For all questions you may have regarding your stay in Darmstadt – the tourist information office "Darmstadt Shop" at Luisenplatz is the right place to start.

Information and ticket sales for events in Darmstadt are available for visitors and residents alike. Brochures and flyers are available for tourist attractions, events and leisure activities. In addition, a small selection of souvenirs and regional products is offered.

The Darmstadt Shop is certified for accessibility in the "Reisen für Alle" project and is accessible for people with limited walking abilities and wheelchair users. The Darmstadt Shop is easily accessible with public transport, the stop "Luisenplatz" ist just 40 m from the Darmstadt Shop. Parking spaces can be found in the underground car park "Luisencenter" or at "Pali-Parkplatz" (Zeughausstr.4).

The detailed information can be found here:http://www.reisen-fuer-alle.de/darmstadt_shop_luisencenter_touristinformation_249.html?action=detail&item_id=174

Refill partner:

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

The art and natural history collections of the counts and grand dukes are the foundation of today’s Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt (HLMD, Hessian State Museum). With its mixture of art, culture and natural history exhibits, the museum is one of the oldest all-round museums in Europe. In a close cooperation between Grand Duke Ernst-Ludwig and Alfred Messel, the building was specially designed for the different collections and was formally opened in 1906.

Accessibility is achieved in the HLMD to the best of its ability - as far as this is possible in an old building. In the house there are ramps, lifts, which can be used by physically disabled persons, and barrier-free toilets. In addition, there is an audioguide for blind visitors, who support the specially designed six touch models.

In the basement of the museum the museum café "HERZBLUT & ZINKE", offers warm dishes made from fresh, local produce as well as coffee and cake.

Partner of the DARMSTADT CARD:

reduced admission

The Stadtbibliothek Darmstadt is a public library and an educational, information and cultural facility of the City of Darmstadt for the entire population.

Brochure in easy language

The public library offers the brochure "Willkommen in der Stadtbibliothek" in easy language. The brochure has summarized the most important information, such as addresses and opening hours of the main office and the branch offices, and regulations in easy language for all people who want to use the city library, as well as answers to various questions: How do I borrow a book from the library? How do I get a library ID? What lending periods are there?

The Artists' Colony Museum in the Ernst Ludwig House built in 1901, documents the history of the Darmstadt Artists' Colony (1899-1914) on the Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2021.

The museum provides a comprehensive overview of the creative work of universal artists such as Joseph Maria Olbrich and Peter Behrens. The idea of the Gesamtkunstwerk as the ideal of the Art Nouveau movement is brought to life in spatial ensembles. The museum's sculpture studios, built in 1904, host special exhibitions from the 19th century to the present.

Downhill from the museum lie seven of the eight artists‘ houses, which were show-cased during the first exhibition in 1901 (three further exhibitions were held in 1904, 1908 and 1914).

The Artists' Colony Museum is certified for accessibility in the "Reisen für Alle" project.

The detailed information can be found here: www.reisen-fuer-alle.de

Partner of the DARMSTADT CARD:

reduced admission

Darmstadt Marketing GmbH ist responsible for city and tourist marketing for the City of Darmstadt. The focus is on science, culture and life. Darmstadt Marketing not only organizes events such as the popular "Darmstadt Days of Art Nouveau" with the illumination festival at Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt Wine Festival or the arts and crafts market, but also a variety of guided tours.

Hotels as well as package tours, group and supporting programmes can also be booked directly via Darmstadt Marketing.

The Darmstadt Shop of Darmstadt Marketing is certified for accessibility under the "Reisen für Alle" project. The detailed information can be found here: www.reisen-fuer-alle.de/darmstadt_shop_luisencenter_touristinformation_249.html

The re-editions of the brochures of the Darmstadt Marketing are printed at least to the letter size PT 12 in order to ensure good readability. Also attention is paid to corresponding contrasts of fonts and images as well as sans-serifs fonts.

Guided tours can be arranged idvidally and adapted accordingly. All public tours of Darmstadt Marketing can be guided as required (e.g. without steps and stairs). The guides are sensitive to dealing with guests with impairments.

Only the portico remains today from the old neorenaissance style exhibition hall of the Darmstadt Kunstverein (society of art). It is now the boundary of the forecourt of the building newly erected in 1957. Where earlier, avantgarde from 1900 and the applied arts of Jugendstil were on display, today a series of temporary exhibitions of contemporary art can be viewed. Three large alternating exhibitions a year accompanied by numerous events ensure a rich program.

The unique ambience of the Kunsthalle offers even more: as an extraordinary location for your event with flexible possibilities for small and large groups up to 200 persons on a total of 1,500 m² including the outdoor area. Information: www.kunsthalle-darmstadt.de/Vermietung_16_0.html

Partner of the DARMSTADT CARD:

reduced admission to an exhibition

Accessibility

The entrance and exhibition area are accessible without steps.

The sanitary facilities and the studios are not barrier-free.