Discover the Werksviertel-Mitte
We regularly offer interested parties the opportunity to take a look behind the scenes of the neighborhood operations at Werksviertel-Mitte on guided tours.
Our guided tours at a glance
Find out more about the history of the site and the transformation of the former industrial area into a sustainable and vibrant urban quarter on our site tours. Discover the diverse street art in the quarter. Take part in one of the brewery tours. Or immerse yourself in the diverse possibilities of making urban districts more sustainable on our Stadt-Hochalm. You can find all guided tours and detailed information on the individual offers here.
Werksviertel-Mitte site
How life, living, work and leisure are perfectly combined becomes particularly tangible in Werksviertel-Mitte. The special flair and diversity of the quarter will be brought to life for you on this guided tour. The history of the former Pfanni area, the interim use and the current urban development and overall vision of Werksviertel will be explained. We can focus on architecture, history and art & graffiti, among other things.
Inside Werksviertel-Mitte
The new tour format offers groups of guests individual insights behind the scenes. The guides are specially trained eventfabrik employees. Guests not only get a look behind the scenes of the event halls and an insight into the history of the site, but also get to know the operators, institutions and service providers. Here and there you can also taste and test – so let yourself be surprised.
Werksviertel-Mitte Pleasure tour
Experience the Werksviertel-Mitte from its most enjoyable side! On this 2.5-hour tasting tour, participants take an exclusive look behind the scenes of the diverse gastronomy scene in one of Munich’s most exciting districts. From traditional Bavarian specialties such as freshly prepared Pfanni Reiberdatschi according to Grandma Anni’s recipe to authentic Thai street food cuisine and aromatic, home-roasted espresso – this tour offers something special for every taste.
Sheep tour
Alpine feeling in the middle of the city: experience our sheep and their unique home up close. Take a break from the stress of everyday life and enjoy your exclusive time-out with our beautiful and trusting Valais black-nosed sheep. The Stadtalm Munich offers you a unique photo location with a view over the rooftops of Munich. Our shepherd will tell you everything you need to know about keeping the sheep, the “Stadtalm” project and what it’s all about. Anecdotes from daily life with our woolly friends included!
Sustainability tour
During our tour, we will discover the fascinating transformations of this area. You will learn how the conscious treatment of nature and our environment has become a central theme. We provide unique insights into our sustainability concepts and innovative solutions that are implemented here every day. A special highlight of this tour is the visit to the impressive Stadt-Hochalm on the roof of WERK3. A green oasis of calm awaits us up here, where sheep, chickens and bee colonies have found their home. Find out more about the exciting “Almschule” educational project, which brings city children closer to nature and teaches them the value of sustainable lifestyles.
Brewery tour
Welcome to a very special brewery tour – individual, traditional and in the middle of an extraordinary district. Experience a place where the art of craft brewing is alive and well on a walk through the district. The Werksviertel brewery combines centuries-old tradition with modern standards of quality and sustainability. Join us for a look behind the scenes and discover how real beer is made. Have you ever wondered how deep our well is – and why exactly this water is so crucial for the taste? Or what actually happens from the husk to the sparge to the Zwickl? And why a “whirlpool” in the brewery is definitely not a wellness area for beer? The brewery tour is an experience for all the senses. Smell the malt, see the fermentation, hear the stories and taste our art of brewing at the end during a beer tasting.
Werkkraft tour
Experience an urban quarter with a future-oriented supply system that combines ecological responsibility with innovative technology. This tour focuses on our energy concept and thus the central question: How can we design a district so that it is supplied with energy in a sustainable, efficient and future-proof way? During the 2-hour tour, we will visit the energy center of Werksviertel-Mitte and receive information on the decentralized infrastructure, which ensures an intelligently controlled system with combined heat and power plants and media channels. Gain an insight into how energy is generated and used efficiently on site – in the form of electricity, local heating and local cooling.
For booking inquiries, please contact: fuehrungen@werksviertel-mitte.de
You can find more information on public and private guided tours here on the page of our eventfabrik münchen.
Questions about the guided tours and the neighborhood
You haven’t found the right tour? No problem! Many of our guided tours take place on individual request and therefore do not appear in the event calendar. Simply contact us with your preferred date and number of people and we will take care of the rest: fuehrungen@werksviertel-mitte.de.
Preferably not at all. For us, urban development is an ongoing process with plenty of room for transformation and diversity. The exciting transformation of Werksviertel is almost complete with its commercial buildings and is now moving on to the construction of the residential buildings. But even when all the buildings are completed one day, there will always be new life and new ideas in Werksviertel-Mitte to surprise visitors.
Unfortunately, this is not possible. The Stadt-Hochalm on the roof of WERK3 is an extraordinary urban habitat but also a protected area for animals and part of the sustainability concept in our urban quarter. The alp is the heart of our alp school, where children and young people are sensitized to sustainability issues in workshops in a playful and above all practical way. The Stadt-Hochalm and therefore also our sheep, which keep the grass short there, can only be visited as part of a few guided tours – also out of respect for the animals’ needs.
The UMADUM Ferris wheel travels once around its own axis in around 25 minutes, giving guests a unique view of Werksviertel, the city of Munich and, on a clear day, even the Alps. Incidentally, the electricity used to power the Ferris wheel is generated just a few meters away in the energy center at WERK1. The largest transportable Ferris wheel in the world can be completely dismantled, loaded into shipping containers and transported anywhere.
The historic Pfanni Museum in the ECKhaus tells the family and brand history of the former dumpling factory and is open 24/7. Among other things, you will find old pictures showing how the industrial site grew. And if you look closely, you will discover how some of the buildings that are now in Werksviertel-Mitte used to be warehouses or production halls. There are also numerous Pfanni exhibits, such as old packaging, and the people who once worked here have their say. We look forward to your visit!
The creative pop-up city is an interim use and will mark the entrance to Werksviertel-Mitte for a few more years. Due to its flexible use, the containers can spontaneously give way to any new building and be reassembled at another location. If we find a suitable space, they will hopefully stay with us forever.
Around 600 apartments are being built on the Werksviertel-Mitte site. Here, too, we are trying to create a special neighborhood through special architecture and communal and meeting areas that have been designed from the outset. This also means that the apartments in Werksviertel-Mitte will not be sold, i.e. converted into condominiums. All apartments will be rented out after completion. You can find out more about the residential development at Werksviertel-Mitte here
There are two reasons for this. There is an underground parking garage under Knödelplatz. As a result, there is only a small amount of soil, which is not sufficient for trees to grow healthy and strong here. In addition, Knödelplatz is a huge open-air stage for various events, such as concerts and festivals. If you like, Knödelplatz is the “marketplace” in Werksviertel-Mitte. Fortunately, Werksviertel will become even greener in some places in the future or already is. For example, at Piusanger, in our neighborhood park, which will soon be built, or at the Bahnbogen, where trees are scattered across the area. However, they must and will grow.
