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Here you can find all the information you need to enjoy your visit to our exhibition in the future. If you have any questions about guided tours, educational resources, and other services, please contact our Visitor Services (9 a.m. — 4 p.m. Monday to Friday). We are happy to help you prepare your future visit.
Museum Visit and Covid-19 Measures
27 August 2021 — 28 August 2022
Free of charge
Visitor Services
Tel.: +49 (0) 211 513 613-33
E-Mail
Monday to Friday
9 a.m. — 4 p.m.
Address
Haus der Geschichte Nordrhein-Westfalen
Behrensbau (Behrens building)
Mannesmannufer 2
40213 Düsseldorf
Opening Hours
From 27 August 2021
Tuesday to Friday
9 a.m. — 6 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday,
and public holidays
10 a.m. — 6 p.m.
Closed on Mondays
Parking
The following public car parks (with parking fee) are close to the Behrens building:
Car Park Unter der Rheinkniebrücke
40213 Düsseldorf
5-minute walk to the Behrens building
Parkplatz am Rheinturm
Stromstraße 20
40221 Düsseldorf
12-minute walk to the Behrens building
Parkhaus Hohe Straße
Siegfried-Klein-Str. 5
40213 Düsseldorf
10-minute walk to the Behrens building
Public transport
Bus
From Düsseldorf Main Station: Bus 726
Bus stop “Mannesmannufer”
Tram
From Düsseldorf Main Station: Trams 708, 709
Tram stop: “Landtag/Kniebrücke”
Approx. 6-minute walk (400 metres)
Parking for coaches
Parking
Coach park
Unter der Rheinkniebrücke
40213 Düsseldorf
Short-term stop for coaches
In front of the main entrance of the Behrens building
Mannesmannufer 2
40213 Düsseldorf
Here you can find information about the accessibility of our exhibition, which will open at the end of August. We aim to make your visit to the exhibition as enjoyable as possible. For advice, please contact our Visitor Services or ask at the Information Desk in the Behrens building. We will gladly help you plan your future visit.
Behrensbau
The ground floor of the building and the anniversary exhibition on the first floor are designed to be accessible to the widest possible audience.
Entrance
The exhibition’s main entrance is at Mannesmannufer 2 (Rheinuferpromenade).
The entrance is via a ramp. Our reception staff in the foyer will be happy to provide support for people requiring additional assistance in visiting our exhibition. Mini tour buses can stop in front of the entrance.
For further information please contact our Visitor Services prior to your visit.
Pick-up service
If requested, we offer a service in the future to meet visitors at the Mannesmannufer bus stop or the Landtag / Kniebrücke tram stop and accompany them to the museum and back. For inquires and free booking, contact our Visitor Services.
Parking
There are two parking spaces for people with disabilities close to the Behrens building. Further parking facilities are available nearby the Behrens building.
Exhibition and function rooms
The anniversary exhibition and function rooms are all partially accessible. From the ground floor, access to the start of the exhibition tour on the first floor is by elevator or stairs. If you have any questions, our gallery attendants on the first floor are there to help. The rooms offer places to sit, and the exhibition tour also has a tactile floor-level guidance system. With prior registration, assistance / guide dogs are allowed in the exhibition.
Toilets
The toilets are on the ground floor of the Behrens building. These are accessible toilets and provide sufficient space for people using wheelchairs.
Exhibition media
With a wide range of accessible audio-visual media and audio stations, the tour of the exhibition offers an exciting experience for all visitors. In addition, a digital accessible media guide is available.
Individual visitors, families or groups of friends are all welcome to join our public guided tours of the anniversary exhibition. Or would you like to book a tour specifically for your group? Or are you interested in our educational services? Then we have the answer for you here! Below you can find an overview of our tour services. For inquiries and bookings, please contact our Visitor Services.
Visitor Services
Tel.: +49 (0) 211 513 613-33
E-Mail
Monday to Friday
9 a.m. — 4 p.m.
Offers for groups
Free tours can be booked with a minimum group size of 10.
For details, contact our Visitor Services.
Duration: approx. 90 mins
We are committed to making the collection accessible to all audiences and are happy to arrange tours for groups with different types of disabilities.
Public guided tours
From the opening onwards there will be free public guided tours of the exhibition several times a week.
Wednesday
12.30 p.m. — 1.30 p.m.
Thursday
4.30 p.m. — 6 p.m.
Saturday
2.30 p.m. — 4 p.m.
Sunday
11.30 a.m. — 12.30 p.m. and 4 p.m. — 5.30 p.m.
Please register at the information desk in the foyer or contact our visitor services.
School groups
We offer guided tours of our anniversary exhibition for school groups.
Contact our Visitor Services for more information on organisation and booking.
Our Education Officer will be glad to support you with advice on the tour design and content:
Gundula Dicke
Tel. +49 (0) 211 513 613-25
E-Mail
Media Guide
Would you like to use our Media Guide to explore our anniversary exhibition on a compact tour? You can use our Media Guide on your smartphone or one of our free hire devices. More details here.
