Immerse yourself in Arlberg’s past

Museums & exhibitions in Lech Zürs... prepared and staged in a creative and exciting way!

Understand and experience history anew at Arlberg’s museums

The eventful history of Lech Zürs am Arlberg has many facets: from the settlement of the Walser people to the region’s unique history of ski culture and tourism, and the typical sounds of the region. Lech Zürs’ museums and exhibitions, which have been curated with great sensitivity and creativity, provide you with unimagined insights into the entire region, the diversity of which extends far beyond the magnificent mountain landscape.

Museums and exhibitions in Lech Zürs am Arlberg

Skyspace Lech

With the Skyspace Lech by the internationally renowned artist James Turrell, the Arlberg receives a work of art that invites to a unique experience of the perception of light and space. James Turrell has designed a space of light for Lech, where the meeting of heaven and earth in the high alpine landscape can be experienced with a new perspective.

allmeinde commengrounds

The "Allmeinde Commongrounds" is an independent cultural initiative founded at the turn of the millennium by Gerold and Katia Schneider, which is dedicated to a special concern: the shaping of the community from the spirit of community. The name refers to the "Allme(i)nde", i.e. the common property, the physical as well as the spiritual of the knowledge communities. "Commonground(s)" is the English equivalent of this term, which is currently experiencing a great renaissance. For more information click here

Museum Lech

BLITZBLANK! CLEANING - INSIDE, OUTSIDE, EVERYWHERE An exhibition at two locations about cleaning as a cultural technique and about an extra-clean world FMH Women's Museum Hittisau and Lech Museum In the future village reception in the new "Dorfhus" in Lech. Afterwards visit of the exhibition and drink in the Huber-Hus

Kästle Mountain Museum

Skiing history has been written on the Arlberg in many ways. The history of the legendary brand is closely linked to the beginnings of skiing on the Arlberg. Up here, more than 90 years ago, Anton Kästle found the inspiration for the vision of a revolutionary ski. It was to be the first ski made of ash wood: the Arlberg Ski. Later this ski developed into the Kästle brand. Kästle was founded in 1924 in Vorarlberg and over the decades has brought many professionals international victories. After quieter times, Kästle celebrated a brilliant comeback in 2007.The success story of a legendary ski brand. Curious about the success story of a legendary ski brand? About 90 years ago, Anton Kästle went down in history as the father of the Arlberg ski. Numerous successes and innovations of this ski brand are on exhibition at Kästle Mountain Museum. Location: Rüfikopf mountain station Opening hours: daily from 09:00 to 16:00 (open during the operating hours of the Rüfikopf cable car)

KUNSTRAUM ZUG

Katia and Gerold Schneider have established a new exhibition space in the Zug part of Lech. In December, KUNSTRAUM ZUG is pleased to present the exhibition SPECIFIC OBJECTS by Aldo Bakker. The exhibition features a collection of pouring vessels, displayed at the Kunstmuseum in The Hague in 2022, alongside larger objects in wood.