994 by the “Glasmuseum Steina” society  to document the history of the forest glassworks in the 16th and 17th century. The museum is definitely worth a visit. Following the motto “Trail of glass”, the exhibition is presented in two areas. Individual tours can be arranged by advance reservation.

Winter Sports and Local History Museum Bad Sachsa

The Bad Sachsa winter sports and local history museum gives interesting insights into the development of the place, from a border town shaped by carting business to a pretty spa town with art nouveau architecture and to today's health resort. Relics of winter sports history on the Ravensberg can also be viewed in the museum, for example the steering sledge of the German bobsleigh champion of the years 1952-54.

St. Nikolai Kirche in Bad Sachsa

St. Nikolai Church in Bad Sachsa

Bad Sachsa's centre for encounter for adults, children and guests.
A special attraction in Bad Sachsa is the centrally located St. Nikolai Church, which was initially built in Romanesque and Gothic style and later reconstructed in Baroque. The church is located in the town centre.The 16th century altar as well as the pulpit and the baptismal font are particularly worth seeing.