Museum for contemporary art and steel sculpture in a converted factory hall near Ingolstadt's old town.
May 17, 2026 – April 11, 2027
Works by the artist Judith Hopf meet steel works by Alf Lechner. Everyday things such as walls, tyres and suitcases lose their function, while Lechner's coin-like steel bodies take up the field of tension between movement and standstill.
The Lechner Museum opened in 2000 and is dedicated to the work of the Munich steel sculptor Alf Lechner (1925–2017). In 1999 the artist had founded the Alf Lechner Stiftung, which supports the museum in Ingolstadt and runs its program.
The museum is housed in a sawtooth-roof hall from the 1950s, where cars were once produced. The architects Erhard and Florian Fischer stripped the hall back to its supporting structure, clad the cubic building in bright aluminum composite panels and added a glass foyer on the north side. For the conversion they received the Deutscher Fassadenpreis in 2001. Since then, changing presentations have been shown on about 1,800 square meters.
The program combines Lechner's own work with exhibitions by contemporary artists, accompanied by catalogs. A second site of the foundation is the Skulpturenpark in Obereichstätt, which Lechner laid out from 2001 on a former ironworks site; it is accessible only as part of a guided tour.
| Adults | €6 |
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| Reduced | €4 |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children and young people up to age 17 free. |
| Students & apprentices | freePupils, trainees and students up to age 21 free. |
| Public combined tour incl. admission (museum and sculpture park) | €16Last Sunday of the month; reduced €14 |
| Open studio for children | €8Per participant; accompanying persons free |
The ticket also grants free admission to the Museum für Konkrete Kunst Ingolstadt on the same day (and vice versa).
A passenger elevator serves all exhibition levels. Parking in front of the building with a special permit is arranged with the staff on site.
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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Open studio for children and families on the first Saturday of every month from 10:00 to 12:00 (from age 6 or accompanied, registration by email, €8 per participant, accompanying persons free). Children's birthdays on request (flat €120 for 2 hours, from age 6, up to 12 children). Kids' studio for schools and daycare centers on Thursdays and Fridays.
Ingolstadt Nord (Bahnhof) · 7-min walk
With DB Regio to Ingolstadt Nord, then about 7 minutes on foot. With the ICE to Ingolstadt Hbf, then by bus to the ZOB (central bus station) and 3 minutes on foot, or by taxi.
Parking available
Two designated parking spaces for museum visitors in front of the building; further spaces at the Haydeckparkplatz (Esplanade 5) and in the underground car park at the Schloss (Esplanade 1a). Bicycle racks in front of the building.
By car via the A9, exit Ingolstadt Nord, then along the B16a westward and the B13 to the Heydeckstraße; at the end turn left onto the Esplanade. The museum is about 150 m further on, on the right.
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| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Public combined tours (museum and Skulpturenpark Obereichstätt) on the last Sunday of the month, without registration; private combined tours for a flat €100 plus reduced admission via the booking form of the City of Ingolstadt. Transfer to Obereichstätt is by car, on your own. |
