Permanent exhibition of the Siebenbürgisches Museum (Transylvanian Museum)

The permanent exhibition, which covers an area of around 500 square meters, gives an insight into the almost 900-year-old history and culture of the Transylvanian Saxons in their ancestral territory in the Carpathian Arch. The thematic aspects are individually assigned to different rooms. The theme rooms are arranged around a central room on "Land and People", which presents a general introduction and overview. The concept for the exhibition dates back to 1996. Individual theme rooms have been redesigned and adapted to the changing requirements of social reception over the course of time.

In 2006, an important room looking at the traditional way of life of the Transylvanian Saxons was created. The focal point is on neighborhood life. This was of central importance as a "protodemocratic" institution that took care of social security, mutual assistance and ensured public order in the Transylvanian-Saxon communities. Here there is also a complementary section that looks at brother and sisterhoods, including their rituals and significance for the Transylvanian-Saxon community.

The adjoining room presents the traditional Transylvanian caste system from peasants to princes in the form of a pyramid. Opposite this, a historical marketplace scene has been set up, which illustrates how the interethnic economic and cultural networks of relationships worked. A media station provides information about the region's many different traditional costumes and their significance in life and society, while the exhibits on rural and urban life cast a spotlight on everyday culture and representational behavior in town and country.

The room entitled "Ecclesiastic Life/Sacred Art" features sacred works of art from the late Middle Ages to the 19th century and a media station providing information on the fortified churches typical of Transylvania. This room also deals with the role of the church in everyday life.