The majority of the sculptures date from the heyday of Saxon silver mining at the end of the 15th and beginning of the 16th century, which also had a favourable effect on the arts and culminated in the construction of late Gothic hall churches. Numerous sculptors' workshops were responsible for the decoration of the churches, including the carved altars and figures of saints exhibited here, the most important of which were those of the Freiberg Cathedral Apostle Master, Master H.W. in Chemnitz and Peter Breuer in Zwickau.
This project is cofinanced by tax funds on the basis of the parliamentary budget of the state of Saxony and by federal funds from the Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media), as well as funds from the City of Chemnitz.
