Here you can find information surrounding your visit to the Palace Museum. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us via our contact form, by email, or by phone.
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| OPENING HOURS | HOLIDAY SCHEDULE | TICKET FEES |
| GROUPS | BARRIER-FREE | PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE MUSEUM |
| Braunschweig MUSEUMSCARD | TRAVEL | VISITOR SERVICES |
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OPENING HOURS
Tuesday – Sunday 10.00 pm to 5.00 pm (closed on Mondays)
The barrier-free entrance is located at the side entrance, to the left of the main entrance to the museum.
Open on the following holidays:
- Good Friday
- Easter Sunday
- Labour Day
- Pentecost Sunday
- Pentecost Monday
- German Unity Day (3rd October)
- Reformation Day (31st October)
Closed on the following holidays:
- New Year
- Schoduvel (February 15th)
- Easter Monday
- Ascension Day
- Christopher Street Day (August 8th)
- Christmas Eve (December 24th)
- Christmas Day (December 25th)
- Boxing Day (December 26th)
- New Year’s Eve
TICKET FEES
Adults: 5.00 Euros
Discounted: 2.00 Euros
Free admission for children aged 15 and under accompanied by an adult
Free admission
- Students aged 15 and under
- Students in class/course groups*
- Tour guides for the city of Braunschweig
- Owners of a Museumscard Braunschweig (1st visit)
- Members of: Deutscher Museumsbund, Museumsverband Niedersachsen und Bremen e.V., ICOM, Deutscher Verband für Kunstgeschichte e.V., Ulmer Verein
*free admission exclusively for school class groups from conventional schools (elementary and secondary schools, junior high schools, high schools, integrated comprehensive schools) and study groups from the Technical University or other universities. It does not apply to adult education centre groups, integration courses, etc.
Discounted admission
- Students aged 16 and above
- Trainees
- University students
- FSJ, BFD
- Owners of a Braunschweig Pass
- Owners of a handicapped ID
- Bürgergeld recipients
- Owners of a Museumscard Braunschweig
GROUPS
For groups of 10 or more people, we kindly ask you to register in advance.
BARRIER-FREE
The barrier-free entrance with an elevator is located at the side entrance, to the left of the main entrance (entrance to the “Roter Saal”). Visitors with a disability rating of 50% or more are eligible for discounted admission.
Simple Language
A written tour description for our permanent exhibition in simple language can be obtained at the museum’s cash register.
PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE MUSEUM
Photography without flash is permitted for private purposes in the museum's permanent exhibition.
When posting on social media, feel free to tag our account @schlossmuseum.braunschweig. For commercial purposes, please contact us at schlossmuseum@residenzschloss-braunschweig.de or +49 531 470-4876. For special exhibitions, please follow the instructions on site.
Braunschweig MUSEUMSCARD
Seven museums for 22 Euros – first admission is free and subsequent visits are discounted – available at the Palace Museum!
For 22 Euros, cardholders receive a one-time free admission and discounted admission for one year on any number of subsequent visits to the seven participating institutions under various sponsorships. The three Lower Saxony State Museums in Braunschweig, the “Landesmuseum Braunschweig” (State Museum), the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, and the “Naturhistorisches Museum” (Natural History Museum) are participating in the project, as well as the “Städtisches Museum” (Municipal Museum), the Palace Museum, the Art Association, and the “Museum für Photographie” (Museum of Photography) Braunschweig.
TRAVEL
Public transportation
The Palace Museum is located near the “Rathaus” and “Schloss” tram stops. You can reach the Rathaus stop with lines 1, 2, 3, 4, and 10. You can reach the “Schloss” stop with lines 1, 2, 3, 5, and 10.
You can reach us by bus with lines 230, 411, 413, 416, 418, 420, 422, 423, 450, 480, 560, 620, and 730 at the “Rathaus” stop.
By car
The Palace Museum does not have its own parking spaces.
There are several car parks in the vicinity:
Parkhaus „Schloss-Arkaden“ Braunschweig, Ritterbrunnen 1, 38100 Braunschweig
Opening hours: Monday - Saturday 7.00 am – 9.30 pm, Sunday 11.00 am – 6.00 pm
Parkhaus „Schlosscarree“, Ritterbrunnen 7, 38100 Braunschweig
Opening hours: daily 5.00 am - 6.00 pm
Parkhaus „Wilhelmstraße“, Wilhelmstraße 98, 38100 Braunschweig
Opening hours: daily 6.00 am - 11.30 pm
Parkhaus „Magni Braunschweig“, Bohlweg 72, 38100 Braunschweig
Opening hours: Monday – Saturday 7.00 am - 10.00 pm, closed on Sundays
VISITOR SERVICES
Please feel free to contact us with your inquiries via our contact form, by email, or by phone.
Email: schlossmuseum@residenzschloss-braunschweig.de
Tel.: +49 531 470 4876