Welcome to Darmstadt

City of Science or Centre of Culture? Darmstadt is both. Like almost no other city, it combines an appreciation of the arts with a passion for science and innovation. Darmstadt still has the charm of a royal capital – at the same time it is a modern city, a laboratory for cultural as well as scientific experiments.

 

The journey started on the Mathildenhöhe with the forming of the Artists' Colony, a group of artists whose exhibitions enjoyed worldwide recognition and who created a document of modern forms of construction and housing - starting point for modern industrial design.    

 

Before the title “City of Science” was bestowed on Darmstadt in 1997, the city was recognised as “City of the Arts”. In fact, both sides go hand-in-hand, recognising that the combination of tradition and innovation is the “Darmstadt Way” to discover new things – here and throughout the world.  

Discover Darmstadt

Raus in die Region - Raus ins Grüne

Raus in die Region - Raus ins Grüne

Darmstadt is not only located in the FrankfurtRhineMain region, but is also the gateway to the Bergstrasse and the Odenwald. The region offers diverse landscapes, historical and modern architecture, exciting history, regional delicacies and much more.

 

There is much to discover.

 

Frankfurt Rhine-Main is the culturally and economically vibrant region in the heart of Europe.

 

The Bergstrasse from Darmstadt to Heidelberg offers around 30 castles and palaces along the way and, as a wine region, also offers specialities such as the Red Riesling. The Odenwald invites you to go hiking and cycling, to historic old towns and hidden farms, and offers cultural, culinary and sporting activities.

 

The Bergstrasse-Odenwald Geo-Nature Park (UNESCO Global Geopark) invites you to discover a charming landscape steeped in history, covering an area of 3800 km² between the Rhine, Bergstrasse, Odenwald, Main and Neckar rivers.

Darmstädter Spring Fair - 19 to 28 April

Darmstädter Spring Fair - 19 to 28 April

The Darmstadt Spring Fair takes place from 19 to 28 April 2024 in Darmstadt city centre. With rides, food stalls and the dip and sales market, the fair invites you to stroll, enjoy, meet friends and have fun.

 

A wide range of entertainment options for young and old are on offer: visitors can look forward to bumper cars, children's carousels, dart throwing and a Ferris wheel. The offer ranges from candy floss, churros and crêpes to potato pancakes, bratwurst with chips and specialities from Eritrea.

 

Programme:

- Opening: Friday, 19 April, at 6 pm in the Haus der Geschichte

- Breakfast in the Ferris wheel: Sunday, 21 April

- Family day: Tuesday, 23 April: The Darmstadt Showmen's Association invites you to a family day with reduced ride prices

- Superhero day & face painting for children: Thursday, 25 April

- Visit from the Stormtroopers: Friday, 26 April

Mathildenhöhe Card

Mathildenhöhe Card

The "Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt" World Heritage Site can be easily discovered with the Mathildenhöhe Card.

 

The Mathildenhöhe Card includes

- use of all public transport in the Darmstadt city area (fare zone 4000) as well as admission to the

- admission to the Darmstadt Artists' Colony Museum and

- admission to the Wedding Tower Darmstadt.

 

It is available as a 1-day ticket at a price of € 10.00 per person.

Unverpackt Darmstadt

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Unverpackt Darmstadt

New opening in the city centre

 

Due to water damage, the shop in the Martinsviertel is closed until 15 June. From 25 March, the Unverpackt shop in the Carree in the city centre will be offering its goods.

 

Unverpackt Darmstadt

The first grocery shop in Darmstadt to completely dispense with disposable packaging. Instead, the food is filled from "BULK-BINS" (food containers) in containers that customers bring with them.

 

Assortment from controlled cultivation, regional and fair trade:

- Dried products such as pasta, rice, cereals and pulses

- Spices, coffee and tea

- Spreads and sweets

- Drinks, fruit

- Fruit, vegetables, eggs and dairy products

- Detergents, cleaners, toilet paper and soaps

 

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Darmstadt Card - public transport and cultural & leisure facilities

Darmstadt Card - public transport and cultural & leisure facilities

The Darmstadt Card is available as a one-and two-day ticket, it includes the use of all public transport in the city area (fare zone 40) and discounts to numerous cultural facilities.

 

The Darmstadt Card is valid for 1 day at the price of 6 € or for 2 days at the price of 9 €.

