Contact
State Museum of Prehistory
Richard-Wagner-Strasse 9
06114 Halle (Saale)
Germany
Telephone: +49 345 5247-30
Telefax: +49 345 5247-351
info@landesmuseum-vorgeschichte.de
Visitor support / guided tours / reservations
Telephone: +49 345 5247-375, -359, -361 or -465
Telefax: +49 345 5247-503
besuch@landesmuseum-vorgeschichte.de
Closure and remodelling of the ›Passion for Bronze‹ section
From 5 August 2024, the ›Passion for Bronze‹ section (room 7) in the State Museum will be closed to the public – extensive renovation work is taking place in this section until presumably mid-2025. Access to the Nebra Sky Disc is still possible. We ask for your understanding.
Opening hours
Tuesday to Friday, 9.00 to 17.00.
Saturday, Sunday, Holidays, 10.00 to 18.00.
Mondays: advance reservation required (groups, guided tours).
The museum is closed every year on 24 December and 31 December.
Admission fees
| Adults | 7.00 € |
| Reduced | 5.00 € |
| (federal volunteer service, voluntary social/ecological year, | |
| unemployed and welfare recipients, | |
| trainees and students, | |
| severely disabled [registered accompanying person free]) | |
| Children/adolescents (0 to 18 years) | 3.00 € |
| Groups (from 10 people) | 5.00 € per person |
| Annual passes (individual) | 30.00 € |
| Annual passes (family) | 60.00 € |
| Annual passes (reduced) | 20.00 € |
| Audio guides (further details below) | 3.00 € |
Guided tours
| Up to 15 people (flat-rate) | 60.00 € for 60 minutes / 75.00 € for 90 minutes |
| For school classes | 2.50 € per person |
Travel companies / bus tourism
Groups of 10 people or more benefit from our reduced admission price. Tour guides and bus drivers do not have to pay entrance fees. The bus can be parked directly in front of the museum. If you would like a coffee break for your entire group, please contact us. We will gladly reserve a separate room for you or cover a separate room for large groups. You can find more information about the offers for travel groups here.
At tickets.landesmuseum-vorgeschichte.de we offer you the opportunity to purchase day and annual passes (also as coupons) for the State Museum and to make bookings for our events.
Apart from day tickets, we also offer coupons for day tickets and annual passes online, which you can either give as a gift or use yourself at the museum ticket office. Regular free tickets can also be booked online. Please bring your purchased tickets or coupons printed out or on your smartphone with you to your visit to the State Museum.
Day tickets
If you would like to purchase tickets, please select ›Tickets‹. Please now select the desired date. Dates that are already fully booked will be greyed out. Please now select the tickets and additional services you require. Your selected options are now in the shopping basket and can be paid for.
Annual passes and coupons
If you would like to purchase annual passes or coupons, please select ›Tickets‹. You will find the relevant options at the end of the list of ticket categories. Annual passes and coupons are paid for online and can be redeemed at the museum ticket office or online. Please now select the desired date and coupon category. Your selected options are now in the shopping basket and can be paid for.
Events
If you are interested in a specific event, please select one of the offers under ›Events‹. Please select the desired date. Dates that are already fully booked are greyed out. Please enter the desired number of participants. Please note that for many events an additional ticket must be purchased. Your selected options are now in the shopping basket and can be paid for.
Specific offers are available for people with special needs to experience the exhibition of the State Museum and to discover the many treasures of Saxony-Anhalt.
All exhibition areas can be visited also by people with special needs. We are a barrier-free museum. Access for people with reduced mobility is at the side entrance of the museum, Richard-Wagner-Strasse 9. There are three disabled parking spaces in the Mozartstrasse behind the State Museum on both sides of the gateway entrance.
The State Museum has been assessed according to the criteria of the nationwide ›Reisen für Alle‹ (Travel for All) label and is entitled to display the ›Accessibility certified‹ badge. For more information, please see our offers for people with special needs.
The most important information can also be found in the short report of ›Reisen für Alle‹ [in German only, PDF, 1.8 MB, not barrier-free].
Please note: the tram stop ›Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte‹ (State Museum of Prehistory) is not barrier-free.
The audio tours for our permanent exhibition are available in German, English, and French at the cash desk. There is a selection of a standard tour, a children's tour and a highlight tour.
In addition, both a standard tour and a highlight tour in ›Leichter Sprache‹ (easy language) in German can be selected.
For our high-quality equipment, we ask for a deposit (for example: driving licence, identity card or similar).
