Joseph Maria Olbrich‘s house was built in 1901 as part of the exhibition ‘A Document of German Art’. Situated at the foot of the Ernst Ludwig House, the main entrance was orientated towards its open staircase. The almost square building with a tile-red roof was given special accents by the blue and white tiled frieze, varying windows and a flower gallery.
An open staircase led to the loggia, which Olbrich called the ‘Piazza’. A kitchen garden, birch grove, flower beds and a wall fountain by Ludwig Habich completed the ensemble. Heavily damaged during the Second World War, the frieze, basement and garden gate have been preserved. Since 2018, the building has been undergoing conservation restoration to make the original design recognisable again.
Today, the German Academy for Language and Poetry is based in Haus Olbich.
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Olbrichweg 13a, 64287 Darmstadt
As the central structure of the 1901 exhibition, Joseph Maria Olbrich designed the artists’ colony’s studio house at the highest point of the complex. The facade features a broad, well-proportioned building with clean lines and a richly ornamented, monumental portal. The Artists’ Colony Museum in the Ernst Ludwig House documents the history of the Darmstadt Artists’ Colony (1899–1914) on the Mathildenhöhe in Darmstadt, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2021.
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Olbrichweg 13a, 64287 Darmstadt
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Olbrichweg 15, 64287 Darmstadt
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April - September
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Friday - Sunday, 10:00 - 20:00
March & October
Sunday - Thursday, 10:00 - 18:00
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November - February
Monday - Sunday, 11:00 - 17:00
Open on all public holidays.
Closed on 24.12. and 31.12.
Opening hours on wedding days: Please note that access to the wedding tower is restricted on wedding days. Please call +49 6151 / 701 90 87 to enquire about the exact opening hours on these days.
Olbrichweg 13, 64287 Darmstadt
The tower with its distinctive spire, which looks like the five fingers of a hand, was a gift from the city of Darmstadt for the wedding of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig to Princess Eleonore von Solms-Hohensolms-Lich in 1905.
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Alexandraweg 23, 64287 Darmstadt
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Olbrichweg, 64289 Darmstadt
On the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the first exhibition of the Darmstadt artists‘ colony on the Mathildenhöhe, the Mathildenhöhe Institute Darmstadt is dedicating the show "A Step Ahead" to the question of how design, architecture and art shape social developments: Then and now.
So., 07.06.2026 bis So., 31.01.2027
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Olbrichweg, 64287 Darmstadt
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Olbrichweg, 64287 Darmstadt
Die Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt ist ein Ensemble aus Hochzeitsturm, Ausstellungsgebäude, Museum Künstlerkolonie, Platanenhain und Künstlerhäusern. Sie wurde bereits im 19. Jahrhundert als Garten des großherzoglichen Hofes angelegt und war 14 Jahre lang, von 1901 bis 1914, eines der wichtigsten Zentren der modernen Kunst und Architektur in Europa und der Welt. Mit der Aufnahme in das UNESCO-Welterbe 2021 wird ihre weltweite Bedeutung als Wegbereiterin der Moderne unterstrichen.
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| Samstag | 10:00 - 18:00 |
| Sonntag | 10:00 - 18:00 |
Evening events by arrangement.
Summer terrace - weather permitting - until 10 pm.
Olbrichweg 13, 64287 Darmstadt
The Mathildenhöhe Café Restaurant is located in the heart of the Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt UNESCO World Heritage Site and offers a unique view of the plane tree grove, the Wedding Tower, the Russian Chapel, and the Lily Pond. The historic setting combines traditional architecture with modern cuisine.
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Olbrichweg 13, 64287 Darmstadt
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Friday & Saturday, 10:00 - 19:00
November - February
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Olbrichweg 13, 64287 Darmstadt
The tower with its distinctive spire, which looks like the five fingers of a hand, was a gift from the city of Darmstadt for the wedding of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig to Princess Eleonore von Solms-Hohensolms-Lich in 1905.
