Opening Hours and Admission
OPENING HOURS EXHIBITION HALL
Tuesday to Sunday 11am – 6pm
OPENING HOURS ARTISTS' COLONY & MUSEUM SHOP
Tuesday to Sunday 11am – 6pm
OPENING HOURS WEDDING TOWER
Click here for the homepage of the Wedding Tower
Unfortunately, it is not possible to visit the tower during wedding ceremonies.
The wedding dates can be requested from the Förderkreis Hochzeitsturm e.V.
EXHIBITION HALL
10 € │ Reduced: 8 €*
Book your ticket here
ARTISTS' COLONY MUSEUM
5 € │ Reduced: 3 €*
Children and young people up to the age of 18 have free admission.
*With proof: pupils, students, trainees, severely disabled persons
+++ People who have fled from Ukraine receive free admission to the Artists' Colony Museum on presentation of valid proof +++
MATHILDENHÖHE CARD (Artists' Colony Museum and Wedding Tower as well as 24 hrs free travel on public transport in Tarifzone 4000)
10 €
Book your ticket: here
COMBINED TICKET (Exhibition Hall and Artists' Colony Museum)
12 € │ Reduced: 10 €
Day of German Unity, 03.10.2024: open
Christmas Eve, 24.12.2024: closed
Christmas Day, 25.12.2024: closed
2nd Christmas Day, 26.12.2024: open
New Year's Eve, 31.12.2024: closed
New Year's Day, 01.01.2025: closed
Good Friday, 18.04.2025: closed
Easter Sunday, 20.04.2025: open
Easter Monday, 21.04.2025: open
Labor Day, 01.05.2025: open
Ascension Day, 29.05.2025: open
Whit Sunday, 08.05.2025: open
Whit Monday, 09.05.2025: open
Corpus Christi, 19.05.2025: open
Mathildenhöhe Card
One admission, three advantages: With the purchase of the Mathildenhöhe Card for 10€ you get:
- admission to the Darmstadt Artists' Colony Museum
- the Wedding Tower and
- 24 hours free travel on public transport by bus and train in the city (fare zone 4000; day ticket)
Buy the Mathildenhöhe Card here directly as an online ticket.
INSTITUT MATHILDENHÖHE
EXHIBITION HALL AND ARTISTS' COLONY MUSEUM
ADDRESS
Artists' Colony Museum
Olbrichweg 13 A
64287 Darmstadt
ARRIVAL BY TRAIN AND BUS
From Darmstadt main station, take the F/FM bus in the direction of Oberwaldhaus (departure at Platz 4 in front of the main entrance) to the “Lucasweg/Hochzeitsturm” stop. From here it is approx. 200 m to Mathildenhöhe.
From Darmstadt East only five to ten minutes on foot.
Current timetable information for bus and train at www.heagmobilo.de and www.dadina.de.
Advice:
The Darmstadt Card. It includes use of all public transport in the city (fare zone 40) and discounts at the Artists' Colony Museum and the Wedding Tower.
BY CAR
There are no parking facilities on the Mathildenhöhe. Parking spaces within walking distance:
- Parking garage Alice Hospital, Dieburger Str.
- Jugendstilbad, Mercksplatz 1: Parking spaces for cars and 2 coaches. Approx. 800 m to the Mathildenhöhe. (Please note: maximum parking time 4 hours)
- Justus-Liebig-Garage, Holzstraße 6. approx. 1 km to the Mathildenhöhe.
- Parking garage darmstadtium, Alexanderstraße (opposite house no. 2). Approx. 800 m to the Mathildenhöhe on foot via the Erich-Ollenhauer-Promenade
- Parking garage Schlossgarage/Karolinenplatz, Friedensplatz 4. Approx. 1 km to the Mathildenhöhe.
Disabled parking spaces: Two parking spaces are available at Olbrichweg 10, in front of Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences.
Further parking spaces are available at REWE, Dieburgerstr. 24, Jugendstilbad (Mercksplatz, public WC), on Messplatz and at the Böllenfalltor stadium.
FOR BUSES
Buses can only stop at Mathildenhöhe to allow guests to board and alight.
Parking is available at the Rosenhöhe in Wolfskehlstraße (address: Bernhard-Sälzer-Platz). From there it is approx. 500 m on foot to the Mathildenhöhe.
FROM FRANKFURT RHINE-MAIN AIRPORT
About 30 minutes via the A5 (Frankfurt a. M. - Heidelberg/Basel).
A shuttle bus (Bus AIR: RMV.DE - AirLiner Direct bus Darmstadt - Frankfurt Airport) takes you directly to Darmstadt main station in 30 minutes
OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATION
Information on accommodation in Darmstadt can be found here.
Two barrier-free parking spaces are available at Olbrichweg 10, in front of the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences near the disabled-accessible entrance to the Künstlerkolonie Museum.
Reisen für Alle – Zertifikat
The Museum Künstlerkolonie has been tested according to the criteria of the nationwide “Travel for All” label and is authorized to use the “Accessibility tested” label and the associated pictograms in the period March 2023 - February 2026 and to use them in accordance with the contract.
Barrier-free buildings on the Mathildenhöhe
- Exhibition Hall (side entrance south side)
- Artists' Colony Museum (west/main entrance)
- Museum Shop
- Plane Tree Grove (lower south and upper north entrance)