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KI generiert: Das Bild zeigt eine gut beleuchtete Museumsausstellung in einem Raum mit sichtbaren Holzbalken und verschiedenen Exponaten in Glasvitrinen und auf Informationstafeln. Die Exponate sind thematisch angeordnet und der Raum hat eine warme und einladende Atmosphäre.

Prohlis, Palitzsch and planets

A museum tour from prehistory to space exploration
Opening hours
Wed – Sun: 12:00 – 17:00
Mon / Tue: closed
Admission
4 € per person | 3 € reduced
Friday from 12:00 free admission (except public holidays)

Free admission with the Dresden Pass and for children under 7, as well as other discounts

In the permanent exhibition, visitors embark on a varied journey through Neolithic traces, from the life of the glorious farmer astronomer Johann George Palitzsch to the basics of astronomy.

KI generiert: Das Bild zeigt die Innenansicht eines Museums mit verschiedenen Vitrinen, in denen Artefakte ausgestellt sind. Der Raum hat sichtbare Holzbalken an der Decke und bunte Wände in Grün und Gelb.Foto: © Carla Arnold

Chapter 1: Local history

The area around Prohlis has a 7000-year history of settlement. Traces of dozens of longhouses and four circular ditches from the Neolithic period bear witness to this. Where the village founded by Slavs later existed for many hundreds of years, the residential area of the same name now stands in prefabricated housing from the 1970s of the GDR. Alternative plans to integrate the village into the new development area could not prevent it from being almost completely built over. These three levels of time – settlement, village and new development area – not only describe the history of the place, they also form the background for more in-depth questions about people's way of life today.

KI generiert: Das Bild zeigt eine gravierte Darstellung eines Mannes mit wissenschaftlichen Instrumenten, darunter ein Teleskop und ein Globus. Im Hintergrund ist ein Schriftstück mit handgeschriebener Notiz zu sehen.

Chapter 2: Johann George Palitzsch

The estate of the farmer-astronomer Palitzsch is extremely sparse. The few items in the collection are displayed in a staged study room with a contemporary focus. A backlit map (Saxon mileage sheets) shows the small town of Dresden around 1780 with its detailed rural surroundings. This room is vaulted by the dome of our digital planetarium. Palitzsch's self-image as a farmer and explorer rooted in faith raises questions about the weighting of tradition and progress today.

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Chapter 3: Astronomy

Palitzsch's preoccupation with astronomy draws attention to the fundamentals of astronomy. This includes the question of how our solar system came into being. Because comets contain unaltered material from the time of their formation, their study plays a major role. In addition to an excursion into the cultural history of our astronomical world view, visitors can also find out about the current state of comet research. The main attraction is a digital planetarium that provides insights into the dynamics of our solar system.