Museums

Museums

A small number of cars designed by Josef Ganz still exist today. Those listed below can be seen in museums in different countries. Before your visit, we advise you to check with the museum in question if the cars you want to see are currently on display.

01 Switzerland
Verkehrshaus Luzern
CH Permanent Display

Verkehrshaus Luzern

Lucerne, Switzerland

The Swiss Museum of Transport owns a restored 1947 Rapid Swiss Volkswagen, designed by Josef Ganz, on permanent display in their Museum-on-Demand installation. Since June 2020, the museum also shows the 1933 Standard Superior Type 2 owned by Lorenz Schmid.

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02 Netherlands
Louwman Museum
NL Permanent Display

Louwman Museum

The Hague, Netherlands

Part of a permanent exhibition highlighting the history of the Volkswagen, sitting alongside a 1926 Hanomag Kommissbrot, a 1936 Mercedes-Benz 170H, a 1943 Volkswagen Type 166 Schwimmwagen and a 1951 Volkswagen Beetle. The Standard Superior was discovered and restored by a private German collector in the 1990s and bought by Louwman in 2018.

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03 Germany
Central Garage Automuseum
DE Not always on display

Central Garage Automuseum

Bad Homburg, Germany

Home to the original Maikäfer prototype, designed and built by Josef Ganz at car manufacturer Adler in Frankfurt. The Maikäfer is not always on display — we recommend checking with the museum before your visit.

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Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg
DE Not on permanent display

Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg

Wolfsburg, Germany

Part of the art installation 'The Inner Beauty' by artist Rémy Markowitsch, which was created for the room installation 'Nudnik: Forgetting Josef Ganz' in 2016. The Inner Beauty is not on permanent display.

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