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  • Temporary Closure from 7 October 2024

    Please note: The Gutenberg Museum at Liebfrauenplatz 5 is currently closed due to relocation. The new interim exhibition ‘Gutenberg Museum MOVED’ will open on 23 November 2024 in the Natural History Museum at Reichklarastraße 1 in Mainz (city centre).

Opening hours

Museum

Mo  9 am – 6 pm
Tue 9 am – 6 pm
Wed 9 am – 6 pm
Thu 9 am – 8 pm
Fri 9 am – 6 pm
Sat 9 am – 6 pm
Sun 9 am – 6 pm


Print Shop

Mon-Fri 9 am – 5 pm
Sa 9 am – 3 pm
So closed

Please visit the following link for further details about the Print Shop.


Gutenberg Library

Tue – Fri 9 am – 1 pm/ 2 pm – 5.30 pm

Last admission: 4.30 pm
Mon, Sat, Sun, public holidays closed

Please note the information for Library users.

Public holiday regulation 2024 (Gutenberg-Museum)

Special opening hours 2024

April 01 (Easter Monday) 11 am – 5 pm
May 19 (Pentecost Sunday) 11 am – 5 pm
Dec. 26 (Boxing Day) 11 am – 5 pm

Closed days 2024

Jan. 01 New year's
Feb. 10 - 13 Carnival
March 29 Good Friday
March 31 Easter Sunday
May 01 May Day
May 09 Ascension Day
May 30 Corpus Christi
Oct. 03 German Unity Day
Nov. 01 All Saints Day
Dec. 24 Christmas Eve
Dec. 25 Christmas Day
Dec. 31

New Year's Eve

Public holiday regulation 2024 (Print Shop)

Closed days 2024
Jan. 01-03 New year's
Feb. 10-13 Carnival
March 29 - April 16 Easter & Moving preparation
May 01 Labour Day
May 09-12 Ascension Day
May 19 - May 20 Pentecost
May 30 - June 02 Corpus Christi
Oct. 03 German Unity Day
Nov. 01 All Saints Day
Dec. 16 - Jan. 01 Christmas Shutdown

Admission fees

Adults: €10.00
Reductions*: €6.00
4 to 18 years: €4.00
Family ticket €16.00

including admission to the Natural History Museum  

*Reductions

Reduced admission fee (with ID): Students from 19 years of age, university students, apprentices, severely disabled individuals (accompanying person free of charge), recipients of social welfare, senior citizens aged 63 and above, invalidity pensioners, persons enrolled in a youth or federal voluntary service (e.g. FSJ (Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr – gap year doing voluntary work in the service sector), FÖJ (Freiwilliges Ökologisches Jahr – gap year doing voluntary work in the environmental sector), FJD (Freiwilliges Jahr in der Denkmalpflege – gap year doing work in the monuments preservation sector) or the Freiwilliger Wehrdienst (FWD – voluntary military service), holder of the Bahncard (railway card). 
Holder of the Wiesbaden Tourist Card pay a reduced admission fee of €3.50.

Free admission: Members of the Internationale Gutenberg-Gesellschaft in Mainz e.V., the Förderverein Gutenberg e.V., the Freundeskreis Gutenberg, the deutscher Museumsbund, and the ICOM, visitors from partner cities of the state capital of Mainz, holder of the MuseumsPASS Musées, the mainzcardplus, the holiday pass, the Juleica pass and the Ehrenamtskarte (voluntary work pass).

Group prices from 10 persons

Adults: €3.50
8 to 18 years: €1.50 (1 accompanying person free of charge)

Family ticket

Family ticket:

€16.00

Guided tours

The Gutenberg Museum offers all visitors a diverse range of tours. For information regarding regularly held public tours, see Regular events.

Special guided tours through our permanent and special exhibitions can be booked at besuch.gmstadt.mainzde.

Individual and Group Tours

Individual and group tours through the exhibitions of the Gutenberg Museum are offered in many languages by the Mainz tour guides in cooperation with mainzplus Citymarketing GmbH.

Phone: +49 6131 242 827 / 888
Mail: gaestefuehrungmainzpluscom

Combined Packages & Special Tours

Inquiries regarding museum educational facilitation offers (special tours, workshops, combination packages, school classes) can be addressed to the Print Shop.


Art & Education

The Print Shop is a print workshop and an educational museum venue at the same time. For more information about the program and offers, see the Website of the Print Shop.


Accessibility

The Gutenberg Museum is handicap accessible.


