Conferences, gala dinners, company trade fairs, Christmas parties, weddings and milestone birthdays for up to 400 guests can be organized at the Mazda Classic Automobil Museum Frey in Augsburg, Bavaria. The DEPOT29 event area of almost 700 square meters connects directly to a museum of more than 1,500 square meters where around 60 Mazda models are on show.
Seminars and company events
Lectures, conferences and seminars take up to 200 people, meetings up to 300 and company trade fairs up to 400. DEPOT29 has its own entrance and a direct passage into the exhibition, so guests can move from the plenary to a reception or a tour among the cars. Stage, screen, presentation technology, lighting and sound are available. The partner agency GO EXPERIENCE handles planning, equipment, furniture and staff on request. Anniversaries, internal Christmas parties and workshops are also part of the offer, and the cars on display give product launches and dealer meetings a ready backdrop.
Weddings and receptions
The museum hosts weddings, anniversaries and private celebrations such as round birthdays. Champagne receptions can be held among the cars, and the outdoor area in front of the historic depot facade takes standing tables for drinks.
Rooms and capacities
The DEPOT29 event area takes up to 400 people depending on layout, with banquets and gala dinners for up to 200. The exhibition area takes up to 100 guests. A walkable gallery overlooking the cars holds up to 40. The outdoor area in front of the museum has a variable capacity.
Catering
DEPOT29 has its own catering kitchen, connected directly to the event area. Catering comes from external partners, with a flying buffet, a classic buffet or a served multi-course menu.
History and setting
The depot was built in 1897 and 1898 for Augsburg's electric tram and was taken over by the city in 1908. It closed as a depot in 1960, then served as a store for classic and retired vehicles, and parts were rented by the regional police until 1998. The Frey family later bought and converted it. Walter Frey founded the Auto Frey dealership in Gersthofen in 1971, became a Mazda dealer in 1978 and bought his first collector car, a Mazda Cosmo Sport, in 1980. The collection now counts about 120 vehicles from the 1930s onward, the museum shows up to 60 at a time and rotates them, and it presents itself as the first museum of Mazda classics outside Japan.
Getting there
Tram line 2 stops at Senkelbach, at the museum entrance. By car, leave the A8 at Augsburg-Ost or use the B17 from the Augsburg-West interchange. There is parking at the museum, and for large events an extra lot with up to 350 spaces can be rented a few minutes' walk away, with advance planning. The address is Wertachstraße 29b, 86153 Augsburg.
