Welcome
to the Maybach Foundation!

We are cur­rent­ly work­ing on real­iz­ing our con­cept for the “May­bach Schaude­pot.” In Friedrichshafen, we are plan­ning and con­struct­ing an exhi­bi­tion space with engag­ing scenog­ra­phy to bring his­tor­i­cal mile­stones of the May­bach lega­cy to life for a diverse audi­ence. The exhi­bi­tion will form a bridge between ground­break­ing May­bach inno­va­tions on land, on water, in the air and their last­ing influ­ence on our world today.

Fea­tur­ing orig­i­nal objects from the col­lec­tions of the May­bach Foun­da­tion, the Schmid-May­bach fam­i­ly, and the May­bach Muse­um Friends Asso­ci­a­tion, we aim to give our guests exclu­sive behind-the-scenes insights into the mak­ing of a pri­vate col­lec­tion. Vis­i­tors can dis­cov­er inspir­ing sto­ries, learn about pio­neer­ing achieve­ments, and explore the envi­ron­ments where inno­va­tion and cre­ativ­i­ty still thrive today.

But who were the bril­liant inven­tors Wil­helm May­bach (1846 – 1929) and his son Karl May­bach (1879 – 1960), whose por­traits wel­come you from the building’s façade and invite you on a jour­ney of dis­cov­ery? What ties do they have to Friedrichshafen, to Zep­pelin air­ships, or to the very first Mer­cedes? And why are their engines and vehi­cles so impor­tant to our tech­ni­cal and cul­tur­al his­to­ry? Final­ly, how does the May­bach Foun­da­tion con­tin­ue to car­ry this lega­cy for­ward today?

Explore our blog to dive deep­er into these sto­ries and dis­cov­er much more…