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Die GRIMMWELT von A-Z
Special Exhibition
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GRIMMWELT adventure space
Welcome to the GRIMMWELT Kassel!
You can visit us from Tuesday to Sunday as well as on all Hessian public holidays (except New Year’s Day).
Tuesday - Sunday |
10 am - 6 pm |
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Friday |
10 am - 8 pm |
Monday |
closed |
Easter Monday, Whit Monday, |
10 am - 6 pm |
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Christmas Eve & New Year’s Eve |
10 am - 2 pm |
New Year’s Day |
closed |
Open on all public holidays in Hesse (except New Year’s Day) at the regular opening hours.
Visit GRIMMWELT together with the current special exhibition – or just the special exhibition.
Adults |
10 € |
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Reduced |
7 € |
Families |
25 € |
Groups of 8 or more* |
7 € per person |
School classes* |
3 € per pupil in a class (Class 1-13) |
Student groups** |
5 € per student and accompanying person on course-related excursion ** |
* Advance registration is required: Booking Enquiry
** The reduced price applies to student/trainee-groups on a course-related excursion. Advance registration is required. Please register your visit at least two weeks in advance: Booking Enquiry
Adults |
5 € |
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Reduced |
3 € |
Families |
12 € |
Groups of 8 or more |
3 € per person |
Adults |
35 € |
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Reduced |
25 € |
Families |
85 € |
Information on reductions, free admission, and family tickets:
Free admission for …
Reductions for ...
The proof of entitlement must be presented at the box office or at the entrance.
A family is defined as a maximum of two parents with their children or two grandparents with their grandchildren. The children or grandchildren must be under 18 years of age.
GRIMMWELT Kassel gGmbH
Weinbergstraße 21 | 34117 Kassel
General remark:
The GRIMMWELT is located in the area of a garden monument, which is to be protected from additional traffic. Please understand that we therefore recommend that you use public transport.
© GRIMMWELT Kassel
Follow the signposted route from the underground car park Friedrichsplatz.
City centre route |
barrier-free (approx. 11 min.) |
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Panorama route |
not suitable for the disabled (about 12 min.) |
Follow the cycle paths to the city centre and Rathaus (town hall), then to Weinberg (signs to GRIMMWELT).
With RegioTram or tram to Rathaus (town hall) or Rathaus / Fünffensterstraße, then follow the signs on foot (about 7 min.)
From the Intercity railway station Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe |
Take tram number 1, 3 or 4 in the direction of the city centre to Rathaus (town hall), then follow the signs on foot (about 7 min.) |
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From Kassel central station Hauptbahnhof |
Take RegioTram 3, 4 or 5 to Rathaus / Fünffensterstraße (town hall), then follow the signs on foot (about 7 min.) |
Coach stop |
There is a coach stop at the Brüder-Grimm-Platz (destination for a navigation device), then follow the signs to GRIMMWELT on foot (about 4 min.) |
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Parking |
Coaches are not allowed to park at the GRIMMWELT exhibition centre. Parking facilities for coaches exist at the Natural History Museum / Ottoneum on the Papinplatz (enter in navigation device), about 15 mins. on foot from the GRIMMWELT. |
Visitors to the GRIMMWELT get a discount for the use of the underground car park Friedrichsplatz. Follow the signs to Kassel Zentrum or Innenstadtring, then to the underground car park Friedrichsplatz (destination for navigation device: Tiefgarage Friedrichsplatz).
Then follow the signposted route on foot:
City centre route |
barrier-free (approx. 11 min.) |
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Panorama route |
not suitable for the disabled (about 12 min.) |
P+R car park at Damaschkestraße next to Auestadion stadium (destination for navigation device: Damaschkestraße 2, Kassel).
Then follow the signposted route to the tram stop Auestadion (about 4 min.). Take Tram number 5, 6 or RegioTram 5 towards the city centre to Rathaus (town hall), then follow the signposted route on foot to the GRIMMWELT.
You can call up interesting and exciting content for the stations of the permanent exhibition “von Ä wie ÄRSCHLEIN to Z wie ZETTEL” – either as an audio guide to listen to or as a media and reading guide.
TIP: Bring your own device!
Download the GRIMMWELT app at home on your smart phone free of charge (available for IOS & Android). Please use headphones to play the audio at the exhibition.
Here you will find (almost) everything you could want to take home as a memento or give to someone special.
Of course, we carry Grimms’ Fairy Tales in various editions for readers or listeners both young and old. You can also purchase the in-house publications of GRIMMWELT in the shop. For the current special exhibition, we offer a thematically coordinated special assortment for the duration of the exhibition. You will also find biographies and literature on the Brothers Grimm, their family, and their work as well as fiction, travel guides, and original souvenirs.
There are always exciting new things to discover here.
© GRIMMWELT Kassel | Photo: Sascha Mannel
