Plan your visit

The Orangerie is closed to May 22 due to renovation work. It will reopen on May 23 with the special exhibition Nanne Meyer and will be open from 2 p.m.

Opening:
Tuesday – Wednesday: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Thursday: 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Holiday: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Special opening hours:
25 May 2026 (Whit Monday): closed
4 June 2026 (Corpus Christi): 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Standard
€8

Reduced
€6

Children and youths (0–17 years)* free

On Fridays from 2pm, admission to the exhibitions is free of charge.

Reduced admission
Visitors of art Karlsruhe
Apprentices
Federal volunteer service participants
bwegt: same-day ticket within the BW fare system
CIK Karlsruhe
Holders of the Deutschlandticket
Holders of the D-Ticket JugendBW
Holders of the Baden-Württemberg volunteer card
FSJ volunteers
Groups with prior registration (from 10 people)
Holders of the Karlsruher Pass
Members of
associations for art and cultural studies
associations of art educators
associations of artists
Persons with severe disabilities
Students

Free admission
Children and youths (0–17 years)*
Members “Friends”, including “Young Friends”
Members of the support association
Members JiM
Holders of the Landesfamilienpass
Holders of the Museums-Pass-Musées
Journalists with press ID
Companion of a severely disabled person (marked “B” on ID)
Members of the German Museums Association
Members of ICOM
Students of art and art history
Students of PH and HfG Karlsruhe

*Made possible through funding by the Ministry of Science and the Arts of Baden-Württemberg

We are pleased about your sustainable arrival by public transport – from the Marktplatz and Europaplatz stops, you can easily reach us on foot.

Visitors arriving with a valid same-day bwtarif ticket, the JugendticketBW or the Deutschland-Ticket (bwegtPlus) receive reduced admission to the special exhibition in the Orangerie.

Telephone: 0721 20119 322
E-Mail: info@kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de

The Orangerie building is accessible for wheelchair users via a ramp at the rear of the rotunda. Once you are at the ramp, please call +49 721 20119 460 so that our staff can open the door for you.

Further information about accessibility in the Orangerie can be found here.

The Junge Kunsthalle is closed  to May 23 due to renovation work. From May 23, it reopens with a drawing laboratory.

Tuesday – Friday: 9 am – 5 pm
Saturday, Sunday and Holiday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Special opening hours:
25 May 2026 (Whit Monday): closed
4 June 2026 (Corpus Christi): 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Please note that our building has limited space for pushchairs. Additional storage space for pushchairs and a cloakroom can be found in the rotunda of the Orangery, which is accessible from the garden side. Unfortunately, bicycle trailers cannot be stored in the building and must be parked outside.

Admission to Junge Kunsthalle is free

We are pleased about your sustainable arrival by public transport – from the Marktplatz and Europaplatz stops, you can easily reach us on foot

Telephone: 0721 20119 322
E-Mail: info@kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de

The ground floor of the Junge Kunsthalle is accessible for wheelchair users via a ramp at the rear. Once you are at the ramp, please press the doorbell there. If it is not opened, please call +49 721 20119 450 so that our staff can open the door for you.

Further information about accessibility in the Junge Kunsthalle can be found here.

ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medien

See You – Encounters with the Kunsthalle Karlsruhe at Atrium 1+2
(Entrance via ZKM foyer)

Lorenzstraße 19
76135 Karlsruhe

The exhibition See You – Encounters with the Kunsthalle Karlsruhe can be visited during the opening hours of the ZKM:

Wednesday – Friday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Special opening hours:
1 May 2026 (Labour Day): 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
14 May 2026 (Ascension Day): 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
25 May 2026 (Whit Monday): closed
4 June 2026 (Corpus Christi): 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

For the exhibition See You – Encounters with the Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, the current admission prices of the ZKM | Center for Art and Media apply. Admission is payable at the ZKM box office.

Regular
Combiticket (Atrium 1+2 and Atrium 8+9): 14 €
Combiticket annual pass (Atrium 1+2 and Atrium 8+9): 48 €

Reduced
Combiticket (Atrium 1+2 and Atrium 8+9): 10 €
Combiticket annual pass (Atrium 1+2 and Atrium 8+9): 33 €

Family
Combiticket (Atrium 1+2 and Atrium 8+9): 26 €
Combiticket annual pass (Atrium 1+2 and Atrium 8+9): 90 €

Children | Teenagers (0-17 Jahre)*
See You – Encounters with the Kunsthalle Karlsruhe free

*Made possible by the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts of Baden-Württemberg.

Discounts

Discounts are available for students, people with disabilities, volunteers, FSJ workers, groups of ten or more, and visitors traveling with a bwtarif-ticket valid for the day (bwegtPlus). The original proof of eligibility must be presented at the ticket office.

Free admission

• On Fridays from 2pm, admission to the exhibitions of the ZKM is free of charge.
• Free admission is available to ICOM members, Museum Pass holders, HfG students, and persons accompanying people with disabilities. The original proof of eligibility must be presented at the ticket office. If you have any questions, please contact the information desk: 0721/8100-0

Cloakroom

Please note, that increased security measures are in effect at the Kunsthalle Karlsruhe in order to protect the works of art. We ask for your cooperation regarding the following rules:

• It is not permitted to wear or bring coats and outdoor jackets.
• Bags up to the size of A4 format are permitted. Backpacks of any size are not permitted. You can obtain a small plastic bag for your mobile phone, wallet and other items at the Kunsthalle information desk.
• We are happy to provide you with pushchairs. Please park your own pushchair in the ZKM foyer.
• Eating and drinking is not permitted in the exhibition rooms.

