Vortex Garden

Small Italian restaurant at the foot of the Mathildenhöhe with pizza, pasta, Italian specialties and a seasonal menu. Inside there are 60-70 seats and, in good weather, an additional 40 seats outside and covered.

We are delighted to once again be able to pamper you with culinary delights in the heart of the Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt World Heritage Site with a view of the historic plane tree grove, the Wedding Tower, the Russian Chapel and the Lily Basin.After operating our café on the gallery in the entranc...

The restaurant "Glasschrank Mediterrano" offers delicious steaks, freshly caught seafood and Mediterranean dishes. It is located at the foot of Mathildenhöhe, inside the Ernst-Neufert-Bau. The restaurant can also be booked for weddings, company events and special events.

The Haso Kebab is a restaurant / takeaway that offers hot meals like doner kebab or pizza throughout.

Florist meets bistro on Dieburger Straße and offers fresh food and various drinks. In the middle of a colourful floral world and an elegant, quiet and comfortable restaurant, aromatic cafés, creative cuisine and fine wines are served.

The main idea behind the bistro‘s concept is to provide a meeting place for handicapped people, where thye can enjoy the time in a relaxed atmosphere of serenity and ease. As in every bistro, guests can drink coffee or enjoy lunch - and all at moderate prices.

Pizza, pasta and tapas at the foot of the Mathildenhöhe.

The Lowbrow Darmstadt is a cozy bar and a heart and blood project. Everything you find in the bar has a history or personal meaning, where you can feel transported back to the ‘80s. At the "Arcade machine" you can play one of 48 Classic Arcade Games (Galaga, Donkey Kong, Pac Man, etc .... HELLYEA...

At the Red Barn in Darmstadt, you can expect the finest American barbeque specialities served in true Western flair.Burgers, spare ribs, homemade fries, chicken wings, Cesar salad, poutine, mac & cheese or desserts like brownie with ice cream or homemade cheesecake. American beer, soft drinks, ho...

The Green Sheep Pub offers a wide range of whisk(e)ys and expert advice. More than 90 bottlings from Scotland, Ireland, Germany and overseas are listed on the menu, as well as additional special bottlings.

The Shiraz is a Persian-Oriental restaurant with an exclusive ambience at the foot of Mathildenhöhe in Darmstadt. All dishes can be also picked up or delivered.

The Weinstube Schubert is a quaint restaurant in the heart of the Martinsviertel. It offers a wide selection of wines and local food. When the weather is fine, outside seating is availble.

Enjoy a wonderful cup of coffee with home-baked cake. The old furniture gives the cafe an idyllic flair.

The bakery on Johannesplatz is not just a bakery. There is also a café that offers breakfast, crepes or fresh wrapes. There are a selection for every taste like the selection of bread rolls, wholegrain breads, donuts, lye pastries or crêpes that are sweet or savory.

Moroccan cuisine is a pleasure in itself. The tajinerie offers tajines, cous cous, antipasti, pastries, mint tea and many other delicacies.

The Rumpelstilzchen is located in a corner house on Dieburger Strasse near Mathildenhöhe offering a large selection of drinks and German and international dishes in a rustic atmosphere.

DEKHALU offers new dishes every week which can be delivered to your home or office.

The beer garden Darmstadt is located on the Dieburger Straße directly at the Mathildenhöhe. Here you can find barbecue and snacks under old chestnut trees and romantic pavilions lit with lights.

Gottfried Pacher invites you to his table. Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday guests can enjoy a 4-course menu in the shop. The start is relaxed at 6:30 p.m. Please reserve online in advance. Until the end of the lockdown, food and drinks will be offered for take away.

The former “Bayerischer Hof”-restaurant is now transformed into an Indian flair. Colorful walls, Indian pictures, a ball light with colorful disco light and a large flat screen with flickering Bollywood videos make the restaurant shine. The kitchen of the Tandoori restaurant offers many differ...

The hostel is ideal for groups. Here, training and meetings can be held. The location on the lake "Großer Woog" and in the immediate vicinity of the "Mathildenhöhe" promises relaxation in the middle of the city. Free WiFi is available. Meeting rooms: 4 Size: 33sqm - 68sqm for 20 to 60 persons ...

The Welcome Hotel Darmstadt City Center is more than „just“ a venue. Located in the city centre, right next to the convention centre the 4 star hotel offers 5 meeting rooms and 208 hotel rooms. Two restaurants with fresh international cuisine and local food, provide culinary delights. A 130 sq...

The hotel has 16 rooms and is located in Darmstadt‘s pedestrian zone. In 5 minutes you can walk to the TU Darmstadt, the science and congress center darmstadtium, the Hessian State Museum Darmstadt or the Darmstadt State Theater. The rooms are equipped with TV, free WiFi, phone, shower, toilet...

