When is the exhibition Perspectives running?

The special exhibition runs from May 24, 2026, to September 13, 2026.

What is the admission price?

The regular admission at the Air Museum is 5.50 euros for adults. The exhibition itself is included in the regular museum visit.

Is the Air Museum accessible?

No, the Air Museum is not accessible due to the historical building substance and the lack of an elevator.

Are there guided tours?

Yes, guided tours can be requested via the museum's contact form and are also possible outside regular opening hours.

When is the museum open?

It is open on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2 PM to 5 PM, as well as Fridays to Sundays and on holidays from 11 AM to 5 PM.

Where is the Air Museum located?

The Air Museum Amberg is located at Eichenforstgäßchen 12 in 92224 Amberg.

A Look Up Transforms Architecture into Quiet, Radiant Art

Name: Perspectives - Günther Bayerl
Start: 2026-05-24T02:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-14T01:59:59+02:00
Location: Luftmuseum Amberg

Perspectives at the Air Museum Amberg: Architecture from a New Perspective

With the special exhibition Perspectives, the Air Museum Amberg presents a photographic series by Günther Bayerl starting May 24, 2026, that radically shifts the gaze upward. In the Gothic chapel, precise architectural photography meets sacred spatial effects, symmetrical ceiling views, light, structure, and atmosphere.

Architecture as an Aesthetic Experience

Bayerl reduces spaces to their formal basic conditions. Vaults, domes, stucco, constructions, and technical surfaces appear not as mere documentation but as composed visual spaces. The art experience emerges from the tension between order and wonder: the vertical gaze transforms architecture into a graphic, almost meditative image field.

Three Typologies, Three Interpretative Spaces

The exhibition is divided into spiritual, royal, and secular typologies. Sacred buildings, representative spaces, and functional structures engage in a clear visual language that connects historical depth with the present. Particularly in the contrast between church, castle, parking garage, industrial hall, and museum, a quiet art historical reflection on space, power, purpose, and perception unfolds.

Photography Between Documentation and Composition

Günther Bayerl, who studied photography among other subjects at the art school in Tasmania, has been working for years with architectures, industrial facilities, and culturally significant sites. His works show a reduced, concentrated perspective, where line guidance, materiality, and proportions become crucial. The Perspectives series consistently carries this attitude forward, transforming architectural surfaces into visual narratives.

Place with a Special Aura

The presentation in the Gothic chapel of the Air Museum enhances the impact of the images. The historical space, the vertical line of sight, and the curatorial setting create an exhibition atmosphere in which the observation of the work and spatial perception come closely together. In cooperation with the Diocesan Museum Regensburg, the exhibition additionally receives an art historical resonance space.

Visit, Education, and Museum Experience

The Air Museum offers a lively access to art, architecture, and design with its changing exhibitions, guided tours, and museum educational offerings. For art-interested visitors, Perspectives opens up an impressive connection of aesthetic experience, photographic precision, and cultural education. Those who want to see architecture in a new way will find here a special reason for a museum visit.

Conclusion: Perspectives promises a quiet, concentrated, and highly impressive exhibition about the gaze upward. Anyone who wants to experience architecture, photography, and sacred spatial effects in their finest form should visit this exhibition live at the Air Museum Amberg.