The GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts is one of the leading museums of design in Europe. It shows changing exhibitions on arts and crafts and design, photography and architecture of international standing. History meets contemporary.In addition, the artistically staged permanent exhibition, which is divided into three tours, is impressive: “Antiquity to Historicism","Asian Art" and "Art Nouveau to the present".
The first-class collection includes around 270.000 exhibits of European and non-European arts and crafts, from antiquity to the present day. In addition, the annual exhibition in October attracts visitors. GRASSIMESSE.
Today's GRASSI Museum for Applied Arts was opened in 1874 as the second German museum of its kind. The building owes its name to the merchant and patron Franz Dominic Grassi. The (new) Grassi Museum, built between 1925 and 1929, with its green courtyards and the park-like Johannisfriedhof cemetery, is a place of inspiration, peace and relaxation in the heart of the city of Leipzig.
The museum accompanies children, young people and adults on their discovery tours through 3.000 years of art and cultural history.
Particularly recommended is the free media guide, which leads through the three permanent exhibitions. Visitors can put together their own tours, discover the highlights of the collection or go on a rally through the museum. A separate tour is available for children, which takes them through the building in a playful way. The media guide is available in German and English, and there is also a version for blind and visually impaired people and in easy language.
As a place of inspiration and education, it offers a variety of activities for all age groups and interest groups. Events and projects. Families like to come to museum festivals, family Sundays and prefer cross-generational activities. During school time, school classes of all levels the curriculum-related events offered by the school. During school holidays, the motto is “Active holidays!”. Kindergartens The museum offers a wide range of programs. A special highlight for families is the GRASSIFEST, which takes place every year in September, where families can try out various creative workshops on lead glass and screen printing under supervision.
The GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts is an inclusion sponsor.
The first-class collection includes around 270.000 exhibits of European and non-European arts and crafts, from antiquity to the present day. In addition, the annual exhibition in October attracts visitors. GRASSIMESSE.
Today's GRASSI Museum for Applied Arts was opened in 1874 as the second German museum of its kind. The building owes its name to the merchant and patron Franz Dominic Grassi. The (new) Grassi Museum, built between 1925 and 1929, with its green courtyards and the park-like Johannisfriedhof cemetery, is a place of inspiration, peace and relaxation in the heart of the city of Leipzig.
The museum accompanies children, young people and adults on their discovery tours through 3.000 years of art and cultural history.
Particularly recommended is the free media guide, which leads through the three permanent exhibitions. Visitors can put together their own tours, discover the highlights of the collection or go on a rally through the museum. A separate tour is available for children, which takes them through the building in a playful way. The media guide is available in German and English, and there is also a version for blind and visually impaired people and in easy language.
As a place of inspiration and education, it offers a variety of activities for all age groups and interest groups. Events and projects. Families like to come to museum festivals, family Sundays and prefer cross-generational activities. During school time, school classes of all levels the curriculum-related events offered by the school. During school holidays, the motto is “Active holidays!”. Kindergartens The museum offers a wide range of programs. A special highlight for families is the GRASSIFEST, which takes place every year in September, where families can try out various creative workshops on lead glass and screen printing under supervision.
The GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts is an inclusion sponsor.
Good to know
Opening hours
On Wednesdays, the special exhibition "FUTURES" opens at 10:00 a.m., the permanent exhibition only opens at 12:00 p.m.
Closed on December 24.12th and 31.12st
Closed on December 24.12th and 31.12st
Days off: Monday
Price information
Price adult: 10,00 €
Reduced price: 7,00 €
Leipzig Pass: 5,00 €
Groups (8 people or more): 8,00 €
Evening ticket (from 17:00): 5,00 €
The permanent exhibition has been accessible free of charge since January 01.01.2024, XNUMX. The prices refer to the special exhibitions.
On the first Wednesday of every month, the entire museum, including special exhibitions, is accessible for 3 euros.
