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| Established | 10 September 2004; 21 years ago (2004-09-10) |
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| Coordinates | 50°43′58″N12°29′03″E / 50.73278°N 12.48417°E /50.73278; 12.48417 |
| Type | Automobile museum |
| Website | August Horch Museum Zwickau(in English) |
TheAugust Horch Museum Zwickau is anautomobile museum inZwickau, Saxony, Germany. Opened in 2004, it covers the history of automobile construction in Zwickau, the early history ofHorch andAudi; their eventual incorporation intoAuto Union in1932, and ending with the company's relocation toIngolstadt afterWorld War II - from where the modern-day Audi company evolved.
The museum also documents the factory's later role in manufacturing theTrabant during theCold War-eraGerman Democratic Republic,[1][2] and its eventual rebirth under the ownership ofVolkswagen.
The museum is housed within the former factory whereAugust Horch established Audi Automobilwerke GmbH in 1910. Its owner and operator is a non-profit making company owned in equal shares byAudi AG and the town of Zwickau.[1]
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