On five floors, the museum shows the whole range of contemporary product design – from plates to refrigerators and robots to cars. While strolling through the museum, visitors can pick up many products, as touching and trying out most of the objects is permitted. Welcome to the fascinating world of design!
General information
| Tuesday – Sunday | 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. (last admission: 5 p.m.) - Note: School groups are welcome to arrive at the museum at 10 a.m. upon prior arrangement. |
| Monday | closed (except on public holidays and during school holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia) |
| Public holiday | open (except for: 24, 25, 31 December & 1 January) |
School classes and larger groups
If you are planning a visit with a school class or other large group, we would appreciate a quick phone call (+49 201 301040) in advance so that we can prepare everything to avoid any waiting times.
You have the option of purchasing tickets both on site at the museum and in our online ticket shop.
Combined ticket with the Ruhr Museum: If you have already visited the Ruhr Museum before the Red Dot Design Museum, you will receive a discount when you buy your ticket on site. The admission price is then reduced from 9 euros to 6 euros.
Individuals
| Admission | 10 euros (reduced*: 5 euros) |
| Children under 12 | free admission |
| Fridays | Pay-What-You-Want |
* Students and handicapped persons with ID
Groups
| Family ticket (2 adults + children) | 25 euros |
| Groups of 10 persons and more | 8 euros / person |
| with booked guided tour** | 8 euros / person schools: 5 euros / person |
** Information and fees on guided tours of the Red Dot Design Museum
Club card for 1 year: 39 euros (free admission for 1 person + 1 guest)
Partner programmes
| RUHR.TOPCARD | one-time free admission |
| Ruhrkultur.Card | one-time free admission |
| WelcomeCard Ruhr | one-time free admission |
| ICOM Card | free admission |
| innogy-Kunden/CityPower-Card | 10 per cent off regular admission |
| Members of the Verband Deutscher Kunsthistoriker e.V. with ID | free admission |
| KulturCard of Theatergemeinde Essen | reduced admission |
| ARTCARD | reduced admission |
You can buy your ticket prior to your visit online.
Address for visitors
Red Dot Design Museum Essen
Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage Site
Areal A [Schacht/Shaft XII], Kesselhaus [A7]
Gelsenkirchener Straße 181
45309 Essen
Germany
Phone: +49 201 301040
E-Mail: museum(at)red-dot.de
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Travel by tram
Tram line 107, exit at station “Zollverein”.
» Electronic journey planner by VRR
Travel by car
Motorway A42:
exit “Gelsenkirchen Hessler/Essen-Katernberg” (towards Essen-Katernberg)
Motorway A40/A52:
Coming from the direction of Duisburg/Düsseldorf: exit “Essen-Frillendorf Süd” (towards E-Stoppenberg)
Coming from the direction of Bochum/Dortmund: exit “Essen-Kray” (towards Gelsenkirchen-Rotthausen)
Follow the signs marked “Zollverein”.
GPS: N 51.447328 E 7.011423
Parking
We recommend using the parking site A2 (free of charge) which is closest to the museum.
Charging station for electric vehicles
There are ten charging stations in parking lot A1.
Hotel reservations
If you wish to reserve a hotel room at short notice or book tickets for events to round off your stay or trade fair visit - a trip to Villa Hügel or an evening in the Aalto-Theater, for instance - please contact our official tourism partner at the City of Essen:
Touristikzentrale Essen
Am Hauptbahnhof 2
45127 Essen
Germany
Phone: +49 201 88720-41
E-mail: touristikzentrale(at)essen.de
Website: www.essen.de
Taking photos for private use is permitted. In case of planned publication for other than private purposes, release is required (e-mail to museum@astridruta.de). You are also welcome to post your photos on social media. We appreciate a mention and/or link (Instagram/Facebook: @reddotdesignmuseum #reddotdesignmuseum).
All information about public and private tours of the museum can be found here.
The museum may not be suitable for guests who suffer from vertigo. From the 2nd floor onwards, galleries with glass railings lead through the house, opening up views to the floors below.
Designated parking facilities for handicapped people can be found at the parking site P A2.
The Red Dot Design Museum is accessible for wheelchair user via a ramp (grade: 6 degree).
A wheelchair is available free of charge for visiting the museum. Reservation by phone: +49 201 301040.
All floors of the Red Dot Design Museum can be reached via lift and are accessible for wheelchair. Exception: a small area of the exhibition on the fourth floor is only accessible via stairs.
Wheelchair accessible bathrooms are available on the ground floor.
On request, the Red Dot Design Museum offers an accompanying service for visually impaired people. Pre-booking by phone 48 hours in advance: +49 201 301040.
The Red Dot Design Museum would like to advise you that touching, handling and trying out most exhibits are permitted at your own risk. Please proceed with due care. The Red Dot Design Museum expressly excludes any liability for consequences resulting from your actions and behaviour, especially any injuries or damage caused.
Visitors will be held liable for the full extent of any damage caused by their behaviour to exhibits and other objects within the museum. Parents or supervisors and escorts will be held liable for any minors in their charge.
In the lobby of the museum, visitors can lock up their valuables. Please note that large bags need to be locked in. The Red Dot Design Museum assumes no liability for lost goods.
A coat stand is available in the lobby of the museum. The Red Dot Design Museum accepts no responsibility for the loss of coats, luggage or other items.
The exhibition in the Red Dot Design Museum is monitored on CCTV.
Eating and drinking is not permitted in the exhibition area of the Red Dot Design Museum. However, you can buy coffee, tea and cold drinks as well as small snacks and ice cream in the entrance area and of course consume them there.
Dogs are not allowed in the Red Dot Design Museum. Assistance dogs are exempt from this rule.
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