Municipal exhibition venue in Waiblingen for art on and made of paper, with three changing exhibitions a year, right on the Rems River.
July 25, 2026 – October 18, 2026
Retrospective of the paper sculptor and main fellow of the 2nd paper art fellowship, with works from a good two decades and two large-scale installations created specifically for the gallery space.
July 25, 2026 – October 18, 2026
Works by the three emerging-artist fellows Aleida van Dijk, Rodrigo Arteaga, and Kuan Lin Chen, who use paper as material, image support, and object of research; on view in the Galerie im Kameralamt.
November 28, 2026 – May 30, 2027
Original storyboards, sketches, and more than 150 hand-painted cels from a US private collection offer insight into the making of the animated series, complemented by hands-on stations.
Galerie Stihl Waiblingen opened in May 2008 as a municipal exhibition venue. Its construction was made possible by a major donation from the Eva Mayr-Stihl Stiftung, which the name commemorates; the gallery is run by the town of Waiblingen. In terms of content, it is devoted to a focus that is rare in Germany: works on and made of paper, from historical prints to drawing and caricature to large-scale installations.
Stuttgart architect Hartwig N. Schneider designed the building together with the neighboring Kunstschule Unteres Remstal (art school). Both elliptical structures are clad in translucent industrial glass; inside, a column-free hall of around 500 square meters is reconfigured with movable walls for each show. The ensemble received the Hugo-Häring-Landespreis architecture award in 2012. Since 2009, Olafur Eliasson’s Pavillon für Waiblingen has stood in front of it.
The gallery presents three changing exhibitions a year, which regularly take up themes from popular culture as well. Together with the art school and the Haus der Stadtgeschichte, opened in 2014, it forms a cultural quarter between the town wall and the bank of the Rems. Since 2023, the town has also awarded a fellowship for drawing and paper art, whose results are presented in the gallery and in the Galerie im Kameralamt.
| Adults | €7 |
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| Reduced | €5Retirees, people with severe disabilities, students of fine arts and art history, artCard, Stadtpass, participants in group tours |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 16 · Children up to 16 and school students free |
| Seniors | €5Reduced admission for retirees |
| Visitors with disabilities | €5Reduced admission for people with severe disabilities |
| Students & apprentices | €5Reduced admission only for students of fine arts and art history |
| Groups | €5 per personReduced admission for participants in group tours |
| Public guided tour (plus admission) | €5Students pay no tour fee; children and school students free |
Free admission: Free admission on Fridays 14:00–18:00
Free admission also for members of the friends' association and with the Museums-Pass, ICOM card, StuttCard, and ErlebnisCard.
Entrance and exhibition hall at ground level without steps, wide doors; the entrance door has no automatic opener, staff will help. Loaner wheelchair, folding stools, and magnifiers at the ticket desk. Accessible guided tours and tours in plain language. Certified under “Reisen für Alle” (Travel for All).
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 16 |
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Family tours, “kangaroo” tours for parents with babies, and children’s and holiday workshops at the neighboring Kunstschule Unteres Remstal. Children aged 12 and over may visit the exhibition on their own.
Galerie
S2 and S3 to Waiblingen Bahnhof, then bus 201 (bus bay 1) to the “Galerie” stop
Parking available
Parkplatz Galerie (GPS: Neustädter Straße 46); alternatively, parking at the Bürgerzentrum and at the indoor pool. Two free bus parking spaces on Neustädter Straße (in the direction of Stuttgart).
By car via the B 14, exit Waiblingen-Mitte, then follow the Altstadt parking guidance system. Bicycle parking at the Remsbrücke and next to the art school.
Get directionsGallery shop during opening hours; lockable cloakroom lockers for larger bags and backpacks.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 75 min |
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| School programs | yes |
| Photography | Permitted for private purposes without flash or tripod, unless otherwise indicated. |
| Good to know | Public guided tours every Sunday and public holiday at 11:30 and 15:00, no registration required; after-work tours on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at 18:00. Curator tours, family tours, and “kangaroo” tours (for parents with babies), as well as individual group tours, through the art education program of the Kunstschule Unteres Remstal. |
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