The Museum of Tannery and Town History is located in the town of Hirschberg, which is situated close to the Frankwaldland and in the Thuringian Slate Mountains Upper Saale Nature Park. It belongs to Thuringia and is located in the Saale-Orla district.

It is located in the former office building of the leather factory, which collects and preserves documents and objects relating to the history of tanning. In the permanent exhibition „The history of the leather factory“, large display boards, laboratory equipment and showcases with various work tools bear witness to the former leather production. A media station invites visitors to linger and offers interesting facts about the leather factory in sound and vision. The outdoor area with tanning barrel, tanner figures and tanning pit round off the museum visit.