 

 

Public transport

Free use of public transport (bus and tram) in fare zone 40 (includes Darmstadt, Erzhausen, Messel, Roßdrof, Ober-Ramstadt, Modau, Nieder-Beerbach, Pfungstadt, Griesheim, Weiterstadt) for 1 person on one or two consecutive days.

 

Free admission

Kunsthalle Darmstadt

 

Price reduction

for tours and pedelec rentals from Darmstadt Marketing GmbH

 

Reduced Admission to cultural & leisure facilities

bioversum Kranichstein, Eisenbahnmuseum Darmstadt-Kranichstein, Großherzoglich-Hessische Porzellansammlung, Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt, Hochzeitsturm, Literaturhaus Darmstadt (Hauptprogramm), MUSEUM Jagdschloss Kranichstein, Museum Künstlerkolonie Darmstadt, Schlossmuseum Darmstadt, Staatstheater Darmstadt (Repertoirevorstellungen), Bezirksbad Bessungen, DSW Freibad, Mühltalbad Eberstadt, Naturbad Großer Woog, Nordbad

 

 

Free of charge

info broschure at the Weißen Turm

Shopping with the Darmstadt Gutschein

Shopping with the Darmstadt Gutschein

The vouchers worth 10, 25, 50 or 100 euros can be bought online and in the Darmstadt Shop and can be redeemed in over 60 shops and restaurants in Darmstadt.

 

 

Further information at www.darmstadtgutschein.de.

Keramikwerkstatt 573grad

Keramikwerkstatt 573grad

Anna Gross will be running her "573grad" studio in the pop-up space at Marktplatz 6 (directly to the left of Bormuth) until the end of April 2024.

She sells her utility ceramics there - but the focus is on a different offer: Groos offers workshops on the medium of clay to pass on her expertise to interested parties. Course programme and information on the website www.studio573grad.de.

Café Restaurant Mathildenhöhe

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Café Restaurant Mathildenhöhe

We are delighted to once again be able to pamper you with culinary delights in the heart of the Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt World Heritage Site with a view of the historic plane tree grove, the Wedding Tower, the Russian Chapel and the Lily Basin.

 

After operating our café on the gallery in the entrance foyer of the exhibition building until 2012, we are now happy to welcome you as our guests in this unique, listed ambience.

 

Our bar and lounge area invites you to travel back in time to the late 19th century. We are located here in the so-called Schieberkammer of the historic drinking water reservoir, which was built in 1878/1879 and supplied Darmstadt with drinking water until 1994.

 

 

 

Mon: creative break

Tue - Sun: 10 am to 6 pm

 

Evening events by arrangement.

 

Summer terrace - weather permitting - until 10 pm

Discover World Heritage: Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt and Messel Pit Fossil Site - with the Darmstadt Card

Discover World Heritage: Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt and Messel Pit Fossil Site - with the Darmstadt Card

The Museum Künstlerkolonie Darmstadt on Mathildenhöhe and the Messel Pit Fossil Site are partners of the Darmstadt Card.

 

Individual visitors receive a discount with the Darmstadt Card when visiting the Museum Künstlerkolonie and the Messel Pit Visitor Centre. The bus line "FU" connects the World Heritage Site "Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt" with the World Heritage Site "Messel Pit Fossil Site" and can be used free of charge with the Darmstadt Card.

 

Tip:

With the Darmstadt Card, there is also a discount on taking part in a public guided tour of the city, e.g. of Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt.

 

Darmstadt Card 1-Day Card: Reduction on participation in a public guided tour of Darmstadt by Darmstadt Marketing GmbH.

 

Darmstadt Card 2-day ticket: Free participation in a public guided tour of Darmstadt by Darmstadt Marketing GmbH.

Weekend packages

Weekend packages

Discover Darmstadt and spend a weekend in the City of Science and Culture. Visit the Mathildenhöhe, the Artists' Colony from 1901 to 1914, or the various museums as the Hessian State Museum or the Museum in the Residantial Palace.

 

Stroll through the Wilhelminenstraße in the city centre and enjoy the view of the Pantheon-like church St. Ludwig. Discover the small shops in Schulstraße and at the Stadtkirchplatz or the more than 450 shops, from internationally renowned brands to small, owner-run shops.

 

Offers of weekend packages: www.darmstadt-tourismus.de/en/visit/accomodations/packages

ESA Space Tour (in German only)

ESA Space Tour (in German only)

"ESA Space Tour" is a digital tour of the site of ESA's European Satellite Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt.

