On five floors, the Red Dot Design Museum shows the whole range of modern product design – from faucets to toothbrushes, and everything in between: smartphones and headphones, lighting and seating, bicycles and backpacks, kitchen and household appliances. Visitors can pick up many of the products, as touching and trying out some of the items is permitted. Design you can see and feel.
General information
Address for visitors
Red Dot Design Museum Essen
Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gelsenkirchener Straße 181
45309 Essen
Germany
+49 201 301040
museum(at)red-dot.de
Parking at the Museum (free of charge)
Parking site A2
Charging station for electric vehicles
Parking site A1
Travel by tram line 107
Exit at station “Zollverein”.
» Electronic journey planner by VRR
Purchase your ticket on site at the Red Dot Design Museum or in our online ticket shop.
Individuals
| € 10 Ticket |
| € 12 Ticket Plus* |
| € 5 Ticket Reduced** |
* Support workshops for schools
** Students and handicapped persons with ID
Groups
| € 20 Family Ticket |
| € 8 Group Ticket/person |
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 |
| Tuesday – Sunday | 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. (last admission: 5 p.m.) |
| 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 groups of 10 or more people
Please register school classes and groups of 10 or more people by telephone on +49 201 301040 before your visit.
This will enable us to check whether any guided tours or events are already planned for the day in question.
Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate visits without prior registration.
We also need to coordinate with the teaching staff in order to prepare for the admission, supervision and briefing of the pupils.
All information about public and private tours of the museum can be found here.
You will find our carefully curated museum shop in the entrance area of the museum. There you can purchase selected design products as well as various design publications. Payment is of course also possible by debit or credit card.
In the reception area of the Red Dot Design Museum, you can purchase and enjoy coffee, tea, soft drinks and small snacks such as ice cream and chocolate bars. We also sell cakes at the weekend.
Additional information
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. Make your 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.
Taking photos for private use is permitted. In case of planned publication for other than private purposes, release is required (arne.draheim@dznrw.com). You are also welcome to post your photos on social media. We appreciate a mention and/or link (Instagram/Facebook: @reddotdesignmuseum #reddotdesignmuseum).
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.
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.
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.
The exhibition in the Red Dot Design Museum is monitored on CCTV.
Dogs are not allowed in the Red Dot Design Museum. Assistance dogs are exempt from this rule.
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