Visitor information
Opening Hours
Mondays | closed |
Tuesdays to Sundays | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
German Statutory Holidays | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
Closed on 1 January, 24 December, 25 December, and 31 December.
Admission
Regular admission (adults) | 5,00 € |
Discounted admission with ID/membership card* | 3,00 € |
(*Applies to post-secondary students, apprentices in training, old-age-pensioners and social security recipients, visitors with a disability, and members of the Weissenfels Music Association “Heinrich Schütz”)
Youth (7–17 years) | 1,00 € |
Children 6 and under | free |
Group discount | 4,00 € |
Guided tour, 60 min | 30,00 € |
Guided tour, 90 min | 40,00 € |
Introductory lecture, 30 min | 40,00 € |
School visits | 1,00 € |
Annual pass | 15,00 € |
Annual pass (discounted) | 9,00 € |
Additional cost for guided tours in a foreign language | 10,00 € |
Additional access to museum, by request only | First hour 20,00 €, each additional 30 min 10,00 € |
Free admission on the last Wednesday of every month.
Contact
Heinrich-Schütz-Haus
Nikolaistraße 13
D-06667 Weißenfels
Tel: + 49 (0) 3443 - 30 28 35
Fax: + 49 (0) 3443 - 33 70 63
Museum Box Office:
+ 49 (0) 3443 – 23 90 383
Drop us a line!
info@schuetzhaus-weissenfels.de
You can find us as well on Facebook and Instagram.
Getting there
By car
From Berlin, Munich (A 9), Zeitz (B 91):
A 9 Exit (Abfahrt) Weißenfels – B 91 toward Leipzig, Weißenfels-Zentrum – Selauer Straße – Zeitzer Straße – use parking garage Parkhaus Georgenberg or go via Große Klosterstraße to the Market Square and Leipziger Straße public parking lots.
From Dresden (A 38), Lützen, Leipzig (B 87):
A 38 Exit (Abfahrt) Lützen – B 87 Leipziger Straße toward Weißenfels – B91 toward Zeitz / A9 until Exit Zentrum – Selauer Straße – Zeitzer Straße – use the parking garage Parkhaus Georgenberg or go via Große Klosterstraße to the Market Square and Leipziger Straße public parking lots.
From Göttingen (A 38), Merseburg, Halle (B 91):
A38 Exit (Abfahrt) Weißenfels / Leuna – B 91 toward Weißenfels – Merseburger Straße toward Centre (Zentrum) – roundabout (Kreisverkehr) Niemöllerplatz – Friedrichsstraße – roundabout at Hotel Jägerhof: take the third exit – Nikolaistraße: turn right after the tunnel to get to the parking garage Parkhaus Georgenberg or turn left into Große Klosterstraße to get to the Market Square (Markt) and Leipziger Straße public parking lots.
FromNaumburg (B 87):
B87 Naumburger Straße until roundabout at Hotel Jägerhof: take the second exit – Nikolaistraße: turn right after the tunnel to get to the parking garage Parkhaus Georgenberg or turn left into Große Klosterstraße to get to the Market Square (Markt) and Leipziger Straße public parking lots.
By train (see www.bahn.de for more information)
Regional trains depart every hour from Leipzig, Halle,and Erfurt.
Several times a day a Burgenlandbahn departs from der Saale-Unstrut region.
It takes approximately 10 minutes to walk from the Weissenfels train station to the Heinrich-Schütz-Haus.
By airplane
The closest international airport is Halle/Leipzig (ca. 35 kilometers northeast from Weissenfels).
Using public transport, it takes approximately one hour to get to Weissenfels.
By bicycle
Weissenfels is part of the Saaleradweg. It can be reached within a day from Halle and Jena.
By tour bus
Unlimited parking fortour buses: Schloss Neu-Augustusburg (Vorplatz) | Drop-off/meeting point for tour buses Am Kloster |
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