University museum in the Marburg Landgrave's Castle, with the Fürstensaal, the castle chapel and exhibitions on castle and town history.
October 15, 2026 – February 28, 2027
In the Knights’ Hall, the University Archive, Library and Museum show original documents, insignia and objects from five centuries of university history.
Through February 28, 2027
Minerals from the collection of the University’s Mineralogical Museum, along with a cross-section from the Museum am Firmaneiplatz, which is currently not open to the public; beginning in September 2024.
Marburg Castle sits on the Burgberg above the town. Landgrave Wilhelm III had the Wilhelmsbau built from 1493 to 1497 as a modern, three-story hall and residential building on the east side of the complex. The Gothic Fürstensaal is one of the largest and most finely crafted secular Gothic halls in Central Europe, and the castle chapel was consecrated in 1288. In 1529, the Marburg Colloquy between Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli took place in the castle.
Since 1981, the Wilhelmsbau has housed the University Museum of Cultural History, now part of the Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte of Philipps University Marburg. The cultural history collection in the Wilhelmsbau is currently closed for renovation work; no reopening date has been announced.
Open are the exhibition rooms in the Südsaal and the Westhalle, as well as the Fürstensaal and the castle chapel. The permanent exhibition "Marburger Stadtgeschichte*n" (Marburg city history) shows 40 objects from the 12th to the 20th century, arranged under "Die Häuser der Stadt" (the town's houses), "Kleider machen Leute" (clothes make the person) and "Die Dinge der Menschen" (people's things). "Burg & Schloss Marburg" uses six models to explain the building history from the medieval keep to the landgraves' castle, and floor windows reveal the predecessor buildings discovered in 1989/90. On the ground floor, the Waldecker Saal displays ceramics.
| Adults | €8 |
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| Reduced | €5Students from other universities, trainees, groups of 15 or more, seniors 65 and over, severely disabled persons with GdB 50 or higher, volunteers in a Freiwilligendienst |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children and young people under 18 free. |
| Seniors | €5from age 65 |
| Visitors with disabilities | €5companion free · from GdB 50 |
| Students & apprentices | –Students of Philipps University Marburg free; students of other universities reduced. |
| Groups (15+ people) | €5 per personfrom 15 people |
| Combined ticket for the Kunstmuseum and Landgrafenschloss | €10reduced, €7 |
Admission is also free for members of the Museumsfreunde and the Verein für Hessische Geschichte und Landeskunde, with the Museumskarte of the Deutscher Museumsbund, an ICOM card, an Ehrenamtskarte, for members of the Deutscher Verband für Kunstgeschichte, and for journalists with a press pass.
Access is uphill over cobblestones. Ramps and an elevator serve the exhibition rooms and toilets; the castle chapel can only be reached by stairs. Folding stools are available on the second floor. For blind and visually impaired visitors, there is a route description from the bus stop "Schloss" to the Fürstensaal, available as accessible text and as an audio file.
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Schloss
City bus line 10 toward the Schloss.
The castle sits above the Oberstadt; on foot, the Ludwig-Bickell-Treppe (stairs) and Landgraf-Philipp-Straße lead up. The city of Marburg provides information on accessible parking spaces in the town area.
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| Guided tours | yes |
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| Audio guide | yes |
| Good to know | Public castle tours and special tours are arranged by Marburg Stadt und Land Tourismus. Since April 2026, the event series "Schlossbegegnungen" (castle encounters) has been held at the castle. |