The privatly owned and operated 77-room-hotel is located in the city centre. It features free WiFi and a rich breakfast buffet. All rooms are air conditioned. Meeting rooms: 3 Size: 32sqm - 100sqm Number of persons: 2 - 48 25 single rooms 52 double rooms ...

Comfortable and stylish city hotel, completely renovated in 2020, with chic rooms and an inviting hotel lobby. Perfectly located between the main train station and the city centre. Lots of good restaurants in the immediate vicinity.84 rooms on 5 floors, elevator, only non-smoking rooms, barrier-f...

The 94 air-conditioned rooms (all for non-smokers) have their own bathroom, television and can be booked either for 2 adults or for 2 adults with a child (under 12 years of age). For those on a budget. In the Felix Plus rooms there is a bottle of water for refreshment and VIP treatment. 

The hotel is renowned not only for its terrific location right at the heart of Darmstadt, the city of science, but also for the friendly and attentive staff. If you are travelling by car, there is a free parking space waiting for you directly outside our door. Whether you are travelling for busin...

The hotel is located in the north of Darmstadt, central to the north train station - Hotel garage and outdoor parking spaces, free minibar on arrival - free WiFi - Fitness equipment for hotel guests - Non smoking hotel 56 rooms (twin and king-size beds) Bathroom with showe...

The hotel comes with 167, modern equipped rooms in 4 different categories. All of them renovated in 2016 and equipped with free WiFi, air condition and free Sky-TV. Five banquet rooms for guests are offered. You also have the possibility to combine our banquet rooms in a variety of ways for up...

The Maritim Hotel Darmstadt comprises 352 rooms with 6 conference rooms and an underground car park with 150 parking spaces and 18 charging stations for electric vehicles. It also offers an excellent location for all activities in Darmstadt, Frankfurt and the entire Rhine-Main region.Th...

Location › Centrally located hotel of the upper mid category › Excellent transport connections by car, plane and rail Mobility › FreeCityTicket for use on public transport › Nationwide travel to and from hotel with Deutsche Bahn at a fixed price Extra IntercityHotel App: Mobile check-in...

The Plaza Hotel Darmstadt is located in the centre of the city, a few 500 metres from the main railway station. The hotel has a large restaurant and bar area. Restaurant Bar Guests can choose between 224 rooms and 4 business suites. In addition, our hotel offers 11 conference rooms. Thr...

The B&B Hotel Darmstadt is located in the Europaviertel, about 200 meters from the train station. In a few minutes you can reach both the motorway and the city centre. The Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor can be reached by bus or tram without having to change trains. Paid parking spaces are avai...

The Holiday Inn Express offers air-conditioned, non-smoking rooms and meeting rooms with natural light in a modern style. The family rooms are equipped with a sofa bed for children. Free breakfast and a cozy bar round off your stay at the Holiday Inn Express Darmstadt. Additional servic...

The bright and open lobby layout is paired with contemporary furniture. The Plug and Meet gathering areas provide modern ergonomic seating, large writing walls and 56-inch televisions for presentation projection. The lobby also boasts a state-of-the art video wall and 24/7 food and beverage offe...

The renovated ECO-lifestyle greet Hotel Darmstadt with its extraordinary philosophy "Everything has a second chance" has 194 rooms in three different categories. At greet, all rooms are designed for a cosy get-together. The 11,000m² event space, 33 conference rooms, with indoor and outdoor are...

Embedded in this idyll since 1580, the hotel now offers relaxing calm and inspiring space to its guests. Surrounded by the simple elegance of Renaissance and the exuberant joie de vivre of Baroque every stay is a pleasure. In the tradition of a baroque hunting lodge, the Hotel Jagdschloss Kran...

The hotel in Darmstadt‘s Arheilgen district has 20 tasteful, contemporary rooms with a modern shower room, flat-screen TV and free WiFi. You have the choice between single, double and four-bed rooms (for families). Free guest parking spaces available. In the restaurant you can enjoy classic co...

The hotel ist located in a quiet, park-like residential area in the south of Darmstadt and is easily accessible by public transport. Multi-bed rooms on request, breakfast buffet, shower/WC, TV, telephone. Parking in the yard. 2 min public transport, 10 min Darmstadt centre, 

The comfort class hotel ACHAT Comfort Darmstadt/Griesheim is an ideal location for business and holiday trips. 69 of the 101 guest rooms are equipped with kitchenettes for long term stays. The hotel offers a meeting room for up to 25 people, a lobby bar and free Wi-Fi as well. A free outside p...

