Numerous works of art by contemporary artists can be found in the public space in Burghausen: from outdoor sculptures to paintings and sensitive works of art in publicly accessible buildings such as the town hall.
The city of Burghausen lives art and pays special attention to art in public space. The city acquires some of the works of art that it shows in the castle, in the old town or on the border bridges. Sometimes she borrows the works of art for a certain period of time.
Whether visitors to Burghausen or the local population - if you walk carefully through the city, you will consciously perceive the numerous works of art, which often give their surroundings additional beauty and excitement.
Works of art in public space include, among others
at the town square
- "Schoolboy", Bronze, Hand Frank
- "Standing and sitting lady with handbag", bronze, Ekkehard Wiegang
- "Wholeness", brass ball Ute Lechner/Hans Thurner
- "Pfeiferlbub", bronze, Hans Frank
- "Halmstele", wood, Hermann Bigelmayr
- "Reclining", bronze, Bernd Stöcker
on the old bridge
- "Icarus", bronze sculpture, Bernd Stöcker
in the pits
- "Ferryman with shell limestone blocks", bronze, Albert Balthasar
- "Accept one another", stainless steel pillar and brass ball from the series "The earth is not a perfect ball", Ute Lechner/Hans Thurner
in the town hall garden on the Salzach
- "Deadwood", sycamore, Horst Renner
on and around the Mautner Castle and the New Bridge
- "Saxophone player", forged bronze, Alois Lechner
- "Roundabout", hollow iron ball, Peter Schwenk
- "Gate to the heavenly Jerusalem", granite, Atelier Gerhard Kadletz
- "Pink Cloud", tubular steel sections, Markus Steidl
at the Heilig Geist Hospital
- "The earth is not a perfect sphere", Stahl, Ute Lechner/Hans Thurner
- “Fish Trio”, bronze, Atelier Manfred G. Boer
at the rosarium
- "Grandma and Grandpa", concrete
at the Kunsthaus on the New Bridge
- "The Eye", kinetic installation, Gunter Junghans
- "Sphinx", steel sculpture, Alto Hien
along the banks of the Salzach
- "Signs of the Zodiac", steel plates, Alto Hien
in the castle area
- "Egg", wood, Reinhard Jordan
- "Rider Group", Bronze, Dr. Albert Balthasar
- "Riedersbach cult car", Eisen, Jörg Duhl
- "Move", Stahl, Hartwig Mulleitner
- “Spiral B”, Stahl, Josef Baier
- "In Suspence", Stahl, Christiane Pottschlager
in the botanical garden
- "The earth is not a perfect sphere, four steel and brass balls, Ute Lechner/Hans Thurner
at the Woehrsee
- "Wave III", stainless steel, Hilde Goetz-Geurtz
In the area of the Bürgerhaus/Gasthof Glöcklhofer
- "Big Stele III", aluminum, Peter Schwenk
In the Park of German Unity
- "Berlin Wall", two original wall parts, two acrylic glass panes
- "Sculpture sequence", three-part granite gates, Josef Sailstorfer
- "Börd", iron
at Bürgerplatz
- "Encounters", Stahl, Markus Treml
at Peace Square
- "Anlehnung I", Stahl, Alf Lechner
in city Park
- "Moon Lovers", Eisen, Saburo Kosugi
- "Untitled", Holz, Walter Holzinger
- "The Table", stainless steel and glass, Lucia Delefant
- "time-point", Eisen, K. Weibl
in Raitenhaslach
- "Prometheus", bronze, Heinrich Kirchner, in the prelate's garden
- "Church gate", wooden gate covered with copper, Heinrich Kirchner, school building on the wall
- "In thoughts" and "Angel", wood, Andreas Kuhnlein, in front of the church
- "Wicken at the water tower", wood, Johannes Bludau, at the water tower
If you want to know more about art in public space in Burghausen, you can find it in the house of photography and at the Burghauser tourism Additional information.