Olbrichweg, 64287 Darmstadt
Die Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt ist ein Ensemble aus Hochzeitsturm, Ausstellungsgebäude, Museum Künstlerkolonie, Platanenhain und Künstlerhäusern. Sie wurde bereits im 19. Jahrhundert als Garten des großherzoglichen Hofes angelegt und war 14 Jahre lang, von 1901 bis 1914, eines der wichtigsten Zentren der modernen Kunst und Architektur in Europa und der Welt. Mit der Aufnahme in das UNESCO-Welterbe 2021 wird ihre weltweite Bedeutung als Wegbereiterin der Moderne unterstrichen.
Noackstraße 9, 64285 Darmstadt
In 1906, Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig had the Lehmann and Wolf architectural firm from Halle build the Keramische Manufaktur - a building influenced by Art Nouveau. Jakob Julius Scharvogel (1854-1938), one of the most important German ceramists, was the director of the manufactory.
Erich-Ollenhauer-Promenade, 64283 Darmstadt
Luisenplatz 2, 64283 Darmstadt
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Closed during the winter months.
Ernst-Ludwig-Platz, 64283 Darmstadt
The White Tower is one of the last remaining parts of the old city fortifications that protected Darmstadt starting in 1330. For more than three centuries, it served as a defensive tower with a hipped roof and battlements. The lower section, with its 1.75-meter-thick walls, housed a dungeon measuring a total of four square meters.
Olbrichweg, 64287 Darmstadt
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| Montag | 10:00 - 22:00 |
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| Sonntag | 10:00 - 22:00 |
Please note that the bathing time ends at 9.40 pm.
Mercksplatz 1, 64287 Darmstadt
Built as the "Darmstädter Stadtbad" between 1907-1909 in the Art Nouveau era, the baths offered separate swimming halls for women and men as well as baths and showers for those sections of the population who did not have a bathroom.
Wilhelm-Glässing-Str.26, 64283 Darmstadt
Residenzschloss 1, 64283 Darmstadt
The palace of the counts of Hessen-Darmstadt and the Grand Dukes of Hessen and Rhine was originally a moated castle. The building consists of wings in renaissance style and the new baroque castle, designed by Louis Remy de la Fosse. The Palace Museum is located in the bell building and the German Poland-Institute is also based in the residential palace.The palace moat is a public green space that invites visitors to linger and take a walk around the palace.
Karolinenplatz 5, 64289 Darmstadt
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| Samstag | 11:00 - 18:00 |
| Sonntag | 11:00 - 18:00 |
Olbrichweg 13a, 64287 Darmstadt
As the central structure of the 1901 exhibition, Joseph Maria Olbrich designed the artists’ colony’s studio house at the highest point of the complex. The facade features a broad, well-proportioned building with clean lines and a richly ornamented, monumental portal. The Artists’ Colony Museum in the Ernst Ludwig House documents the history of the Darmstadt Artists’ Colony (1899–1914) on the Mathildenhöhe in Darmstadt, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2021.
Pädagogstr., 64283 Darmstadt
The Pädagog is one of the most significant historic buildings in Darmstadt’s Old Town. The Renaissance building was constructed between 1627 and 1629 as the city’s first secondary school. Here, boys were primarily taught Latin and Greek and prepared for studies at the Hessian State University in Giessen.
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| Sonntag | 10:00 - 17:00 |
Closed on Christmas, New Year‘s Eve, New Year‘s Day, Easter and 1 May as well as on the Schlossgrabenfest and Heinerfest.
Residenzschloss 1, 64283 Darmstadt
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Church Hours
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Sundays 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Wilhelminenplatz 9, 64283 Darmstadt
St. Ludwig’s Church was built in 1827, the first catholic church after the reformation in protestant Darmstadt.
Luisenplatz, 64283 Darmstadt
Kirschenallee 88, 64293 Darmstadt
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Niebergallweg 20, 64285 Darmstadt