Peter Behrehs, painter and craftsman, built with his first work an architectural monument. For the first exhibition of the Artists‘ Colony in 1901, he designed his own home with complete interior fittings – an example for the "Gesamtkunstwerk“ concept (complete work of art) propagated by the J...

Hessen Design e.V. is a competence, consultancy and mediation center for design in Hesse, which makes outstanding design services visible in its entire cultural, social and economic range. The country-wide orientation offers up-to-date industry information and a competent expert network of Hes...

The Darmstadt Design House is located on the Mathildenhöhe, in the immediate vicinity of the Wedding Tower. The house was designed in 1907/1908 by the architect Alfred Messel. Since its completion in 1909, the building has experienced a varied history. The foundation of a close connection with de...

House Habich was the residential home with studio of the Darmstadt sculptor Ludwig Habich, designed by Joseph Maria Olbrich for the exhibition in 1901. Destroyed in the war, it was re-built in 1951 in a somewhat simplified manner but in its original basic form.

The "Large Glückert House“, designed in 1901 by Joseph Maria Olbrich for the furniture maker Glueckert, served him as an exhibition room until the break-up of the Artists‘ Colony. 

The German Academy of Language and Literature is dedicated exclusively to the German language and literature. Members include renowned authors, critics and translators, as well as linguists and literary experts, but also lawyers and natural scientists, whose work demonstrates a deep interest i...

The villa on the edge of the Mathildenhoehe was built in 1908 for Paul Ostermann, the director of the collection of the grand duchy, by Alfred Messel, the architect of the state museum. The classsical style of the villa bears no relation to the Art Nouveau of the neighbouring Artists‘ Colony. ...

Olbrich had actually designed the house in 1901 for the sculptor Rudolf Bosselt, one of the first seven artists of the Artists‘ Colony, who was however unable to finance its completion. The furniture maker Julius Glueckert took over responsibility for the building in addition to his exhibition...

The fountain in front of the Russian Chapel was built for the fourth exhibition of the Darmstadt Artists‘ Colony in 1914. It was designed by Albin Mueller, following the death of Joseph Maria Olbrich, leader of the artists‘ colony. The floor tiles were completely renewed in 1993.

In 1894, Czar Nikolaus II of Russia married Princess Alix, the youngest sister of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig, who commissioned the building of the Russian Chapel. It was inaugurated in 1899 and was used by the family of the Czar whenever they visited. The architect was Louis Benois of St. Petersburg...

The Swan Temple with its 8 double pillars and dark glazed ceramic tiles was designed by Albin Mueller for the exhibition of the Artists‘ Colony in 1914 as a ceramic garden pavillion. A special feature is the acoustic: if you stand in the middle and speak, the little temple becomes a whispering ga...

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.

In 1902, Olbrich built for Wilhelm Deiters, director of the first exhibition of the Artists‘ Colony, the house with the distinctive corner tower at the east entrance to the Mathildenhoehe. With a surface area of 8.9 by 9.5 metres, Haus Deiters was the smallest of the seven homes which Olbrich ...

The residence of the architect Olbrich was built in 1901. It was damaged in the second world war and in a much simpler form, re-built in 1950/1. Today, only the blue and white tiles on the facade remind one of the original house. Joseph Maria Olbrich lived here until his premature death in 190...

On Sunday, 2 June 2024, it‘s that time again: the German UNESCO Commission and the UNESCO World Heritage Sites Germany Association invite you to discover the many facets of the 52 World Heritage Sites in Germany. The highlight of this event at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Mathildenhöhe Darmstad...

In addition to books, postcards and posters, the museum shop in the Oktogon also offers smaller and larger gifts and everyday items as well as high-quality jewellry.

From 29 June 2025 to 1 February 2026, the Institut Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt is showing a solo exhibition by the internationally renowned installation and performance artist Nevin Aladağ (*1972 Van, Turkey, lives and works in Berlin). Aladağ playfully combines artistic forms of expression such a...

On the occasion of the exhibition of the Artists’s Colony in 1914, the Platanenhain, a grove of plane trees planted in the 1830’s, was decorated by the sculptor Bernhard Hoetger with a row of sculptures and reliefs, which symbolise the circle of life.

The Institut Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt is celebrating the reopening of the extensively renovated Exhibition Hall with a multifaceted special exhibition on the art topography of Darmstadt. Outstanding paintings, sculptures, graphics, photographs and video art from the Darmstadt Municipal Art Coll...

The Exhibition Hall on Mathildenhöhe, which opened in 1908 together with the Hochzeitsturm, is the venue for outstanding special exhibitions of international contemporary art as well as art and culture around 1900. The tension between contemporary presentations and cultural-historical position...