Stadtmuseum Landsberg am Lech
City museum in the former Jesuit grammar school in Landsberg, with the permanent exhibition "Wege nach Landsberg" from the town's founding to the Nazi era.
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About the museum
The Landsberg am Lech city museum is located in the listed former Jesuit grammar school above the old town. It belongs to the city's municipal museums, which also include the Herkomer Museum and the Weiß-Egger estate. After a renovation of about five years, the building opened in January 2026, initially for guided tours through the empty, restored rooms. The new permanent exhibition has been on view since July 25, 2026.
"Wege nach Landsberg" covers 700 square meters across two floors. One floor is devoted to the transformation of the town: a city model with projections guides visitors through seven chapters, from the first settlements to the present. It covers the salt trade and the town's founding, the Jesuit order, the Lech river, and everyday life, costume, legends, festivals and guilds.
The second floor tells of contemporary history: Hitler's fortress detention in Landsberg, the beginnings of the Hitler myth, exclusion and persecution on the spot, the eleven sub-camps of the Dachau concentration camp with a name room for the well-known prisoners, and the postwar period, with a reception camp for Holocaust survivors and the War Criminal Prison. The exhibition design uses interactive and multimedia elements.
Highlights
- City model with projections in seven chapters
- Room on the Lech and the salt trade
- Contemporary history: fortress detention, concentration camp sub-camps, postwar period
- "Ausweglos" name room for concentration camp prisoners
- Designed to be barrier-reduced: touch stations, audio description, easy language
Permanent exhibition
- Wege nach Landsberg – The new permanent exhibition presents the town's history across 700 square meters, from its founding through the salt trade and the Jesuits to the Nazi era and the postwar period, made inclusive and multimedia.
- Founded
- 1884
- Operated by
- Stadt Landsberg am Lech
- Director
- Sonia Schätz
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €8 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €5Young people aged 14–18, severely disabled people (degree of disability 50 and above), volunteers in service, trainees, students, groups of 10 or more, holders of the district's Ehrenamtskarte and Sozial-Card, members of the Freundeskreis (friends' group) |
| Children & teens | €5free up to age 14 · Children up to 14 years free; young people aged 14 to 18 reduced. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €5From a degree of disability of 50 |
| Students & apprentices | €5Trainees and students |
| Groups (10+ people) | €5 per personReduced admission per person |
| Families | €15Family ticket for 2 adults with up to 3 children up to 14 years; €19 for children up to 18 years. |
| Family ticket (children up to 18 years) | €192 adults with up to 3 children |
| Public guided tour (e.g. After Work) | €4Plus admission |
| Group tour for up to 15 people | €90Plus reduced admission per person; from two groups onward, €80 each |
Free admission: Free admission on the first Wednesday of every month for families and individuals living in the city of Landsberg (proof of residence required; not for groups).
Admission is also free for school classes and accompanying persons without a booked program.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials
- Audio description
Entrance, paths, and exhibition and service areas are step-free; an elevator connects all floors. Tactile plans on every floor, listening stations, and tactile elements with Braille. The museum app offers a tour with audio description and one in easy language. Accessible parking space at the end of Von-Helfenstein-Gasse.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 14 |
|---|---|
| Family ticket | €15 · Family ticket for 2 adults with up to 3 children up to 14 years; €19 for children up to 18 years. |
- Hands-on stations
Numerous activity and hands-on stations, touch stations, games and listening pieces in the exhibition; family tickets are available.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
From the station, walk over the Karolinenbrücke bridge into the old town; from the Hauptplatz, go through the Schmalztor and up Alte Bergstraße. Halfway up, a staircase on the left leads to the museum.
By car
Parking available
There is no parking at the museum. Recommended is the parking garage at Schlossberg (elevator to Hofgraben), with further spaces along the town wall. An accessible parking space is at the end of Von-Helfenstein-Gasse, reached via Kommerzienrat-Winklhofer-Straße.
- Accessible parking
Alternatively, follow Bergstraße to Von-Helfenstein-Gasse.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Coat check
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
|---|---|
| Audio guide | yes (DE, EN, IT) |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Audio guide tours via the museum app (German, English, Italian). Group tours are also available in English or French (€100 for up to 15 people). |
