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.

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Tue - Sun: 10 am to 6 pm

Evening events by arrangement.

Summer terrace - weather permitting - until 10 pm

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From 4 June to 30 August 2024, the Darmstadt City Archive will be presenting its holdings from the estate of Darmstadt travel writer and photographer Milli Bau (1906-2005), who travelled the world from the 1950s to the 1990s but also spent several decades of her life in Darmstadt, for the first time in the foyer of the Haus der Geschichte (Karolinenplatz 3).

While the exhibition shown at the same time in the TUD Art Forum focuses on Bau's travelling activities in Asia, Africa and America, the exhibition at the City Archive is biographical in nature and uses photos, letters, manuscripts and books to show the various stages in the life of Milli Bau, who spent her childhood and youth and her twilight years in Darmstadt. With this exhibition, the city archive is presenting a personality after whom a street in Eberstadt has been named since 2022.

The exhibition will be opened by Lord Mayor Hanno Benz on Tuesday, 4 June at 6 pm. City archivist Dr Peter Engels and historian Dr Manfred Efinger will speak about the exhibition.

Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. and on the dates of the following accompanying events: Special opening on Heinerfest Saturday, 6 July, from 1 pm; special guided tours on Saturday, 22 June, 3 pm and on Saturday, 6 July, at 3.30 pm and on request (contact: stadtarchiv@darmstadt.de). On Wednesday, 10 July, Dr Manfred Efinger will give the lecture ‘Milli Bau - eine Biografie entsteht: Workshop report’.

Admission is free. The exhibition is barrier-free.

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).

The "Infopoint Mathildenhöhe" is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 5 pm.

In addition to information on the World Heritage Site "Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt", tickets for the guided tours of Mathildenhöhe and the "Mathildenhöhe Card" are also available here.

The Infopoint is also meeting and starting point for guided tours.

The Infopoint is located in Olbrichweg, on the north side of the exhibition building (rear side), between the Wedding Tower and the Hochschule Darmstadt h_da.

Refill partner:

In all participating shops in Darmstadt you can have your drinking bottles filled with tap water free of charge.

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.

March 30, 2024 marks the 250th anniversary of the death of the important personality Karoline von Hessen-Darmstadt (1721-1774), also known as the “Great Landgravine”. The MUSEUM Jagdschloss Kranichstein is honoring this historic event with an exhibition in cooperation with the Hessian State Archives in Darmstadt.

The exhibition provides a deep insight into the natural and environmental history of the 18th century through the multifaceted personality of the landgravine. Karoline left behind an impressive treasure trove of correspondence, which gives us an insight into her active participation in the scientific discourse of the Enlightenment, in which she acted as the “femme savante” of the Enlightenment. Her letters to personalities such as Frederick II of Prussia, Voltaire, Melchior Grimm and Empress Catherine II of Russia reveal a new sense of nature, which is also reflected in her unusual burial in the Herrngarten.

Karoline's lifelong friendship with King Frederick II of Prussia and her participation in the literary “Circle of the Sensitive” in Darmstadt, to which the young Goethe also belonged, shaped her intellectual world. Objects from renowned institutions such as the Kranichstein Hunting Lodge, the Hessian State Museum Darmstadt and the Darmstadt University and State Library are presented in the exhibition.

Interactive design elements, such as audio stations with original quotes from the landgravine's letters, bring to life the natural history perception of Karoline. The exhibition highlights the current relevance of topics such as the relationship with nature, the availability of nature and the changing understanding of nature.

If you are looking for an unusual piece for your home, an original gift or a special piece of jewellery, the traditional Darmstadt arts and crafts market on the Friedensplatz is just the place for you.

On the third weekend in August, artisans will once again present all kinds of works made of wood, glass and ceramics, metal, precious stones, fabric and leather. Between the Hessisches Landesmuseum and the city centre, there is plenty of space for the stalls and workshops and the exhibitors.

The Museum Künstlerkolonie Darmstadt and the Wedding Tower on Mathildenhöhe as well as 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, the Wedding Tower and the Messel Pit Visitor Centre. The bus line "FM" 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:

The Darmstadt Card also includes free participation in a public city tour organised by Darmstadt Marketing GmbH, e.g. via the Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt. In addition, discounts on visits to the Museum Künstlerkolonie Darmstadt, the Wedding Tower and "2 for 1" on visits to the Messel Pit Visitor Centre.

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

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

The vouchers worth 10, 25, 50 or 100 euros can be purchased online and in the Darmstadt shop and redeemed in all participating shops.

Further information at www.darmstadtgutschein.de.