Alternatively, we also offer our audio guide as an app for use on your private devices:
Landesmuseum Halle - Audio guide for Android
Landesmuseum Halle - Audio guide for iOS and macOS
For downloading the apps on site during your visit, free Wi-Fi is available in the State Museum. However, we recommend downloading the apps before your visit. This will save you loading and waiting times in the museum!
Please use your private device with headphones in the exhibitions.
With the new Halle Card offer, it has never been easier to explore and discover the many museum and tourist treasures in Halle (Saale).
The Halle Card includes access to 13 museums, a visit to the Bergzoo (mountain zoo) and a city tour – also included is the use of trams and buses throughout the city (zone 210). It is available in two versions: one valid for one day and one valid for two days.
Adults pay either 19.95 € for one day or 24.95 € for two days, children and young people aged 6 to 17 pay either 9.95 € for one day or 14.95 € for two days. The Halle Card is available online, at the Tourist Information Centre on Marktplatz (market square) and at the Art Museum Moritzburg Halle (Saale).
Please note: The Halle Card is not available at the ticket office of the State Museum!
All important information and further details can be found on the website of Stadtmarketing Halle (Saale).
The State Museum is located in the Giebichenstein district of the city of Halle (Saale) and can preferably be reached by public transport. Unfortunately, the parking facilities in the area of the State Museum are very limited. Please bear this in mind if arriving by car.
If you are travelling by train, please select the destination ›Halle (Saale) Hbf‹. At the main railway station you can reach the tram stop of the same name in front of the main exit. From there, take Tram Line 7 in the direction of ›Kröllwitz‹ to the ›Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte‹ stop. Travel time is about 15 minutes.
By presenting a railway ticket confirming travelling by train, a reduction of 1.00 € on the admission fee will be granted.
Further information on train connections can be found at Deutsche Bahn (German Railways).
You can easily reach the State Museum with different tram lines:
Tram 7 – stop ›Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte‹ (State Museum of Prehistory). This stop is not barrier-free.
Tram 3 and Tram 12 – stop ›Reileck‹. From there it is about a five minute walk to the State Museum.
Further information on tram connections can be found at Hallesche Verkehrs-AG.
Coming to Halle (Saale) from the north or the east please use the A 14 motorway. At exit 17 ›Halle/Peißen‹ change to the B 100 in the direction of Halle-Zentrum. The ›Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte‹ (State Museum of Prehistory) is regularly signposted along the route. The signs ›Zentrum‹ and ›Reileck‹ also lead you towards the State Museum.
Coming to Halle (Saale) from the south or the west please use the A 143 motorway. At exit 3 ›Halle-Neustadt‹, change to the B 80 in the direction of Halle-Zentrum. The ›Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte‹ (State Museum of Prehistory) is regularly signposted along the route. The signs ›Zentrum‹ and ›Reileck‹ also lead you towards the State Museum.
Unfortunately, there are only limited parking spaces in the immediate vicinity of the State Museum of Prehistory.
Please use the park-and-ride facilities in Kröllwitz and Trotha. At both locations you can take a tram to the State Museum.
Another parking option is the car park at the Bergzoo Halle (Mountain Zoo). From the tram stop ›Zoo‹ you can reach the State Museum via Tram Line 3 in the direction of ›Beesen‹ or Tram Line 12 in the direction of ›Hauptbahnhof‹. On both these lines, the exit is at the ›Reileck‹ stop and involves a five minute walk to the State Museum.
There are three disabled parking spaces in the street ›Mozartstrasse‹ behind the State Museum on both sides of the gateway entrance.
Coaches can park in the Ernestusstrasse directly in front of the main entrance of the State Museum on Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz. In this case, please register early.
Photography in the permanent exhibition is permitted, provided it is used for non-commercial, private purposes and without the use of flash or stands. Different rules may apply to temporary exhibitions and items on loan from other museums and collections. This is indicated in the given case.
Free Wi-Fi is available in the State Museum.
Please understand that due to the particular spatial conditions children's prams and buggies can be taken into the permanent exhibition, but not into the temporary exhibition rooms. Two baby carriers are available to borrow free of charge at the museum cash desk.
The museum cafeteria can be used for feeding infants (if space is available). Furthermore, there is a baby changing facility in the disabled toilet on the ground floor.
The house rules serve to make your visit to our museum as pleasant as possible. The house rules are binding for all visitors. By entering the museum building you accept our regulations and all other measures made to maintain operational safety.