Opening hours
Tuesday to Sunday and public holidays
10 am - 6 pm (last admission 5.30 pm)
Closed from 24 to 26 December, 31 December and 1 January.
The museum is closed on Mondays, except on public holidays that fall on a Monday.
Admission and tickets
Tickets for the museum visit are from € 5, concessions € 3 at our information desk in the museum foyer.
Further Tickets
Public exhibition talks
Tickets: € 7, reduced € 3 (incl. admission)
Guided city tours
Tickets: € 7, reduced € 3 (incl. admission)
Directions and parking
Address
Jorge-Semprún-Platz 2
99423 Weimar
Public transport
The museum can be reached from the main railway station by bus lines 4, 6 and 7. The journey time is approx. 5 minutes.
The museum can be reached on foot from Goetheplatz in approx. 5 minutes.
Parking
We recommend using the car park at the Weimar Atrium. Further parking options and information on parking fees can be found on the website of the city of Weimar.
Coaches can stop at the Weimar Atrium for a maximum of 30 minutes free of charge for travellers boarding and alighting.
Accessibility
The Museum of Forced Labor aims to be accessible to as many visitors as possible and endeavours to remove barriers. To this end, all rooms of the museum are designed to be barrier-free.
Wheelchair access possible
Rollator access possible
Lift available
Barrier-free toilet and a toilet for all available
Loan of portable seating
Filming and photography
Provided that other visitors are not disturbed or their personal rights restricted, filming and photography are permitted in the exhibition for private purposes. Any publication in print media or on the internet (social media, etc.) requires the authorisation of the Foundation's management.
More information on photo and filming permission can be found here.
Multimediaguide
You can explore the exhibition yourself with our gratis App Museum Zwangsarbeit.
Languages: German, German Sign Language, English, French, Hebrew, Russian, Polish, Dutch.
Duration: 1 hour
The recommended minimum age is 14 years.
The App Museum Zwangsarbeit is available free of charge in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and can be downloaded to your smartphone in advance of your visit.
We kindly ask you to bring your own headphones.
Further practical information
Age recommendation
We recommend that you only visit the museum with children from the age of 14.
Discounts
Tickets for a visit to the museum cost €5 per person (adults) or a reduced price of €3 (trainees, pupils, students, people with disabilities and recipients of social welfare, members of the Thüringer Ehrenamtscard and Thüringer Mehrkindfamilienkarte). Admission is free for holders of the weimar card and members of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the German Museums Association (DMB).