 

As the European Space Agency, ESA is dedicated to the peaceful exploration and use of space. Founded in 1975, it now comprises 22 member states. Through the cooperation of its member states, ESA covers all types of space activities: Space exploration, astronautical spaceflight, Earth observation, transport into space, navigation, space situational awareness and security, technology development and telecommunications, and the promotion of industry.

 

The digital tour is available in German only.

Ladenflächen- und Quartiersmanagment - CityLab Darmstadt

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Ladenflächen- und Quartiersmanagment - CityLab Darmstadt

The shop space and neighbourhood management (LQM) in the city centre is the central networking and interface between the city administration, tradespeople, public institutions, property owners and citizens.

 

The LQM moderates, networks and provides ideas, spaces and contacts for the city centre of tomorrow.

 

Contact for ideas: stadtpunkte@darmstadt.de

 

CityLab Darmstadt

Wilhelminenstraße 25

Darmstadt WiFi

Darmstadt WiFi

With the Darmstadt WiFi users in the city centre have unlimited use of the urban WLAN network. Just select „WiFi Darmstadt“ in your wifi settings and log on at www.service.thecloud.eu.

 

Here you can use the "WiFi Darmstadt":

 

Darmstadt city centre

- Luisenplatz

- Wilhelminenstraße

- City Carree

- Ernst-Ludwigs-Platz

- Friedensplatz

- Marktplatz

- Ludwigsplatz

- Stadtkirchplatz

- Schlossgraben

- Karolinenplatz

- BIZ (Bürgerinformationszentrum) (Indoor)

- Darmstadt Shop Luisenplatz (Indoor)

 

 

 

Staatstheater Darmstadt

- in the Staatstheater and

- outdoor on the Georg-Büchner-Platz

 

City districts Darmstadt

- Arheilgen: Löwenplatz

- Eberstadt: stop Wagenhalle

- Kranichstein: stop Gruberstr./Brentanoanlage

- Wixhausen: Bahnhofstr./Falltorstr.

 

Griesheim

Wilhelm-Leuchner-Str.: stops Wagenhalle to Platz Bar-Le-Duc

 

Cooperation HEAG Mobilo

- in front of the main station "Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof"

- Arheilgen stop Dreieichweg

- Kranichstein stop Bahnhof

- Griesheim stop Bar-Le-Duc

 

Cooperation TU Darmstadt/eduroam

Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt, ULB Darmstadt

- ULB Stadtmitte

- ULB Lichtwiese

- stop Botanischer Garten

 

Cooperation with the Modehaus Henschel at the market square

Guided tours

Whether science, culture or life - there are tours in Darmstadt on all topics. "Darmstadt at a glance", "Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt - UNESCO World Heritage" or a guided tour bei bike through the city, you decide which facet of Darmstadt you would like to get to know first.

 

 

Partner of the DARMSTADT CARD:

Free participation in a public guided tour of Darmstadt Marketing GmbH (except for ESA/EUMETSAT, Aurora DeMeehl and experience tours).

 

 

 

Accessibility:

Guided tours are offered for people with walking disabilities, visual impairments or hearing impairments. The guides are trained so that wheelchair users, for example, can take part in every tour.

 

Depending on the topic of the tour, the route may be accessible to wheelchair users without steps (e.g. the tour "Darmstadt at a glance"). Please contact us if you have any questions so that we can discuss the details and advise you on the most suitable tour.

INREALLIFE Store

INREALLIFE Store

FASHION POP UP store with small labels from the region, on-site lemonade & coffee on the couch or in your hand, four workshops and several events!

 

The goods sold here are locally produced, unisex, sustainable and self-made or made in small quantities. The store offers a variety of stylish basics to "bold", unusual designs.

 

The pop-up store is open from March 2nd to April 28th.

Luisenplatz und Langer Lui

Luisenplatz und Langer Lui

Looking down over Luisenplatz, the biggest and busiest square in the centre of Darmstadt, is the Ludwigs Monument, affectionately known to the locals as „Langer Ludwig“ in memory of Grand Duke Ludwig the first. The main building on the north side of the square, the Kollegiengebäude, was built in the eighteenth century and today houses the regional council. A further statue in the square pays tribute to Justus von Liebig, who was born in Darmstadt in 1803.

 

Tip:

From April to October, the Lange Ludwig is open for visitors every 1st Saturday of the month. 172 steps lead to the viewing platform at 30 m height and in fine weather you can enjoy a great view over the city.

