Kunstmuseum Walter
Private art museum in Augsburg's Glaspalast with the Ignaz Walter Collection: German postwar art, the Leipzig School and international modernism.
Om museet
The Glaspalast was built in 1909/10 as Works IV "Aumühle" of the Mechanische Baumwollspinnerei und Weberei Augsburg (SWA) cotton mill, designed by the Stuttgart industrial architect Philipp Jakob Manz. The reinforced-concrete frame building with huge window surfaces was conceived as a daylight factory to illuminate deep halls; at times, several thousand people worked here. After SWA went bankrupt in 1988, the city bought the vacant building.
In 1999, Augsburg building contractor Ignaz Walter (1936–2023) acquired the dilapidated landmark, had it restored and in 2002 opened a museum for his private art collection on the second and third floors. The museum receives no public subsidies; since the founder's death, his son Roy Walter has continued to run it. The same building also houses the municipal H2 – Zentrum für Gegenwartskunst and the Galerie Noah, among others.
Walter began collecting in the early 1970s; according to the museum, the collection today comprises more than 1,600 works. One focus is West German postwar art, with names such as Baselitz, Lüpertz, Penck, Polke, Immendorff, Kiefer and Gerhard Richter, a second the Leipzig School, so that art from East and West is juxtaposed. These are complemented by international positions, a cabinet of classical modernist works and 118 glass objects by the Venetian artist Egidio Costantini.
Højdepunkter
- Works by Georg Baselitz, Markus Lüpertz, A. R. Penck and Sigmar Polke
- 16 works by Anselm Kiefer
- Leipzig School painting in dialogue with West German art
- Cabinet of classical modernism
- 118 unique glass pieces by Egidio Costantini
- Light-flooded halls in the listed 1910 Glaspalast
Permanente udstillinger
- Sammlung Walter – On two floors, West German postwar art, the Leipzig School, international art and a cabinet of classical modernism are on view; the presentation is continually revised.
- Grundlagt
- 2002
- Ejer
- Privatmuseum der Familie Walter
- Ledelse
- Dr. Roy Walter
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 6 € |
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| Nedsat pris | 5 €Retirees, people with disabilities, people doing military or civilian service |
| Børn og unge | 2,50 €gratis til og med 6 år · Children up to age 6 free; school students €2.50. |
| Pensionister | 5 €For retirees. |
| Personer med handicap | 5 € |
| Studerende og elever | 4 €University students €4, school students €2.50. |
| Grupper (fra 10 pers.) | 4 € pr. personBy arrangement (Tue–Sun). |
| Familier | 14 € |
| Surcharge on the H2 – Zentrum für Gegenwartskunst ticket | 2 €For visitors to H2 in the same building. |
The annual pass of the Kunstsammlungen & Museen Augsburg is also valid at the Kunstmuseum Walter. Guided tours for adults of 60 or 90 minutes for €70 or €90 respectively, plus €1 admission per person.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig: ingen oplysninger
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
The museum is on the second and third floors of the Glaspalast; the website gives no information on accessibility.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 6 år |
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| Familiebillet | 14 € |
- Familieomvisninger & workshops
- Børnefødselsdage
Tours, museum education courses with a studio component (2–3 hrs), and children's birthday parties for children aged 5 and up by registration. Children up to age 6 free, family ticket available.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Glaspalast
From the main station take tram 3, 4, or 6 to Königsplatz, then tram 1 to Jakobertor and bus 33 to Glaspalast; alternatively, from Jakobertor about a 10-minute walk, nearly car-free, via Bergmühlstraße and Otto-Lindenmeyer-Straße.
By car via the A8, exit Augsburg-Ost, then follow the signs.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
The Glaspalast houses the Ristorante La Tavernetta (Italian cuisine).
Arrangementer & udlejning
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette – spørg venligst museet direkte.
Planlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 60 min. |
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| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Tours (also for children, teenagers, and school classes), museum education courses with a studio component, and children's birthday parties by registration at office@kunstmuseumwalter.com or tel. 0821 8151163 (Mon–Fri 9:00–15:00). Tours last 60 or 90 minutes. |
