Panoramamuseum Schwäbisch Gmünd

About the museum

The Panoramamuseum shows works by the painter and graphic artist Hans Kloss (1938–2018), who trained as a ceramic painter in Schwäbisch Gmünd and later lived in Lorch. The focus is on two large pictorial works on the city's history: the “Gmünder Epos” of 15 large oil paintings, created in 2012 for the city's 850th anniversary, and the Staufersaga panorama, completed in 2015. The latter is a circular painting about 17 meters in circumference that transports viewers back to the time of the Staufer (Hohenstaufen) dynasty.

The museum is housed on the second floor of the Grät on the market square, a half-timbered house that is medieval at its core. It opened in April 2017 and is run by volunteers. The collection also includes the Irene triptych, which Kloss painted in 2008 in memory of Queen Irene of Byzantium.

The pictures combine history, legend and views of the town, and serve as a vivid introduction to Gmünd's past. Admission is free; guided tours for groups are offered on request.

Highlights

• Staufersaga panorama by Hans Kloss (2015)
• Gmünder Epos: 15 large oil paintings on the city's history
• Irene triptych
• Historic Grät, a medieval half-timbered house on the market square
• Free admission

Permanent exhibitions

• Staufersaga-Panorama – A circular painting by Hans Kloss (2015) showing scenes from the Staufer era around Schwäbisch Gmünd.
• Gmünder Epos – Fifteen large oil paintings by Hans Kloss, created in 2012 for the city's 850th anniversary, tell stages of Gmünd's history.

Founded

2017

Operated by

Stadt Schwäbisch Gmünd (ehrenamtlich betreut)

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Admission is free.

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