Turbinenmuseum Augsburg

Free exhibition of historic factory turbines at their original location in the Augsburg Fabrikschloss.

Opening hoursFree admission

About the museum

The Turbinenmuseum is devoted to the technology and history of the turbines of the former Mechanische Baumwollspinnerei und Weberei (mechanical cotton spinning and weaving mill) in Augsburg's textile quarter. The factory, founded in 1837 and closed in 1989, was for a long time supplied with power and drive by these installations; the castle-like brick building is now under heritage protection and is called the Fabrikschloss (factory castle).

The turbines, long out of use, still stand where they were in service until the factory closed: in a hall of more than 300 square meters. When the ski museum was set up in the same building at the end of 2006, the opportunity was taken to make the machines the subject of a museum of their own.

The exhibition leads past the individual turbines, and panels explain technical and historical details. Like the neighboring ski museum, the Turbinenmuseum is run by an Augsburg sporting goods store, which operates its outlet in the Fabrikschloss. Admission is free.

Highlights

Historic cotton-mill turbines at their original location
Machine hall of more than 300 square meters
Explanatory panels on technology and factory history
Free admission, in the same building as the ski museum

Permanent exhibition

Turbinen der Mechanischen Baumwollspinnerei und Weberei – The surviving factory turbines at their original location, explained with panels on technology and history.

Founded: 2006
Operated by: Sport Förg GmbH & Co. KG