Kunstpalais Erlangen
Municipal museum of international contemporary art in the Baroque Palais Stutterheim on Erlangen's Marktplatz, with changing exhibitions.
About the museum
The Kunstpalais goes back to the Städtische Galerie Erlangen, founded in 1974. It is housed in the Palais Stutterheim, a Baroque city palace built between 1728 and 1730 for Christian Hieronymus von Stutterheim on the Marktplatz – opposite the palace and in the middle of the former Huguenot town.
After extensive renovation, the building reopened in 2010 under the new name Kunstpalais. The exhibition space on the first floor and in the basement more than doubled, today about 500 square meters. Since 2015, Amely Deiss has directed the municipal museum.
There is no permanent exhibition: each year the Kunstpalais shows four to six changing exhibitions. Often artists have their first institutional solo show or their first major appearance in Germany here; alongside these are thematic group exhibitions on social issues. For many projects, specially designed catalogs and artists' books are published.
The Städtische Sammlung specializes in reproduced art and comprises more than 4,500 prints, multiples, artists' books and portfolio works of international art since 1945 – from Josef Albers and Joseph Beuys to younger positions. It regularly feeds into group exhibitions. A broad education program with tours, workshops in the museum's own studio and offerings for schools anchors the museum in the city.
Highlights
- Four to six changing exhibitions of contemporary art per year
- Baroque Palais Stutterheim on the Marktplatz
- Municipal collection with more than 4,500 prints, multiples and artists' books
- Langer Donnerstag (Long Thursday) with free admission in the evening
- Workshops for children, teenagers and families in the studio
- Founded
- 1974
- Operated by
- Stadt Erlangen
- Director
- Amely Deiss
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €8 |
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| Reduced | €4Teenagers aged 6 to 18, school and university students, seniors aged 65 and over, recipients of Arbeitslosengeld II, basic income support, housing benefit, vocational training allowance or benefits under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act, people with an impairment of at least 70%, holders of the AktivCard, JuleiCa, BrigitteCard and artCard |
| Children & teens | €4Teenagers aged 6 to 18 pay the reduced price. |
| Seniors | €4From age 65. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €4Reduced from 70% impairment. |
| Students & apprentices | €4 |
| Groups | –Group tours and workshops on request via buchung-kunstpalais@stadt.erlangen.de. |
Free admission: Every first Thursday of the month from 18:00 to 20:00 (Langer Donnerstag)
Free admission with the ErlangenPass and Entdecker-Pass.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Step-free access via the side entrance on Hauptstraße (next to Café Bassanese); the passage is 85 cm wide at its narrowest point. Elevator to the exhibition rooms in the basement, seating in the exhibition, accessible restroom.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
- Kids’ birthday parties
Saturday morning workshops for children aged 5 to 12 (PalaisKids) and parent-child workshops for ages 3 to 6 (PalaisMinis), plus workshops for teenagers aged 11 to 18, family workshops, family tours and flashlight tours. Children's birthday parties from age 4 (3 hrs, €180 for up to 10 children including admission, tour and materials) are only possible during ongoing exhibitions.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Bahnhof Erlangen · 5-min walk
About 5 minutes on foot from Erlangen station.
By car via the A 73 (Nuremberg–Bamberg), exit Erlangen-Zentrum. The Kunstpalais is located on the Marktplatz opposite the palace.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
Museum shop with catalogs, artists' books, editions and selected design objects; books, prints and multiples can also be ordered by email.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Public Sunday tour on the last Sunday of the month at 16:00 (60 min., €3 plus admission, no registration required, meeting point ticket desk). Curator-led tours at the beginning and end of each exhibition; tours in English, French, Italian and Russian on request. At the Langer Donnerstag, a free short tour at 18:30. Private group tours and workshops via the booking form on the website. |