Address

Gutenberg-Museum
Liebfrauenplatz 5
55116 Mainz
↗ Google Maps

gutenberg-museumstadt.mainzde

P: +49 6131 – 12 2644 / 3411
F: +49 6131 – 12 3488

Travelling by Railway

For travelling by rail and train, you can use the travel guide of the Deutsche Bahn including a route planner.

Travelling via public transportation

Take the buses of the Public transportation to the stop "Höfchen" or "Fischtor". From the stops it is an approximately 7-minute walk to the museum.

Travelling by car / Parking lots

Parking at a fee is available in the parking garages "Am Brand" and "Rathaus-Rheingoldhalle".


FAQs

Accessibility

Admission fees

Adults: €5.00
Reduced*: €3.00
0 – 7 years: free admission
9 – 18 years: €2.00

Reduced admission fee (with ID): Students from 19 years of age, university students, apprentices, severely disabled individuals (accompanying person free of charge), recipients of social welfare, senior citizens aged 63 and above, invalidity pensioners, persons enrolled in a youth or federal voluntary service (e.g. FSJ (Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr – gap year doing voluntary work in the service sector), FÖJ (Freiwilliges Ökologisches Jahr – gap year doing voluntary work in the environmental sector), FJD (Freiwilliges Jahr in der Denkmalpflege – gap year doing work in the monuments preservation sector) or the Freiwilliger Wehrdienst (FWD – voluntary military service), holder of the Bahncard (railway card) and the SWR Kulturkarte (culture card)

Holder of the Wiesbaden Tourist Card pay a reduced admission fee of €3.50.

Free admission: Children up to 7 years of age, members of the Internationale Gutenberg-Gesellschaft in Mainz e.V., the Förderverein Gutenberg e.V., the Freundeskreis Gutenberg, the deutscher Museumsbund, and the ICOM, visitors from partner cities of the state capital of Mainz, holder of the MuseumsPASS Musées, the mainzcardplus, the holiday pass, the Juleica pass and the Ehrenamtskarte (voluntary work pass).

Animals

Animals are not allowed in the museum. This rule does not apply to certified seeing-eye and assistance dogs. Thank you for your understanding.

Audio Guide

Audio guide

Our audio guide with six "listening tours" takes adults, adolescents, and children through the permanent exibition of the museum. The audio guide is available in the languages German, English, French, and Korean for a rental fee of €3.50 (per device) at the museum ticket counter.

An audio guide app is also available for download for iOS and Android.

Baby Carriages

A visit to the Gutenberg Museum is possible for visitors with baby carriages without any limitations. Baby carriages may be used in our exhibition areas.

Bathrooms

The bathrooms are located on the ground floor of the museum.

Calendar / Events

The Gutenberg Museum offers a diverse program of events that can be found in our Calendar of events. Regular events such as our hourly print demonstrations can be found in the Regular events section.

Cloakroom

The cloakroom is in the entrance lobby of the museum and is free of charge for all visitors. School classes can store their backpacks in the lockers. Please note that we cannot assume liability for items in the cloakroom area.

Floor Plan

The floor plan of the Gutenberg Museum is available for free download.

Food and Drink

It is not permissible to eat and drink in the exhibition areas of the Gutenberg Museum. Thank you for your understanding.

Groups

Special prices for groups of 10 or more:

Adults: €3.50
8 to 18 years: €1.50 (1 accompanying person free)

Group tours through the exhibitions of the Gutenberg Museum are offered by the tour guides of mainzplus Citymarketing GmbH in many languages.

Phone: +49 6131 242 827 / 888
Mail: gaestefuehrungmainzpluscom

House Rules

Image, Film and Audio Recordings

Photography for private purposes is permitted in the Gutenberg Museum. Flash photography and the use of tripods, selfie sticks, drones or similar aids are not allowed. Furthermore, photography and filming in the vault is generally not permitted for conservation reasons. 


Photography and filming for commercial purposes or as part of daily news coverage requires prior agreement and written permission from the museum management. For this purpose, please download the attached form, fill it out and send it to our Press Office at presse.gmstadt.mainzde

In the interest of all, we ask you not to disturb or obstruct other visitors when taking photographs and to respect their rights to the image when publishing them.

Lost and Found

Are you missing a personal item that you left behind at the museum? Our staff at the museum box office will be happy to help you by calling +49 6131 - 12 2644.

Tue – Sa
9 a.m. 5 p.m.
Sun 11 a.m. 5 p.m.

Museum Shop

The Gutenberg Shop is located in the exhibition building. The offers of the shop are also available at www.gutenberg-shop.de.

