MS Utting Dampfschiff

The Alte Utting is a former passenger ship that now sits atop a historic railway bridge in Munich's Sendling district. Originally built in 1950 at the Deggendorf shipyard and named after the town of Utting on Lake Ammersee, the 36.4-meter (119-foot) vessel served for more than six decades as an excursion boat on Bavaria's lake steamer fleet. After it was retired in 2016, the 144-ton hull was transported to Munich and installed on the bridge between the Großmarkthalle (wholesale market hall) and the Dreimühlenviertel. The cultural association Wannda e.V. transformed the ship into a one-of-a-kind cultural and party venue. Since opening in 2018, the Alte Utting has housed a bar, a restaurant, a small cabaret stage, and a nightclub in the former engine room. It has grown into a landmark known well beyond the city, prized for its alternative nightlife and regularly hosting concerts and cultural events.