Opening Hours and Admission

Karlsruhe Palace

Please note: The palace café will be closed from 1 June 2025.

Werbekachel Sammlungsausstellungen

Permanent Exhibitions (incl. "Palace and Court")

Schloss Karlsruhe, Schlossbezirk 10, 76131 Karlsruhe

Special presentations included in the ticket: Injustice & Profit,  Just Pray and Work? and Spolia

  • Adults8 Euro
  • Reduced*6 Euro
  • 6–17 Years0 Euro
  • Student group (per person)0 Euro
Buy tickets *Information on ticket prices

Mon closed
Tue–Thu 10 am–5 pm
Fri–Sun and holidays 10 am-6 pm
(New Year Jan 1, from 1 p.m.; Christmas Eve Dec 24 and New Year's Eve Dec 31, closed)

Werbekachel Turm und Filmerlebnis

Tower & Film Experience

Schloss Karlsruhe, Schlossbezirk 10, 76131 Karlsruhe

  • Adults4 Euro
  • Reduced*3 Euro
  • 6–17 Years2 Euro
  • Pupils p.P.1 Euro
*Information on ticket prices

Mon closed
Tower: Tue–Thur 10 am–4.15 pm Fri–Sun, holidays 10 am–5.15 pm
Last ascent 15 min before closing of the tower

Film Experience "I, Karl Wilhelm!": Tue–Thur 11 am, 12 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm
Fri–Sun, holidays 11 am, 12 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm, 5 pm
(New Year Jan 1, from 1 p.m.; Christmas Eve Dec 24 and New Year's Eve Dec 31, closed)

Other Locations

Museum beim Markt

Museum at the Market Square

Karl-Friedrich-Str. 6, 76133 Karlsruhe

  • Admissionfree of charge

Tue-Sun, holidays 11am-5pm

Fassade Museum in der Majolika

Museum in the Majolika

Ahaweg 6, 76131 Karlsruhe

  • Admissionfree of charge

Fri-Sun 11am-5pm

View of Bruchsal Palace with a fountain

German Museum of Mechanical Musical Instruments

Schloss Bruchsal, 76646 Bruchsal

  • Adults8 Euro
  • Reduced4 Euro

Mon closed
Tue–Sun, holidays 10 am–5 pm
(Dec 24.,25. and 31. closed, New Year Jan 1, from 13 Uhr, information about Bruchsal Palace)

Exterior view of the Staufen Ceramics Museum with flowers in front of it

Staufen Ceramics Museum

Wettelbrunner Str. 3, 79219 Staufen i. Brsg.

  • Adults2,50 Euro
  • Reduced1,50 Euro
  • Family4 Euro
*Information on ticket prices

Mon, Tue closed
Wed-Sat 2-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm

Neuenbürg Palace

Hintere Schloßsteige, 75305 Neuenbürg

Please note that the fairy tale ‘The Cold Heart’ ["Das kalte Herz"] is currently closed.
  • Single ticket (from 6 years)2,50 Euro
  • Family (2 adults and children)6 Euro

Closed on Mondays

Fri, Sat 1-6 pm
Sun, holidays 10 am-6 pm
Tue-Thu by appointment
(Information about Neuenbürg Palace)

Monastery Museum Salem

Kloster und Schloss Salem, 88682 Salem

  • Adults (Monastery and Palace)11 Euro
  • Reduced, Children 6-15 years (Monastery and Palace)5,50 Euro

Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Sun, holidays 10.30-6pm
(closed Dec 24 and Dec 31; information about Salem Monastery and Palace)
Winter opening hours from 2.11.

View of the Monastery Museum Hirsau with entrance

Monastery Museum Hirsau

Calwer Straße 6, 75365 Calw-Hirsau

  • Adults2,50 Euro
  • Reduced1,50 Euro

Mon closed
Tues-Fri 1pm-4pm
Sat, Sun 12pm-5pm
(Information about Monastery Museum Hirsau)

 

Libraries and Archives

Research in the library

Karlsruhe Palace Library

Schlossbezirk 10, 76131 Karlsruhe

  • Admissionfree of charge

The library can be used by prior appointment by telephone: T +49 (0)721 926-6523

Aussenstelle Südbaden Fassade

South Baden Branch

Hauptstr. 11, 79219 Staufen

  • Admissionfree of charge

The library and the archive in the branch office can be used after advance registration by telephone or e-mail:
T +49 (0)7633 80645 10
registration via e-mail