You can store your coats, jackets and bags in lockers in the ZKM Foyer or leave them in the cloakroom.

These rules only apply to the 1st floor of the atrium 1+2.

We are pleased about your sustainable arrival by public transport – from the ZKM stop you can easily reach us on foot.

Visitors arriving with a valid same-day bwtarif ticket, the JugendticketBW or the Deutschland-Ticket (bwegtPlus) receive reduced admission to the Kunsthalle collection presentation at the ZKM.

Have you already visited our exhibition at the ZKM?
For our carbon footprint, we would be interested to know which means of transportation you used to reach us.
We would be delighted if you would take part in our short survey.

Telephone: 0721 20119 322
E-Mail: info@kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de

The main building with the foyer, the entrances to the atriums 1+2 and 8+9, the cloakroom, the museum shop, the media theatre, the lecture hall and the restaurant are all accessible at ground level.

The exhibition space of the Kunsthalle is located on the 1st floor of the atriums 1+2 and is accessible by lift.

Further information about Further information about accessibility in the ZKM can be found here.

Hermann-Veit-Straße 6
76135 Karlsruhe

Tuesdays & Wednesdays: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m

We are pleased about your sustainable journey by public transport – from the Welfenstraße or Europaplatz/Europabad stops, you can easily reach us on foot.

Email: biblio@kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de

Phone: +49 721 20119 245

Further information about the library and its collection can be found here.

The library is an almost fully open-stack reference library that also provides workspaces.

You are welcome to visit the library without an appointment.

Only if you wish to use the few reference works and specialist books listed in the catalogue under the locations “Kupferstichkabinett: reference collection cabinet” or “restoration,” we kindly ask you to register in advance. Please send us a list of the required items (e.g. which volumes of the Bartsch and Hollstein series you need) and let us know on which opening day you plan to visit. Please note that the requested literature may not be available on the same day.

The building at Hermann-Veit-Straße 6, where the library of the Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe is located, is accessible for wheelchair users via a ramp at the front entrance.

On the ground floor, please turn right and take the elevator to the 1st floor.

The doors have a minimum width of 90 cm.

Public toilets are available in the basement. There is also an accessible, wheelchair-friendly toilet there.

Two public disabled parking spaces are located at Hermann-Veit-Straße 7 at the Europahalle.

The Orangerie building is accessible for wheelchair users via a ramp at the rear of the rotunda. Once you are at the ramp, please call +49 721 20119 460 so that our staff can open the door for you.

The doors and passageways have a minimum width of 80 cm.

Adjacent to the Orangerie, on the ground floor of the Hofgärtnerhaus/Show Houses, there is an accessible, wheelchair-friendly toilet. The toilet is equipped with a Euro key locking system. Once construction work in the Carrera area has been completed, access to the toilets will be via an internal connecting door. Our attendants will be happy to assist you. During the current construction situation, the Orangerie must unfortunately be exited via the rotunda on the side facing the Botanical Garden, so that you can enter the Hofgärtnerhaus (Show Houses) from the outside to reach the toilet there.

If you require a wheelchair, please contact the staff at the Orangerie ticket desk. A wheelchair is available for loan during your visit. Please reserve it in advance of your visit at: +49 721 20119 460.

Public disabled parking spaces are located at Stephanienstraße 5a and 7.

The ground floor of the Junge Kunsthalle is accessible for wheelchair users via a ramp at the rear. Once you are at the ramp, please press the doorbell there. If it is not opened, please call +49 721 20119 450 so that our staff can open the door for you.

The doors and passageways have a minimum width of 80 cm.

There is an accessible, wheelchair-friendly toilet on the ground floor.

A small wheelchair lift (capacity up to 300 kg) provides access to the exhibition level.

The upper floors (studio rooms for creative programs) are only accessible via a staircase and are therefore unfortunately not barrier-free.

Public disabled parking spaces are located at Stephanienstraße 5a and 7.

At the invitation of ZKM | Center for Art and Media, the exhibition See You – Encounters with the Kunsthalle Karlsruhe presents the highlights of the Kunsthalle’s collection. When the ZKM was converted from a former ammunition factory into a cultural institution, great emphasis was placed on accessibility so that everyone can visit the museum.

The main building with the foyer, the entrances to the atriums 1+2 and 8+9, the cloakroom, the museum shop, the media theatre, the lecture hall and the restaurant are all accessible at ground level.

The exhibition space of the Kunsthalle is located on the 1st floor of the atriums 1+2 and is accessible by lift.

At all points inside the ZKM, the doors offer you enough space to pass through even with a wheelchair; steps and landings are levelled out. The doors of the main entrance on Brauerstrasse can be opened automatically using special switches. The entrance on Lorenzstrasse has an automatic sliding door with a motion detector.

There are three designated parking spaces for people with disabilities by the entrance on Lorenzstrasse and two in the underground car park. These two are located directly next to the turn-off to the car parks towards Südweststadt. There is a lift from the underground car park directly to the main building of the ZKM.

All levels of the museums are easily accessible via passenger lifts, as is the access to the library, the media lounge and the Cube.

In the museums and the foyer, there are special toilets equipped with alarm systems for people with disabilities.

If you need a wheelchair, please contact the staff at the information desk in the foyer of the ZKM. Wheelchairs can be borrowed for your visit. Please book these before your visit at: info@zkm.de or +49 (0)721 81000