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Museums in the Ammersee - Lech Region

New City Museum - Landsberg am Lech

The Neues Stadtmuseum vis-a-vis the Heilig-Kreuz-Church hosts a cross-section of Landsbergs history. From early discoveries to medieval examples of local craftmanships to exhibitions of contemporary artists, the museum offers an interesting insight. The Herkomer-Museum displays paintings, graphic art, sculptures, and souvenirs. The appendant studio tower (1888) was named by the artist in remembrance of his mother: Mutterturm.

Guided Tour - Landsberg am Lech

Explore the historical old town of Landsberg am Lech with charming tour guides, and enjoy hearing about the town's history as well as about the amusing anecdotes connected to it. Discover Baroque churches, the historical town hall, romantic corners, and hidden spots.

Historical Town Hall - Landsberg am Lech

Located on the large, triangular main square: The historical town hall, displaying a stucco cladding by Dominikus Zimmermann (1719).

Historical Shoe Museum - Landsberg am Lech

Historical shoe und shoe horn museum: Shoe fashion over seven centuries. Private museum.

Mutterturm - Landsberg am Lech

Climb the 30m-Mutterturm, the former summer studio used by the English noble painter Hubert Herkomer.

Gasteiger Villa - Utting am Ammersee

The summer residence of a family of artists. An idyllic garden containing bridges, ponds, and an old tree population, surrounding an Art Nouveau villa - a visit to the artists house "Künstlerhaus Gasteiger" and its garden is rewarding in any season of the year. The country house was built shortly after the year 1900 by the artist-couple Mathias and Anna Sophie Gasteiger who used it as their summer residence. Within the house, sculptures and paintings of both artists are exhibited. With its largely original furnishings from 1908 to 1913, the museum offers its guests a typical artists" household of the early 20th century.