Opening Times Exhibitions
Tuesday – Sunday and holidays 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed on carnival tuesday, good friday, christmas eve, first christmas day, new year’s eve
Opening Times Archive
Archival research and service
each Wednesday 9 am – 5pm
We kindly ask you to make an appointment by phone
at +49 (0) 731 161 4370 or by email hfg-archiv@ulm.de
Access under Pandemic Conditions
Even after the end of the legal pandemic measures, we ask you to wear an FFP2 mask for your own safety and that of other visitors such as our colleagues at the reception, the supervisory service and the guides, and to observe the other hygiene measures such as distance regulations and hand disinfection.
Admission Fee
Permanent and special exhibition
4,50 € (regular), 3,50 € (reduced)
Permanent exhibition (when there is no special exhibition)
3,50 € (regular), 2,50 € (reduced)
Admission to Museum Ulm and to the HfG-Archiv is free on the first Friday of the month
Admission is free for all persons under the age of 18 in the Museum Ulm, HfG-Archiv and Kunsthalle Weishaupt
Give away an admission voucher
Free admission with the MuseumPassMusees.
Art Education
The HfG-Archiv Ulm offers regular guided tours through the permanent exhibition and the current special exhibitions.
There are also guided tours in german language.
Prices for public guided tours: € 3,- per person, plus entrance fee
Private tours/groups
Please register your group visit with or without a guided tour in advance by calling +49(0)731 161 4307 or by sending an e-mail to vermittlung.museum@ulm.de.
Prices for group tours (max. 25 persons)
€ 65,- plus admission (weekdays)
€ 75,- plus admission (weekends and holidays)
How to get there
HfG-Archiv
Am Hochsträß 8
89081 Ulm
Telefon +49 (0) 731 161-4370 (Office)
Telefon +49 (0) 731 161-4381 (Counter Hall)
Mail hfg-archiv@ulm.de
The HfG-Archiv and its special exhibitions are in the former building of the Ulm School of Design on Oberer Kuhberg.
The path from the main entrance by the bus stop to the HfG-Archiv building is signposted. Barrier-free access is only possible via the upper entrance, which you can get to by following the asphalt road that runs past the bus stop and then around the left of the building.
Free public parking is available below the School building.
Access by public transport
- From main rail station »Bahnhof Ulm«: Tramline 2 to stop »Kuhberg Schulzentrum«, then take busline 8 to »Oberer Kuhberg«, then aproximate 8 minute walk.
- From city centre: Busline 4 from »Rathaus Ulm« to stop »Ehinger Tor«, then busline 2 to »Kuhberg Schulzentrum«, then take busline 8 to »Oberer Kuhberg«, then aproximate 8 minute walk.
If you want to view the the direct route with times, go to either of the following sites, type in your starting point and put in “Am Hochsträß 8” as destination:
We are a partner of bwegtPlus. On presentation of a bwtarif ticket valid on the day, you will receive 10 to 20% off our in-house publications and selected items in our museum shop.
