City museum in the Romanesque Simeonstift next to the Porta Nigra: Trier's art and cultural history from the Middle Ages to the present.
5 juli 2026 – 24 januari 2027
Everyday life and the spirit of the times in 1920s Trier, between French occupation, inflation, fashion, sports, and the avant-garde – with loans and mementos from local residents.
7 mei 2026 – 18 oktober 2026
Small-scale exhibition by the Youth Advisory Board on the history of Trier's pub culture, from the taproom to the trendy bar.
11 oktober 2026 – 4 april 2027
More than 100 objects tell the story of Trier's medieval Jewish community, its quarter, its everyday life, and its connections across Europe.
25 oktober 2026 – 28 februari 2027
Small-scale exhibition marking August Sander's 150th birthday, about his apprenticeship years in the garrison town of Trier and photography around 1900.
The municipal collection was founded on donations from Trier citizens who gave their private art holdings to the city in the 19th century. Around 1900, a large collecting campaign gathered historical objects from the public; the resulting show in the Rotes Haus on the Hauptmarkt led to the official founding of the Museum der Stadt Trier on October 2, 1904.
After World War I, city conservator Friedrich Kutzbach gave the collection a modern profile. In 1935 the Nazis removed him from office, moved the museum to the Electoral Palace (Kurfürstliches Palais), and sold numerous works that did not fit their ideology.
After 1945, the collection moved into the Simeonstift next to the Porta Nigra – a collegiate building founded in the 11th century in honor of the hermit Simeon, which Kutzbach had earlier saved from demolition and reconstructed. The Stadtmuseum reopened there in 1958. In 2007 the old building was renovated and a modern extension for special exhibitions was added, designed by architects Dieter and Lukas Baumewerd.
Today, across five levels, the museum presents Trier's history through paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, fashion, Coptic textiles, and small East Asian sculptures. In 2025 the foyer was redesigned to be accessible.
| Volwassenen | € 6 |
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| Met korting | € 4,50 |
| Kinderen & jongeren | gratisgratis t/m 10 jaar · Children up to 10 free. |
| Senioren | –No separate senior discount mentioned. |
| Studenten | –Students of Trier University, the Faculty of Theology, and Trier University of Applied Sciences with the DiMiDo semester ticket get in free Tuesday to Thursday (including public guided tours). |
| Groepen (vanaf 10 pers.) | € 4,50 p.p.School classes and daycare groups €1.50 per person. |
| Gezinnen | € 9,502 adults with up to 4 children. |
| Family ticket I (1 adult + up to 4 children) | € 5 |
| Admission with Trier-Card | € 4,50Reduced with Trier-Card €3.40 |
| Every first Sunday of the month | € 1 |
Admission €1 every first Sunday of the month according to the price page (the family page states €2). The accessibility page still lists older prices (€5.50 / reduced €4). Those eligible for reduced admission are not listed individually.
Accessible entrance with a new ramp in the foyer, elevator to all exhibition levels, accessible restroom in the basement, loaner wheelchair and folding stools. Tactile building plan, tactile guidance system for blind visitors, touch kit for the permanent exhibition, welcome video in sign language; FM tour system for people with hearing impairments. Guided tours for blind visitors, in sign language, in Easy Language, and for people with dementia. Certified "Barrierefreiheit geprüft" (Reisen für Alle accessibility certification) since 2017. One accessible parking space on Franz-Ludwig-Straße, more in nearby parking garages.
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
| Toegang kinderen | gratis t/m 10 jaar |
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| Gezinsticket | € 9,50 · 2 adults with up to 4 children. |
Family tour on the first Sunday of every month at 14:00 (reduced admission). Audio guide also as a children's version. Courses and holiday courses for children, creative studio, baby meetup for 1–2-year-olds, and parental-leave tours to which babies can come along. Birthday parties with a tour and crafts in the museum workshop.
Porta Nigra / Simeonstiftplatz
Bus stop Porta Nigra / Simeonstiftplatz (served by almost all city bus lines); about a 10-minute walk from the main train station (Hauptbahnhof).
One accessible parking space on Franz-Ludwig-Straße; the museum does not list any other parking options.
Museum shop (also online); no museum café. Freely accessible seating area in the foyer.
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.
| Rondleidingen | ja · duur ca. 60 min. |
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| Audiotour | ja (DE, EN, FR) |
| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Goed om te weten | Free audio guide, according to the Museumsportal RLP, also available in Easy Language and as a children's version. Bookable tours, 60 min.: €50 (German), €75 (foreign language or outside opening hours), each plus admission. Public tours according to the event calendar. |
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