Questions and answers

By car

Access to the museum is signposted on all main roads in the vicinity of Speyer. Parking is available at the nearby fairground (Navi: Festplatz/Geibstraße).

From there you can walk to the Domplatz/Museum in just a few minutes or take the 561 bus from the "Festplatz" stop to the "Domplatz" stop.

The Festplatz is temporarily used as an event site, please check the current situation and possible car park alternatives, for example on the website of the city of Speyer, before you arrive .

By bus and train

From Speyer main station/station forecourt: Bus 561 to the Domplatz/Speyer stop.

From Mainz: RE4 to Karlsruhe.
From Mannheim: S3 direction Germersheim/Karlsruhe or S4 to Bruchsal.
From Karlsruhe: S3 direction Germersheim/Mannheim or RE4 to Speyer.

You can access the timetable information for local public transport with the pre-set destination "Speyer, Domplatz"at here.

By bike

Bicycle parking is available at Domplatz, approx. 50 metres from the museum.
Nextbike hire and return stations are located opposite Speyer's main railway station and on Domplatz.

All information on the accessibility of our museum can be found here

The side entrance is located on the left-hand side of the museum building and provides step-free access.

Pushchairs can be borrowed from us.

Buy your admission tickets to our exhibition or for our events from the comfort of your own home.

To the online shop

You may bring your own food and drink to our picnic area. Eating and drinking in the exhibitions is not permitted.

Please also visit our museum café in the covered inner courtyard. Further information is available here

Photographs may be taken in our collections for private purposes - without flash or tripod.

Please note the information on photography in our special exhibitions on the pages for the respective exhibitions under the menu item "Special exhibitions". As the objects on display are often subject to special protection, each exhibition has its own guidelines. If in doubt, please contact the Public Relations Department before your visit.

Photography for commercial and scientific purposes always requires written authorisation from the Media and Public Relations Department of the Historical Museum of the Palatinate.

We would like to point out that the publication of photographs on the Internet and in social media does not constitute private use and may violate personal rights.

Please follow the signs in the museum to the cloakroom and lockers.

Do not take any bulky or wet items such as umbrellas, rainwear, rucksacks and carrier bags into the exhibition rooms in accordance with the house rules. These items must be deposited in the locker or cloakroom (deposit: 1 euro).

Carrier bags larger than DIN A3 (approx. 30 x 42 cm) must also be deposited in the locker.

If in doubt, please contact the service staff. The Historical Museum of the Palatinate accepts no liability for items handed in or deposited.

You can find our house rules here

You can find more information about children's birthday parties here

You will find a nappy-changing facility in the disabled toilet on the ground floor.