This service is available from the opening of the exhibition. Focusing on a range of selected exhibits, our Media Guide presents particular topics, objects, people and stories on a compact tour of our anniversary exhibition. The Media Guide is available in English and German, as well as German sign language and in a simple language version (German). The Media Guide is simple to use via your own smartphone. If you prefer, the information desk in the foyer can provide you with a free hire device for the tour.
Our museum is accessible to everyone. We still recommend wearing a medical mouth and nose protection.
Please do not hesitate to contact us.
Visitor Services
Tel.: +49 (0) 211 513 613-33
E-Mail
Monday to Friday
9 a.m. — 4 p.m.
Our anniversary exhibition “OUR STATE. 75 Years of North Rhine-Westphalia” in the Behrens building is close to the Rhine embankment in Düsseldorf and just a short walk from the North Rhine-Westphalian state parliament (Landtag). Thanks to this central location, you can easily connect a visit to the exhibition with viewing the NRW state parliament and discovering the many attractive sights in Düsseldorf, from the bustling Media Harbour to the old city, the renowned upscale Königsallee and much more. Look forward to a fascinating and relaxing day in Düsseldorf!
Villa Horion – House of Parliamentary History North Rhine-Westphalia
The Villa Horion, just a short walk from the Behrens building, houses a permanent exhibition on the history of the Landtag, the state parliament. In the House of Parliamentary History, visitors are taken on a journey across more than seventy years of North Rhine-Westphalia’s state parliament, from 1946 to the present day. The exhibition can be visited on a group guided tour. For details, contact our Visitor Services.
Visitor Services
Tel.: +49 (0) 211 513 613-33
E-Mail
“Paths of Parliamentary Democracy”
Connect your visit to the exhibition with a walk to the most important sites in the history of parliamentary democracy in Düsseldorf. The tour takes you through the old city centre and along the River Rhine to the sites in the state capital where the Landtag (state parliament) has met since its first constituent assembly in October 1946. At a total of five stops, there are information columns providing an insight into the different historic sites. More information is available via a QR code.
Further details: here
For more tips and inspiration for your visit to Düsseldorf: www.duesseldorf-tourismus.de
Tourist Information Centre at the Main Station
Immermannstr. 65B
40210 Düsseldorf
Tel.: +49 0211 1720 2844
Fax: +49 0211 1720 2921 0
Here you can find all the information you need to enjoy your visit to our exhibition in the future. If you have any questions about guided tours, educational resources, and other services, please contact our Visitor Services (9 a.m. — 4 p.m. Monday to Friday). We are happy to help you prepare your future visit.
Museum Visit and Covid-19 Measures
27 August 2021 — 28 August 2022
Free of charge
Address
Haus der Geschichte Nordrhein-Westfalen
Behrensbau (Behrens building)
Mannesmannufer 2
40213 Düsseldorf
Visitor Services
Tel.: +49 (0) 211 513 613-33
E-Mail
Monday to Friday
9 a.m. — 4 p.m.
Opening Hours
From 27 August 2021
Tuesday to Friday
9 a.m. — 6 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday,
and public holidays
10 a.m. — 6 p.m.
Closed on Mondays
Parking
The following public car parks (with parking fee) are close to the Behrens building:
Car Park Unter der Rheinkniebrücke
40213 Düsseldorf
5-minute walk to the Behrens building
Parkplatz am Rheinturm
Stromstraße 20
40221 Düsseldorf
12-minute walk to the Behrens building
Parkhaus Hohe Straße
Siegfried-Klein-Str. 5
40213 Düsseldorf
10-minute walk to the Behrens building
Public transport
Bus
From Düsseldorf Main Station: Bus 726
Bus stop “Mannesmannufer”
Tram
From Düsseldorf Main Station: Trams 708, 709
Tram stop: “Landtag/Kniebrücke”
Approx. 6-minute walk (400 metres)
Parking for coaches
Parking
Coach park
Unter der Rheinkniebrücke
40213 Düsseldorf
Short-term stop for coaches
In front of the main entrance of the Behrens building
Mannesmannufer 2
40213 Düsseldorf
Here you can find information about the accessibility of our exhibition, which will open at the end of August. We aim to make your visit to the exhibition as enjoyable as possible. For advice, please contact our Visitor Services or ask at the Information Desk in the Behrens building. We will gladly help you plan your future visit.
Behrensbau
The ground floor of the building and the anniversary exhibition on the first floor are designed to be accessible to the widest possible audience.
Entrance
The exhibition’s main entrance is at Mannesmannufer 2 (Rheinuferpromenade).
The entrance is via a ramp. Our reception staff in the foyer will be happy to provide support for people requiring additional assistance in visiting our exhibition. Mini tour buses can stop in front of the entrance.
For further information please contact our Visitor Services prior to your visit.
