Combined ticket for the World Heritage Festival on Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt

On the weekend of June 6th and 7th, 2026, Mathildenhöhe will be celebrating its World Heritage Festival, including the opening of the exhibition "A Step Ahead / Einen Schritt voraus“ to mark the 125th anniversary of the first exhibition in 1901.

A combined ticket is available for each of the two days of the event. The combined ticket is valid for the entire day of the event and can be redeemed at the participating facilities during opening hours.

The combined ticket to the World Heritage Festival includes:

admission to the Exhibition Hall with the exhibition "A Step Ahead / Einen Schritt voraus“
admisson to the Museum Artists' Colony Darmstadt
admission to the Wedding Tower
admission to the Artists' Houses Olbrich, Deiters and Large Glückert House
as well as a 1-day ticket for public transport (tariff zone: 4000 of the RMV, Darmstadt city area)

The combined ticket also includes a guided tour of the World Heritage Site. The tour of the UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt’ tells the story of the entire complex and includes a visit to one of the Artists’ Houses.

English tours are offered at 1 pm and 3 pm on Saturday and Sunday, all other guided tours are in German.

Meeting point: In front of the Infopoint Mathildenhöhe (h_da parking lot)
Duration: 90 minutes

During the World Heritage Festival weekend, only the combined ticket will be available! Individual tickets for the separate venues will not be on sale that weekend.

at the price of €20.00 / €15.00

or €15,00 / €10,00, reduced*

Please note that the exhibition "A Step Ahead / Einen Schritt voraus“ will not be open to visitors until 6.30 pm on Saturday! A discounted combined ticket (excluding the exhibition) will therefore be available on Saturday from 11 am to 6 pm.

The exhibition can be visited on Saturday between 6.30 pm and midnight and on Sunday between 11 am and 6 pm. Last admission is at 11 pm on Saturday and 5 pm on Sunday.

Due to weddings taking place in the Wedding Tower, entry on Saturday (6 June) will not be possible until 3.30 pm.

Book your combined ticket here!

Booking information

*Reductions are valid for: children/adolescent (from 14 to 18 years old), pupils, students, pensioners and holders of a severely disabled person's ID card.

Accompanying persons (“B” on the ID card) and children (up to 13 years of age) have free entry and must book a free ticket.

Combination ticket - RMV zone 4000 tariff plan

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UNESCO World Heritage "Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt"

In July 2021, the "Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt" was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. It is an outstanding example of experimental architecture of the early 20th century consisting of the Wedding Tower, Exhibition Hall, Artists' Colony Museum, plane tree grove and artists' houses.

The Mathildenhöhe area was laid out as early as the 19th century as the garden of the grand ducal court and named after Mathilde Karoline Friederike von Wittelsbach, the wife of Grand Duke Ludwig III. Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig founded the Artists' Colony on Mathildenhöhe in 1899, which made Darmstadt a focal point of Art Nouveau and European art development. Created with the aim of reforming art and life, the work of the artists' colony expressed the dawn of modernity through experimental architecture, new spatial art and pioneering design.

In the wake of four exhibitions (1901, 1904, 1908 and 1914), a series of trend-setting buildings with furnishings ranging from furniture to tableware were erected on Mathildenhöhe, embedded in a park with sculptures, fountains and garden pavilions. By the outbreak of the First World War, a total of 23 artists had worked on the Mathildenhöhe, including such renowned personalities as Joseph Maria Olbrich, Peter Behrens and Hans Christiansen.

Further information on the artists and buildings on Mathildenhöhe can be found on www.mathildenhoehe-darmstadt.de.

Tip: The 48 meter high Wedding Tower offers a great view over the whole city to Frankfurt.

World Heritage Festival Package

Come along to the World Heritage Festival, including the exhibition opening of "A Step Ahead / Einen Schritt voraus" with an all-inclusive package:

Overnight stay in a double room (incl. breakfast)
Combined ticket for the World Heritage Festival on Mathildenhöhe and the guided tour programme
Information about Darmstadt
Mathildenhöhe souvenir

For one night’s stay:

Package price from EUR 175.00 in a double room

Package price from EUR 125.00 in a single room

For two nights’ stay:

Package price from EUR 255.00 in a double room

Package price from EUR 210.00 in a single room

Available from June 5th to 7th, 2026, latest arrival on Saturday.

Binding offers, other room categories and extra nights available on request!