Museum Angerlehner
Private museum of modern and contemporary art in Thalheim bei Wels with a visible storage display of the Angerlehner Collection and changing exhibitions.
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About the museum
Behind the museum is the entrepreneur Heinz J. Angerlehner, born in 1943, who founded an assembly-technology company in 1980 and withdrew from its management in 2007. He then devoted himself more intensively to art, which he had long collected. In 2009 he acquired his company's former premises in Thalheim bei Wels in order to make his collection publicly accessible there.
After a Europe-wide architectural competition with 16 participating firms, the choice fell on the design by Wolf Grossruck of Grieskirchen. The former assembly and industrial halls were converted from May 2012; the industrial past remains legible in the building. At the same time, pedestrian bridges over the Traun and the Aiterbach were built, connecting Thalheim with Wels. The museum opened on 12 September 2013.
The collection today comprises more than 3,000 works by over 500 artists. It focuses on painting, complemented by drawings, prints, photographs and sculptures. It shows mainly Austrian art after 1945 in an international context, with particular attention to Upper Austria. At its heart is a visible storage display about 50 metres long that offers a permanent insight into the holdings; in addition there are changing solo and group exhibitions in the large hall, the salon and the graphics and gallery rooms.
Highlights
- Visible storage display with the Angerlehner Collection
- Over 3,000 works by more than 500 artists
- Large exhibition hall and gallery rooms
- Art education with guided tours, Art Talks and workshops
- Pedestrian bridges over the Traun and the Aiterbach to Wels
Permanent exhibition
- Schaudepot Sammlung Angerlehner – The visible storage display, about 50 metres long, offers a permanent insight into the private collection of contemporary, predominantly Austrian art.
- Founded
- 2013
- Operated by
- Angerlehner Museums GmbH
- Director
- Heinz J. Angerlehner
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €14 |
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| Reduced | €12Students up to age 26, civilian and military service personnel, senior citizens, members of Museumsverbund Österreich and ICOM, staff and friends' associations of other museums (groups only), art and culture educators |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 10 · Children up to age 10 free. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission from a degree of disability of 60% as well as for blind persons with ID, in each case with an accompanying person. |
| Students & apprentices | €6Pupils and apprentices. |
| Families | €69Annual family pass for 2 adults and children up to and including age 18. |
| Guided tour or Art Talk (surcharge on admission) | €5 |
| Annual pass | €49Free admission to all exhibitions, guided tours and Art Talks for one year. |
| Annual pass for families | €692 adults and children up to and including age 18. |
| Klima-Ticket holders | €10 |
20% discount for Kurier subscribers, members of the Ö1 Club and the "Die Presse" Club.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Large exhibition hall, foyer, atrium, terrace, event hall and toilets at ground level; graphics and gallery rooms on the upper floor by lift. Only the salon is not accessible. Assistance dogs registered in the disability pass are welcome.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 10 |
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| Family ticket | €69 · Annual family pass for 2 adults and children up to and including age 18. |
Annual family pass; art education and workshops in the museum's own education room.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Welldorado (Bus 16) · 3-min walk
From Wels main station, Welser Linien bus 16 to Welldorado (3 minutes on foot via the museum bridge) or bus 15 to Thalheim Aigen, Rossgasse (approx. 10 minutes); ÖBB Almtalbahn to Welser Messe (approx. 5 minutes on foot).
By car
Parking available
According to the event page, 150 parking spaces directly at the museum; the arrival information recommends the Welser Hallen- und Freibad (also for coaches), from where it is a five-minute walk via the museum bridges.
Sat-nav address Ascheter Straße 54, 4600 Thalheim bei Wels. When approaching via the B138/B1 there is a viaduct with a clearance height of 3.4 m.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
Museum shop with publications, editions and crafts.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
- Private parties
- Corporate events
- Weddings / ceremonies
Up to 600 guests.
Exhibition hall (1,200 m², 400–600 people), event hall, salon, foyer, gallery rooms and art education room; enquiries to Margot Steinöcker, +43 7242 224422-16.
Inquiries & detailsPlan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| Good to know | Group tours can be booked for up to 25 people, art education programme all year round; guided tours and Art Talks cost a 5 € surcharge. |