Opening hours:

Tue – Sat: 9 a.m. 5 p.m.
Sun 11 a.m. 5 p.m.
Mo: closed

MuseumsPASS Museés

Holders of the MuseumsPASS Musées can visit the museum free of charge. The MuseumsPASS is also available at the ticket counter of the Gutenberg Museum.

Opening Hours and Public Holiday Regulation 2024

Opening Hours

Museum

closed due to relocation

Print Shop

closed due to relocation

Please visit the following link for further information about the Print Shop.

Gutenberg Library

Tue – Fri 9 am – 1 pm / 2 pm – 5.30 pm

Last admission: 4.30 pm

Mon, Sat, Sun, public holidays  closed

Please note the information for Library users.


Public holiday regulation 2024 (Gutenberg-Museum):

Special opening hours 2024

April 01 (Easter Monday) 11 am – 5 pm
May 19 (Pentecost Sunday) 11 am – 5 pm
Oct 03 (German Unity Day) 9 am - 5 pm
Dec. 26 (Boxing Day) 11 am – 5 pm

Closed days 2024

Jan. 01 New year's
Feb. 10 - 13 Carnival
March 29 Good Friday
March 31 Easter Sunday
May 01 May Day
May 09 Ascension Day
Oct. 03 German Unity Day
Nov. 01 All Saints Day
Dec. 24 Christmas Eve
Dec. 25 Christmas Day
Dec. 31

New Year's Eve

Public Holiday Regulation 2024 (Print Shop):

Closed days 2024
Jan. 01-03 New year's
Feb. 10-13 Carnival
March 29 - April 16 Easter & Moving preparation
May 01 Labour Day
May 09-12 Ascension Day
May 19 - May 20 Pentecost
May 30 - June 02 Corpus Christi
Oct. 03 German Unity Day
Nov. 01 All Saints Day
Dec. 16 - Jan. 01 Christmas Shutdown

Parking

Parking at a fee is available in the parking garages "Am Brand" and "Rathaus-Rheingoldhalle".

Print Shop / Education & Learning

The Print Shop of the Gutenberg Museum provides a variety of educational museum facilitation offers. These include a large number of special tours and workshops for adults, children, families, school classes, and kindergartens. See the Facilitation offers section for an overview of all offered facilitation formats.

Program / Events

The Gutenberg Museum offers a diverse program of events that can be found in our Calendar of events. Regular events such as our hourly print demonstrations can be found in the Regular events section.

Reductions

Reduced admission fee (with ID): Students from 19 years of age, university students, apprentices, severely disabled individuals (accompanying person free of charge), recipients of social welfare, senior citizens aged 63 and above, invalidity pensioners, persons enrolled in a youth or federal voluntary service (e.g. FSJ (Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr – gap year doing voluntary work in the service sector), FÖJ (Freiwilliges Ökologisches Jahr – gap year doing voluntary work in the environmental sector), FJD (Freiwilliges Jahr in der Denkmalpflege – gap year doing work in the monuments preservation sector) or the Freiwilliger Wehrdienst (FWD – voluntary military service), holder of the Bahncard (railway card), the SWR Kulturkarte (culture card) and the wgb-KulturCard. 

Holder of the Wiesbaden Tourist Card pay a reduced admission fee of €3.50.

Regular Events

Regular events such as our hourly print demonstrations and movie screenings are found in the regular events section.

Schools and Kindergartens

The Print Shop of the Gutenberg Museum offers a variety of educational workshops and events for school classes, kindergartens, as well as teachers and educators.

Tours

For information about public tours that do not require advance registration, see the section Regular events.

Special guided tours through our permanent and special exhibitions can be booked at besuch.gmstadt.mainzde.

Individual and group tours through the exhibitions of the Gutenberg Museum are offered in many languages by the tour guides of mainzplus Citymarketing GmbH. Please use the following contact details to find out more about the guided tours and to make a booking:

Phone: +49 6131 – 242 827 / 888
Mail: gaestefuehrungmainzpluscom

Travel Directions

Arrival with the Deutsche Bahn

If you are travelling by train, please use the travel information service of Deutsche Bahn.

Public transportation:

Take the buses of the Mainz public transportation system to the stop "Höfchen" or "Fischtor". From the stops it is an approximately 7-minute walk to the museum.

Arrival by car / parking spaces

Parking spaces are available for a fee in the multi-storey car parks "Am Brand" and "Rathaus-Rheingoldhalle".

Visitor Management

Do you have questions about bookings, your visit to the Gutenberg Museum or would you like to leave important suggestions for us? Then email us at: besuch.gmstadt.mainzde! We look forward to your comments, questions and criticisms.

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