A place of encounter
The Erich Schickling Stiftung, meeting place of art and religion.
In a unique unity of painting, architecture and nature, the artist Erich Schickling (1924 - 2012) created a Gesamtkunstwerk over 60 years in Eggisried near Ottobeuren, idyllically situated in the Günztal.
Since 1999 the Erich Schickling Stiftung has been a valued meeting place and educational centre for art, music, nature and religion. Visitors are offered a rich programme of events as well as regular guided tours of the estate and introductions to the artist's pictorial works.
"Sun for the soul" is what visitors find here, not just since the creation of the Glückswege in the Kneipp year 2021, but all along. For the artist and his wife Inge gladly opened their estate to all lovers of art and nature from the very beginning.
Events
Visiting the Foundation
Next guided tour on Sunday, 23 Aug 2026 at 15:00
Events 2026
Here you will find the overview of the events for 2026.
25. Eggisrieder Seminar
Friday, 21 Aug 2026, 18:00
25. Eggisrieder Seminar für Musik und Transzendenz mit Studierenden, Musizierenden, Hörenden
Eggisrieder Schubertiade
Saturday, 05 Sep 2026, 16:00
The pianist and musicologist Arabella Pare turns to the piano sonatas in B major and G major by Franz Schubert, which she introduces and interprets.
Foundation blog
Special Exhibition 2026
"Even song can scarcely reveal it"
12 April to 27 September 2026
Musical relationships in the work of Erich Schickling
The deep way music moves people is already evident in antiquity and in the Old Testament. In figures such as the singer Orpheus, the biblical King David or the flute-playing Pan, the painter found expressive messages of divine presence.
Impressions
The extensive work of Erich Schickling comprises reverse glass paintings, pictures of mythical character, landscapes, floral still lifes and large-format paintings with themes from Greek mythology and architecture.
To the works
"It is important to me to illuminate, through painting, the hidden meaning that is laid within us. Directly, it is again and again glass that is the medium which fascinates me: not to create likenesses, but, in the parable, to become aware of the transcendent in me and in everything."
More about the artistFoundation contact
The Foundation grounds with the chapel are open to visitors.
The exhibition buildings are accessible as part of the public guided tours.
If you have any questions, you can reach us by email or by telephone.
Works | Influence | Light
An illustrated book under this title was published in 2024 by Kunstverlag Josef Fink to mark the artist's 100th birthday. The book is available at the Erich Schickling Stiftung.
The publication follows the biographical and artistic traces of an artist whose "wonder at the miracle of creation" found radiant expression in colour, space and light.