Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Street signs, squares and hospitals such as Wilhelminenstraße, Karolinenplatz and Alicehospital bear their names. But who were these princesses, whose multifaceted work is still far too rarely honoured today?

In 1949, she was the only woman to take part in a three-year expedition to South America and later travelled around the world alone in a converted VW bus. The reports and photographs of the travel writer and photographer Emilia "Milli" Bau are an impressive testimony to an independent woman in Germany in the 1950s and beyond.

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...

Jakob Lena Knebl and Markus Pires Mata create spectacular installations between art and design. They combine fashion, painting, sculpture and popular culture with great pleasure. They combine high and low, criticism and humour with relish. Provocative, striking and anarchic.

30 March 2024 marks the 250th anniversary of the death of the important personality Karoline von Hessen-Darmstadt (1721-1774), also known as the "Great Landgravine". The MUSEUM Jagdschloss Kranichstein is honouring this historic event with an exhibition in cooperation with the Hessian State Archives in Darmstadt.

Under the title "Tales from the other Side", the Berlin Noack foundry and gallery and the BS Kulturstiftung Darmstadt are presenting positions of international modern and contemporary sculpture in the Spanish Tower Sculpture Garden. The bronze and nickel silver sculptures on display, spanning a period of 123 years, were all produced in the Noack foundry.

The first comprehensive institutional tribute to the painter, sculptor and draughtsman Arie van Selm offers a cross-section of his creative phases from around 1980 until his sudden and unexpected death this year.

The bioversum is part of the BioDivKultur project. This exhibition on insects, spiders, meadows and mowing was created as part of the project. What exactly are insects and spiders? What are meadows and how did they develop? What does haymaking have to do with insects and why does mowing not on...

With Darmstadt WiFi, users in Darmstadt‘s city center can make unlimited use of the city‘s WiFi network. Simply select "WiFi Darmstadt" in the WiFi settings and activate it at www.service.thecloud.eu. The "WiFi Darmstadt" is available at the following locations:Darmstadt city center - L...

The Darmstadt Spring Fair takes place from April 19 to 28, 2024 in Darmstadt‘s city center. With rides, food stalls and the dip and sales market, the fair invites you to stroll, enjoy, meet friends and have fun.

The vouchers worth 10, 25, 50 or 100 euros can be purchased online and in the Darmstadt shop and redeemed in all participating shops. Further information at www.darmstadtgutschein.de.

The vouchers worth 10, 25, 50 or 100 euros can be bought online and in the Darmstadt Shop and can be redeemed in over 40 shops and restaurants in Darmstadt. Further information at www.darmstadtgutschein.de.

"ESA Space Tour" is a digital tour of the site of ESA‘s European Satellite Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt. As the European Space Agency, ESA is dedicated to the peaceful exploration and use of space. Founded in 1975, it now comprises 22 member states. Through the cooperation of its memb...

Das Seminar und die schriftliche Prüfung werden ausschließlich in deutscher Sprache durchgeführt. Diese sollten Sie deshalb in Wort und Schrift gut beherrschen. Please note: The seminar and the written examination will be conducted exclusively in German. You should therefore have a good command ...

The Schlossmuseum Darmstadt is proof that looking back into the past can be vivid, exciting and entertaining - and has been for 100 years.It is a house with a history. It was founded by the last Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine, who had the museum set up in the former state rooms and...

Discover Darmstadt and spend a weekend in the City of Science and Culture. Visit the Mathildenhöhe, the Artists‘ Colony from 1901 to 1914, or the various museums as the Hessian State Museum or the Museum in the Residantial Palace. Stroll through the Wilhelminenstraße in the city centre and enjoy...

Discover Darmstadt and spend a weekend in the City of Science and Culture. Visit the Mathildenhöhe, the Artists‘ Colony from 1901 to 1914, or the various museums as the Hessian State Museum or the Museum in the Residantial Palace. Stroll through the Wilhelminenstraße in the city centre and enjoy...

Whether science, culture or life - there are tours in Darmstadt on all topics. "Darmstadt at a glance", "Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt - UNESCO World Heritage" or a guided tour bei bike through the city, you decide which facet of Darmstadt you would like to get to know first.Partner of the DARMSTADT CA...

Whether science, culture or life - there are tours in Darmstadt on all topics. "Darmstadt at a glance", "Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt - UNESCO World Heritage" or a guided tour bei bike through the city, you decide which facet of Darmstadt you would like to get to know first. Partner of the DARMSTADT...

Whether science, culture or life - there are tours in Darmstadt on all topics. "Darmstadt at a glance", "Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt - UNESCO World Heritage" or a guided tour bei bike through the city, you decide which facet of Darmstadt you would like to get to know first. Partner of the DARMSTADT...

Over 200 opportunities to discover the diversity of industrial culture in the Rhine-Main region: The "Rhine-Main Industrial Heritage Days 2022" are taking place this year from 3 to 11 September under the motto "Shaping the Future". The focus is on the question of the future and how we can shape a...

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...

The Museum Künstlerkolonie Darmstadt on Mathildenhöhe and the Messel Pit Fossil Site are partners of the Darmstadt Card. Individual visitors receive a discount with the Darmstadt Card when visiting the Museum Künstlerkolonie and the Messel Pit Visitor Centre. The bus line "FU" connects the Worl...

New opening in the city centreDue to water damage, the shop in the Martinsviertel is closed until 15 June. From 25 March, the Unverpackt shop in the Carree in the city centre will be offering its goods.Unverpackt DarmstadtThe first grocery shop in Darmstadt to completely dispense with disposable ...

Looking down over Luisenplatz, the biggest and busiest square in the centre of Darmstadt, is the Ludwigs Monument, affectionately known to the locals as „Langer Ludwig“ in memory of Grand Duke Ludwig the first. The main building on the north side of the square, the Kollegiengebäude, was built in ...

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...

Time travel through Darmstadt‘s city centre! With "Future History" historical views of the city can be compared with today‘s. What has changed, what has remained the same? Darmstadt was the capital and residence of the Hessian landgraves and grand dukes, capital of the Grand Duchy of Hesse until...

With the Mathildenhöhe App you go on a journey through time on Mathildenhöhe. Historical views are superimposed with current images and illustrate how the Mathildenhöhe developed during and after the Artists‘ Colony. With the app you can not only navigate to the individual locations but also fad...