Museum of Natural History
Hours may change for temporary exhibitions; these can then be found on the website of the exhibition in question.
Regular hours on the following holidays:
Epiphany:open
October 31, Reformation Day:open
New Year's Day:open
Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday:open
May Day (1 May):open
Ascension Day (Men's day):open
Whitsunday and Whitmonday:open
October 3:open
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day:closed
Boxing Day:open
New Year's Eve:closed
© KHM, Photo: Charlen Christoph
Tickets for the Cultural History Museum/Museum of Natural History Magdeburg allow the bearer to visit the Ottonianum Cathedral Museum Magdeburg and the Art Museum Kloster Unser Lieben Frauen at a reduced rate within thirty days. Likewise, a ticket from the aforementioned museums allows the bearer to visit the Cultural History Museum/Museum of Natural History Magdeburg at a reduced rate within thirty days.
Admission is free for schoolchildren and supervisors (1 adult per 7 schoolchildren).
The fee for a guided tour is €15 per group (max. 25 participants).
More information can be found in the → Education section
Animals are not allowed in the museums.
Food and drinks may be consumed in the designated café area in the lower foyer.
The Cultural History Museum and the Natural History Museum are wheelchair accessible and have an accessible WC.
Valid for both the Natural History Museum and the Museum of Cultural History Magdeburg
Admission adults:
5 €
Reduced admission*:
3 €
Annual pass:
25 €
Children and youth up to 18 years of age are free of charge.
For groups of 12 or more: reduced admission
Guided tour of the city’s history or the Museum of Natural History:
Children’s tours:
15 €
(City History or Museum of Natural History)
* The following are entitled to a discount in accordance with the fee regulations:
The following persons are entitled to a reduced admission fee in accordance with the fee schedule: groups of 12 or more people, school students and trainees up to the age of 21, students up to the age of 25, social assistance recipients within the meaning of the German Social Security Code (SGB) II and XII, holders of the Otto City Card, severely disabled persons
© Berlin, Münzkabinett, Foto: Reinhard Saczewski
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