Exhibition hall run jointly by the federal government and the states on Bonn's Museumsmeile, with changing large-scale exhibitions on art, culture and science, plus a roof garden.
April 2, 2026 – October 25, 2026
A cultural-history journey from antiquity to the present showing how societies have dealt with sex work and what this reveals about power, morality and images of women. Sex workers appear not only as subjects but also as actors and artists in their own right.
May 1, 2026 – November 1, 2026
Freely accessible, hands-on artworks outdoors and on the roof, including Jeppe Hein's water pavilion, Carsten Höller's slide and Olafur Eliasson's LEGO city.
September 16, 2026 – January 7, 2027
Walk-in media installation in the media art room where visitors can explore more than 50 sustainability projects on large touch walls according to their own interests.
October 10, 2026 – May 2, 2027
The exhibition asks how the memory of Nazi crimes can stay alive once the eyewitnesses are gone and presents artistic, media and historical forms of remembrance work. Created together with the Stiftung Gedenkstätten Buchenwald und Mittelbau-Dora.
December 4, 2026 – March 29, 2027
Major survey featuring works by 76 women artists from Latin America – from Frida Kahlo and Leonora Carrington to rediscovered and young artists – in cooperation with museums in Basel, Espoo and Brussels.
The idea of a national art hall in the federal capital emerged as early as 1949, when artists in Bonn discussed such a venue. After decades of debate over location, funding and purpose, Chancellor Helmut Kohl laid the foundation stone in October 1989; the building opened on June 17, 1992. It is run by a non-profit company in which the federal government and all 16 states are shareholders.
The Viennese architect Gustav Peichl designed a square building with a striking row of columns on the street side, symbolizing the 16 federal states, and three blue-tiled cones of light on the planted roof. The hall has no collection of its own; from the outset it was designed exclusively for temporary exhibitions and events – a new model at the time with no direct precedent.
The program ranges from old and modern art to archaeology and cultural history, natural science and environmental topics. The series "Die Großen Sammlungen" (The Great Collections) presented more than 30 major museums from around the world; large shows have been devoted to Max Liebermann, Kazimir Malevich and the art of Gandhara, among others. In addition, there are theater, dance, music and discussion formats in the Forum, and in summer freely accessible, interactive artworks on the roof and the forecourt. Eva Kraus has headed the institution as artistic director since 2020.
| Adults | €14 |
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| Reduced | €7School pupils, students, apprentices and trainees, military service and federal volunteer service participants, people with severe disabilities, holders of the Bonn-Ausweis or comparable proof, holders of the Ehrenamtskarte (volunteer card) |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 18 · Everyone up to and including age 18 free (proof required at the ticket desk) |
| Seniors | –No senior discount listed |
| Visitors with disabilities | €7companion free |
| Students & apprentices | €7Free with the ELLAH-Card up to and including age 25 |
| Groups (10+ people) | €11.20 per personGroup tours (max. 25 people) from €75, school classes from €38; book at least five days in advance |
| Families | –No family ticket; children and teens up to age 18 free |
| Happy Hour ticket (1 hour before closing) | €7 |
| Combined ticket Bundeskunsthalle + Kunstmuseum Bonn | €20Reduced €10; valid for all concurrent exhibitions at both institutions |
| ArtCard (annual pass) | €75€70 per year as a subscription |
| ELLAH-Card (annual pass up to and including age 27) | €25Free for school pupils, students and apprentices up to and including age 25 |
| Public guided tour (plus admission) | €4€2 with the ArtCard |
Free admission: German Unity Day (October 3)
The day ticket is valid for all exhibitions. Special offer from September 22 to October 11, 2026: "Sex Work" for €11 (reduced €5.50). 10% discount with the Klima-Ticket (online mobility survey). Free admission with a press card, ICOM, Deutscher Museumsbund or International Artist Card, and for refugees, among others. Cloakroom €0.50 per item.
Ramp at the entrance; all floors and the roof garden reachable by elevator; wheelchair-accessible restrooms in the basement. Free loan wheelchairs (reservation recommended) and folding stools. Tactile guidance system from Museumsplatz to the ticket desk and lockers. Induction loops for audio guides and tours, touch and descriptive tours, tours led by deaf art educators, programs for people with dementia. Information in Easy German and German Sign Language (DGS) on the website.
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 18 |
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Workshops and children's tours for ages 4 to 13, family workshops, holiday programs and tours for parents with babies; accompanying materials in child-friendly language and family rallies. Free loan strollers at the cloakroom, baby changing room in the basement. Children's birthday parties with a workshop (2 or 3 hours, max. 12 children).
Heussallee/Museumsmeile · 150 m
Light rail (U-Bahn) 16, 63, 66 to "Heussallee/Museumsmeile"; "Bonn UN Campus" train station (RE 5, RB 26, RB 30, RB 48); bus 610, 611, 634 to "UN Campus Bahnhof" or "Marie-Kahle-Allee".
Paid parking · 250 m to the entrance
Paid Museumsmeile parking garage with 535 spaces (according to the museum, on Emil-Nolde-Straße or Joseph-Beuys-Allee); accessible parking spaces at the main entrance by the taxi stands (Helmut-Kohl-Allee), at Museumsplatz on Emil-Nolde-Straße and in the parking garage; bus parking in front of the parking garage and in the Rheinaue park.
Restaurant GUSTAV (same opening hours as the museum); food and drinks on the roof in good weather. Museum shop (Buchhandlung König). 160 free lockers, cloakroom for a fee.
Up to 500 guests.
Around 2,600 m² of event space: the Forum (300 fixed seats, up to 500) with stage, film and interpreting equipment, the Lounge (up to 90 people for receptions), a conference room (up to 35 seats), the foyer, the roof garden and Museumsplatz.
Inquiries & details| Guided tours | yes |
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| Audio guide | yes |
| School programs | yes |
| Photography | Generally allowed and encouraged; prohibited in some exhibitions for legal reasons (observe the signs). Camera equipment, bags larger than A4 and backpacks must be stored in lockers. |
| Good to know | Free media guides for many exhibitions in the Bundeskunsthalle app (loan devices available at the ticket desk). Public guided tours at set times, group tours via buchung@bundeskunsthalle.de; formats such as KUNSTPAUSE and WEDNESDAY_LATE_ART. |
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