Association-run museum in central Augsburg showing surreal paintings by the Augsburg painter Wolfgang Lettl (1919–2008).
November 29, 2025 – November 15, 2026
Portraits from Lettl's work meet painted papier-mâché heads that young people from a vocational school for students with special needs designed and commented on in response to the question "Who am I?"
The Augsburg painter Wolfgang Lettl (1919–2008) left behind a body of work of more than 500 pictures, mostly in the Surrealist style. To keep it accessible to the public and preserve it in Augsburg, the Wolfgang Lettl – Verein zur Förderung surrealer Kunst (association for the promotion of surreal art) was founded in 1992. From 1993 to 2013, the association showed a permanent exhibition, the Lettl-Atrium, in premises of the Industrie- und Handelskammer Schwaben (Swabian Chamber of Commerce and Industry); because of renovation work there, the collection had to move out in early 2014.
After a lengthy search, the association found premises in a former furniture store on Zeuggasse, between Königsplatz and the Zeughaus. On December 18, 2019, the artist's 100th birthday, the new Lettl-Museum opened there. Well over a hundred works from 1942 to 2007 hang on around 650 square meters beneath a skylight dome, including earlier Impressionist works alongside the surreal paintings.
In keeping with the artist's wishes, the presentation does without explanatory texts: the pictures are meant to inspire viewers' own interpretations. Instead, a multimedia guide included in admission offers Lettl's thoughts on individual works, some spoken by the artist himself, and a film introduces the artist. Special exhibitions that change annually, as well as concerts and readings, round out the program of this volunteer-run museum.
| Adults | €7 |
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| Reduced | €5School and university students |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 16 · Children and young people up to age 16 are admitted free. |
| Students & apprentices | €5 |
Admission includes the multimedia guide. Cash only. Free admission for members of the Lettl association.
According to the Museumsportal Bayern, the public areas are accessible without steps or thresholds; seating is available. Audio descriptions for blind and visually impaired visitors.
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 16 |
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According to the Museumsportal Bayern, there are programs for children; children and young people up to age 16 are admitted free.
Königsplatz
Königsplatz or Moritzplatz stop.
Parking available
Parking garage beneath the museum, entrance at Bleigäßchen 12.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Up to 80 guests.
The museum space of around 650 m² can be booked for events of up to 80 people, or for a standing reception with a guided tour for up to 25 people; inquiries directly to the museum.
Inquiries & details| Guided tours | yes |
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| Audio guide | yes |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours by appointment. The multimedia guide is included in admission; there are deliberately no explanatory labels for the pictures. |
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