 

Opening dates 2024:

06.04. from 12-6pm

01.06. from 12-6pm

03.08. from 12-6pm

07.09. from 12-6pm

05.10. from 12-6pm

 

and at the following events 2024:

28.04. from 1-6pm Darmstadt Mobil (Sunday shopping)

04.07. to 08.07 Heinerfest - opening hours on the website

31.08. from 5-11pm Darmstadt Wine Festival

01.09. from 12-6pm Darmstädter Weinfest (Sunday shopping)

Exhiition "Versäumte Bilder – Frauen in der Wissenschaft sichtbar machen" at Schader Stiftung - until June 30th 2024

Exhiition "Versäumte Bilder – Frauen in der Wissenschaft sichtbar machen" at Schader Stiftung - until June 30th 2024

Women have been making massive contributions to science and research for a long time. Some images of them only become more visible over time, but many do not exist at all.

 

This is why science communicator Gesine Born uses artificial intelligence (AI) to generate photorealistic images of female scientists, who are thus given retrospective recognition for their achievements.

 

These are images that make up for what has been missed and demonstrate what women have achieved and continue to achieve in science.

Future History Tour "Darmstadt City"

Future History Tour "Darmstadt City"

Time travel through Darmstadt's city centre!

With "Future History" historical views of the city can be compared with today's. What has changed, what has remained the same?

 

Darmstadt was the capital and residence of the Hessian landgraves and grand dukes, capital of the Grand Duchy of Hesse until 1919, then capital of the People's State of Hesse until 1933 and the State of Hesse until 1945. Darmstadt lost its status to Wiesbaden, due to the severe war destruction.

 

In the reconstruction phase after 1945, the city concentrated on its importance as a city of science and culture. Today Darmstadt has over 160,000 inhabitants and a lively city centre with numerous sights, shopping streets, restaurants, parks and green spaces.

 

Via the Future History App (available in Google Play and in the AppStore) you can also be guided directly to the individual locations and fade in the historical views with AR (Augmented Reality).

Plane tree wood pens

Plane tree wood pens

The writing utensils made of plane tree wood were created in collaboration with Thomas Hörold, an artisan from Bad-Soden. In the course of the renovation of the plane tree grove on Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt, some trees had to be felled, and now unique writing utensils - ballpoint pens, fountain pens and rollerballs - have been made from them.

 

Thomas Hörold, who has been an exhibitor at the Darmstadt Arts and Crafts market for many years, has already implemented this project with other cities and is now also giving the woods of the plane tree grove a second life. In the process, the structure and colour, but also one or two special features of the wood come to light. The individual pieces are available in the Darmstadt Shop at the Luisencenter, prices range from 49.00 to 149.00 euros.

 

pen, plane tree wood: 49.00 €

rollerball pen, plane tree wood: 129.00 €

fountain pen, plane tree wood: 149.00 €

Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt - UNESCO World Heritage

Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt - UNESCO World Heritage

The Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt is an ensemble of Wedding Tower, Exhibition Hall, Museum Artists' Colony, plane tree grove and artist houses. It was laid out as the garden of the grand ducal court as early as the 19th century and was one of the most important centres of modern art and architecture in Europe and the world for 14 years, from 1901 to 1914. Its inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021 underscores its global importance as a pioneer of modernity. .

Exhibition "TOD UND TEUFEL. The fascination of horror" at Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt - until June 6th

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Exhibition "TOD UND TEUFEL. The fascination of horror" at Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt - until June 6th

The exhibition in cooperation with the Museum Kunstpalast sheds light on the centuries-old fascination of horror. Horror and dread have accompanied mankind throughout the centuries.

 

In art and culture, however, this unease has been countered by a lively interest in it, sometimes even a humorous approach. For the first time, the exhibition focuses on the diverse and ambiguous history of the artistic treatment of horror as well as the topicality of horror in fashion, music, film and contemporary art. The spectrum of the more than 100 works on display ranges from classical painting and sculpture to elaborate installations.

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Contact

Darmstadt Shop Luisencenter
Luisenplatz 5
64283 Darmstadt 
Tel.: +49 6151 - 1345-13
Fax: +49 6151 - 1347-5858
information@noSpamdarmstadt.de

 

Opening hours:

Monday to Saturday: 10 am to 6 pm

 

World Heritage "Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt"

The "Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt" has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since July 2021. For more information on Mathildenhöhe and how to get there, click here.

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