Free admission to the special exhibitions is available to children and young people up to and including the age of 18, accompanying persons of severely disabled people, members of the Friends of the Museum, the German Association for Art History, the German Museums Association, the Saxon Museums Association and the Federal Association of Visual Artists, ICOM members and refugees.
On the first Wednesday of every month, the entire museum, including special exhibitions, is accessible for 3 euros.
Free admission to the special exhibitions is available to children and young people up to and including the age of 18, accompanying persons of severely disabled people, members of the Friends of the Museum, the German Association for Art History, the German Museums Association, the Saxon Museums Association and the Federal Association of Visual Artists, ICOM members and refugees.
Information on reduced prices: LEIPZIG CARD / LEIPZIG CARD REGIO users: 30% discount in the form of reduced admission prices for special exhibitions,
Leipzig Pass holders, school children,
Students, trainees, holders of the volunteer pass, those doing military or community service, severely disabled people, school groups and other groups as well as accompanying persons in the care ratio, whose participants are at least 19 years old and are in an apprenticeship (grammar school, vocational school, university) who visit the museum independently.
Leipzig Pass holders, school children,
Students, trainees, holders of the volunteer pass, those doing military or community service, severely disabled people, school groups and other groups as well as accompanying persons in the care ratio, whose participants are at least 19 years old and are in an apprenticeship (grammar school, vocational school, university) who visit the museum independently.
fitness
Bad weather offer
for any weather
for groups
for school classes
for individual guests
suitable for seniors
foreign languages
German
Accessibility
Notes on accessibility / deviations from the pictograms:
- Extra entrance for wheelchair users with lift (operating elements 120 cm).
- Im "Museum of Ethnology in Leipzig"
- There are about 100 large and small tactile objects in the exhibitions.
- The majority of these objects have signs in Braille and large print.
- There are about 100 large and small tactile objects in the exhibitions.
- "Museum of Applied Arts":
- Audio guide for blind and visually impaired visitors.
- Tactile map in Braille for the permanent exhibition area Antiquity to Historicism.
- Audio guide in easy language for the three-part permanent exhibition.
- Audio guide for blind and visually impaired visitors.
- "Musical Instrument Museum":
- Themed tours and extensive sound examples from music history.
- Themed tours and extensive sound examples from music history.
Parking
designated disabled parking space available
Entrance to the facility / paths within the facility
door width min. 90 cm
Access without steps (max. 3 cm) or ramp
Elevator
door width min. 90 cm
Access without steps (max. 3 cm) or ramp
Lift floor area min. 110x140 cm
wheelchair-accessible toilet
door width min. 90 cm
Access without steps (max. 3 cm) or ramp
Movement area in front of the toilet bowl min. 150x150 cm
Space to the left or right of the toilet bowl min. 90 cm
Foldable grab handles on the toilet bowl
Additional help/offers
Help/Offers for blind and visually impaired people
Additional help/offers
Help/Offers for Deaf and Hearing-Impaired People
Hygiene and infection control measures
Observance of the hygiene instructions
Arrival & Parking
From the main station 15 minutes walk, or from Augustusplatz 7 minutes walk
Car: There are parking garages at Gutenbergplatz, Augustusplatz, Querstraße and in the former main post office (access from Grimmaischer Steinweg) as well as parking spaces at Täubchenweg, Inselstraße, Dresdner Straße, Talstraße and Salomonstraße.
Public transport: Take tram lines 4, 7, 12, 15 to the "Johannisplatz" stop or take the S-Bahn to the "Hauptbahnhof tief", "Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz" or "Markt" stop
Car: There are parking garages at Gutenbergplatz, Augustusplatz, Querstraße and in the former main post office (access from Grimmaischer Steinweg) as well as parking spaces at Täubchenweg, Inselstraße, Dresdner Straße, Talstraße and Salomonstraße.
Public transport: Take tram lines 4, 7, 12, 15 to the "Johannisplatz" stop or take the S-Bahn to the "Hauptbahnhof tief", "Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz" or "Markt" stop
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