Pick-up service
If requested, we offer a service in the future to meet visitors at the Mannesmannufer bus stop or the Landtag / Kniebrücke tram stop and accompany them to the museum and back. For inquires and free booking, contact our Visitor Services.
Parking
There are two parking spaces for people with disabilities close to the Behrens building. Further parking facilities are available nearby the Behrens building.
Exhibition and function rooms
The anniversary exhibition and function rooms are all partially accessible. From the ground floor, access to the start of the exhibition tour on the first floor is by elevator or stairs. If you have any questions, our gallery attendants on the first floor are there to help. The rooms offer places to sit, and the exhibition tour also has a tactile floor-level guidance system. With prior registration, assistance / guide dogs are allowed in the exhibition.
Toilets
The toilets are on the ground floor of the Behrens building. These are accessible toilets and provide sufficient space for people using wheelchairs.
Exhibition media
With a wide range of accessible audio-visual media and audio stations, the tour of the exhibition offers an exciting experience for all visitors. In addition, a digital accessible media guide is available.
Individual visitors, families or groups of friends are all welcome to join our public guided tours of the anniversary exhibition. Or would you like to book a tour specifically for your group? Or are you interested in our educational services? Then we have the answer for you here! Below you can find an overview of our tour services. For inquiries and bookings, please contact our Visitor Services.
Visitor Services
Tel.: +49 (0) 211 513 613-33
E-Mail
Monday to Friday
9 a.m. — 4 p.m.
Offers for groups
Free tours can be booked with a minimum group size of 10.
For details, contact our Visitor Services.
Duration: approx. 90 mins
We are committed to making the collection accessible to all audiences and are happy to arrange tours for groups with different types of disabilities.
Public guided tours
From the opening onwards there will be free public guided tours of the exhibition several times a week.
Wednesday
12.30 p.m. — 1.30 p.m.
Thursday
4.30 p.m. — 6 p.m.
Saturday
2.30 p.m. — 4 p.m.
Sunday
11.30 a.m. — 12.30 p.m. and 4 p.m. — 5.30 p.m.
Please register at the information desk in the foyer or contact our visitor services.
School groups
We offer guided tours of our anniversary exhibition for school groups.
Contact our Visitor Services for more information on organisation and booking.
Our Education Officer will be glad to support you with advice on the tour design and content:
Gundula Dicke
Tel. +49 (0) 211 513 613-25
E-Mail
Media Guide
Would you like to use our Media Guide to explore our anniversary exhibition on a compact tour? You can use our Media Guide on your smartphone or one of our free hire devices. More details here.
This service is available from the opening of the exhibition. Focusing on a range of selected exhibits, our Media Guide presents particular topics, objects, people and stories on a compact tour of our anniversary exhibition. The Media Guide is available in English and German, as well as German sign language and in a simple language version (German). The Media Guide is simple to use via your own smartphone. If you prefer, the information desk in the foyer can provide you with a free hire device for the tour.
Our museum is accessible to everyone. We still recommend wearing a medical mouth and nose protection.
Please do not hesitate to contact us.
Visitor Services
Tel.: +49 (0) 211 513 613-33
E-Mail
Monday to Friday
9 a.m. — 4 p.m.
© Düsseldorf Tourismus – Foto: Markus Luigs
Our anniversary exhibition “OUR STATE. 75 Years of North Rhine-Westphalia” in the Behrens building is close to the Rhine embankment in Düsseldorf and just a short walk from the North Rhine-Westphalian state parliament (Landtag). Thanks to this central location, you can easily connect a visit to the exhibition with viewing the NRW state parliament and discovering the many attractive sights in Düsseldorf, from the bustling Media Harbour to the old city, the renowned upscale Königsallee and much more. Look forward to a fascinating and relaxing day in Düsseldorf!
Villa Horion – House of Parliamentary History North Rhine-Westphalia
The Villa Horion, just a short walk from the Behrens building, houses a permanent exhibition on the history of the Landtag, the state parliament. In the House of Parliamentary History, visitors are taken on a journey across more than seventy years of North Rhine-Westphalia’s state parliament, from 1946 to the present day. The exhibition can be visited on a group guided tour. For details, contact our Visitor Services.
Visitor Services
Tel.: +49 (0) 211 513 613-33
E-Mail
“Paths of Parliamentary Democracy”
Connect your visit to the exhibition with a walk to the most important sites in the history of parliamentary democracy in Düsseldorf. The tour takes you through the old city centre and along the River Rhine to the sites in the state capital where the Landtag (state parliament) has met since its first constituent assembly in October 1946. At a total of five stops, there are information columns providing an insight into the different historic sites. More information is available via a QR code.
Further details: here
For more tips and inspiration for your visit to Düsseldorf: www.duesseldorf-tourismus.de
Tourist Information Centre at the Main Station
Immermannstr. 65B
40210 Düsseldorf
Tel.: +49 0211 1720 2844
Fax: +49 0211 1720 2921 0
