Ludwigsburg Museum

About the museum

The foundation was laid by the Historischer Verein Ludwigsburg, founded in 1897, which gathered antiquities and works of art and first showed them publicly in 1901. In the following decades the collection moved several times – among other places to the Ruinenbau in the palace garden, to Schloss Favorite and into the Residenzschloss.

After the Second World War, the scattered holdings were brought together again in 1958. From 1978 the museum operated as the Städtisches Museum Ludwigsburg in the cultural center on Rathausplatz. In autumn 2012 it was given the name Ludwigsburg Museum.

Since May 2013 the museum has been located in the MIK (Museum – Information – Kunst) on Eberhardstraße, a converted Baroque building from the first half of the 18th century, which it shares with the tourist information office, the art association and a café.

From around 25,000 collection objects on the cultural history of the city and of Württemberg, the permanent exhibition "300 Jahre – 300 Dinge: Planstadt Ludwigsburg" shows a selection in six themed rooms – from palace construction through the garrison to the citizens' town. It is complemented by changing exhibitions and programs for children and families.

Highlights

• Permanent exhibition "300 Jahre – 300 Dinge" on the Baroque planned city
• Six themed rooms from "Guter Fürst" to "Bürgerstadt"
• Pay what you want admission
• Children's programs with workshop, activity book and LEGO corner
• Tourist information and café in the same building

Permanent exhibitions

• 300 Jahre – 300 Dinge: Planstadt Ludwigsburg – Around 300 selected objects tell, in six themed rooms, how the residence city planned on the drawing board came into being and has developed to this day.

Operated by

Stadt Ludwigsburg

Admission & discounts

Exhibitions: pay what you want admission. Talks are also pay what you want, suggested €5.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

A stair lift for wheelchair users is available at the entrance of the MIK; all floors can be reached by elevator.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Stroller-friendly
• Baby changing facilities
• Playground / play area
• Kids’ birthday parties

Free activity book for doodling and crafting, LEGO corner, supervised children's workshop and workshops; children's birthday parties (approx. 1.5 hours) bookable. Digital city scavenger hunt via app. Baby changing and nursing area available, stroller access via the courtyard.

Getting there & parking

Navigation address: Eberhardstraße 1, 71634 Ludwigsburg.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Coat check
• Lockers

Café Madame Lu in the MIK (Wed–Fri and Sun 11:30–17:30, Sat 10:00–17:30). Coat check and lockers in the basement; the tourist information office is also in the building.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Plan your visit