Long night of museums: 45 highlights in Dresden on June 14th!

Long night of museums: 45 highlights in Dresden on June 14th!

Seidnitz, Deutschland - On June 14, 2025, Dresden says again: "At night, all museums are colorful!" Over 45 museums and cultural institutions open their doors from 6 p.m. to midnight for the annual Museum Night . An evening full of exciting events where exhibitions, guided tours, hands -on activities and great concerts are on the program.

This special night, visitors can look forward to exclusive insights and a varied offer. The special exhibition “Space” by Wolfgang Tillmans will be shown in the Albertinum, supplemented by short tours to honor monuments by Caspar David Friedrich and Gerhard Richter. The city museum comes up with the interactive exhibition "Dresden in motion", which gives up the 800-year city history.

a special program for everyone

For music lovers, the Pfeiffbösche concert in the botanical garden is a must. There will also be a nightly "organic blitz" and an atmospheric light path. The Slub book museum offers an excellent exhibition on the "sweet art", which deals with the cultural history of the pastry shop and desserts. Here the little guests could also be active with a program for cocoa and chocolate. Guided tours of the famous Maya manuscript are also in the program.

The Pillnitz Castle Museum also grants an exciting look behind the scenes and introduces the work of the restorers. If you want to learn more about the reality of women in the GDR, you should visit the Stasi documents archive, where the exhibition "claim and reality-everyday women in the GDR can be seen". The police history forum is new this year in the Dresden police department. Here visitors can pay a visit to secret rooms and experience interesting time travel.

A ticket for the museum night costs 15 euros, reduced 7.50 euros. Families can acquire a family ticket for 30 euros that includes two adults and up to four children under the age of 14. Children under the age of six come in free. Tickets are available at various ticket agencies, including from Dresden Information in the main train station and in QF Passage. If you like it comfortably, you can also buy your ticket online on the city's website.

practical tips for arrival

The ticket not only entitles you to enter all participating houses, but also for free use of public transport in the Oberelbe Verkehrsverbund (VVO) on the day of the event from 2 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following day. Attention: The use of the historical buses of the museum night is enclosed! A particularly good recommendation is to leave the car at home so that you can enjoy the night to the fullest.

All information and details about the museum night can be found on the official website of the city of Dresden. You can look forward to an unforgettable evening in which culture and conviviality are in the foreground. Have a look and experience a creative evening full of discoveries!