Aufzugmuseum
Corporate museum of the elevator manufacturer Lochbühler in the listed Seckenheim water tower, with around 700 objects on the history of elevators – visits by guided tour only.
Over het museum
The Aufzugmuseum (Elevator Museum) is the company collection of the Lochbühler family from Seckenheim. Their business started in 1873 as a farrier's and wagon smithy, developed into a metalworking and mechanical workshop in the early 20th century and delivered its first own elevator in 1925; elevator construction later became the company's core business.
From 1986 the family collected historic drives, controls, car components and documents, which were initially stored in a basement room. Today the exhibition is housed in the Seckenheim water tower, built in 1911: an octagonal tamped-concrete structure almost 38 meters tall with a copper dome. After the district was connected to Mannheim's water network, the tower lost its function; the Lochbühler company bought it in 1978, saving it from demolition. During the first conversion, completed in 1989, it was given a glass exterior elevator.
In 2002 the collection moved to the tower's ground floor. Following a comprehensive restoration from 2010 to 2012, supported by the Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz (German Foundation for Monument Protection) and the state, the exhibition has been spread across four levels of the tower shaft since June 2012. The upper floors beneath the dome are used for events and conferences; the dome features an artificial starry sky. In 2014 the family received the Mannheim Monument Preservation Prize for the restoration.
The roughly 700 objects range from the late 19th century to the present; many pieces still work, including a paternoster from the 1920s. There are no regular museum hours – the museum opens for pre-booked group tours and on special occasions such as the Tag des offenen Denkmals (Heritage Open Day).
Hoogtepunten
- Working paternoster elevator from 1924
- Around 700 objects on the history of elevator construction across four levels
- Winding drum with wooden gear from 1878 and an Art Nouveau elevator car
- Listed water tower from 1911 with a glass exterior elevator
- Artificial starry sky in the tower dome
- Opgericht
- 1986
- Beheerder
- Lochbühler Aufzüge GmbH (Familie Lochbühler)
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk: geen informatie
- Lift
- Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
The tower has a glass exterior elevator to the upper floors; no information has been published on the accessibility of the exhibition levels.
Kinderen & gezin
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Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Light rail line 5 (OEG) to “Seckenheim Rathaus”; bus lines 40 and 41.
Service & horeca
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Evenementen & zaalverhuur
The two upper tower floors beneath the dome are used for corporate events and conferences; no public rental offer is listed.
Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
|---|---|
| Goed om te weten | Visits exclusively by guided tour for pre-booked groups; arrange dates and terms directly with the Lochbühler company. |
