Dear visitors, due to the current situation regarding coronavirus, the Völklinger Hütte World Heritage Site is closed until 20 April 2020 included. ou will find new news here onthis site and in our social media. Under #Stay at homewe have put together for you a package of pictures and videos of the Völklinger Hütte to help you shorten the time until the reopening.
Dear friends of the Völklinger Hütte World Cultural Heritage Site,
In the light of the current situation regarding the coronavirus, the Völklinger Hütte World Heritage Site – European Centre for Art and Industrial Heritage has decided, in consultation with the Ministry of Education, to temporarily close the Völklinger Hütte World Heritage Site to the public. From Tuesday, 17 March 2020, up to and including Friday, 20 April 2020, the Völklinger Hütte World Heritage Site is to remain closed to visitors. All booked tours during this period will be cancelled. Should it prove possible to reopen the Völklinger Hütte World Heritage Site after this date, the planned exhibition "Africa – in the view of the photographers"will open after the end of the corona pandemic protection measures.
However, the traditional season opening of the World Heritage Site Völklingen Ironworks on Palm Sunday( Sunday before Eastern) , with our Family Sunday and the official exhibition opening, will be postponed until a later date.
In the exhibition “Mon Trésor: Europe’s Treasures in Saarland”, the Völklinger Hütte World Heritage Site exhibits from Saturday 12th september, treasures that originated in Saarland but have international significance. Featuring exceptional archaeological, architectonial and technological objects as well as works of art from the Celts to today, the exhibition reveals the region’s European dimension. It examines Saarland’s archaeological roots as well as its role in international industrial culture and the postwar idea of Europe. We cordially invite you, dear friends of the Völklinger Hütte World Heritage Site, to come and experience the wonderful Völklinger Hütte, its exhibitions and events, and to bring your friends and family with you.
Your Team of the World Cultural Heritage Site Völklinger Hütte
Opening Times
from 5 April 2020 until 1 November 2020 daily from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m.
from 2 November 2020 until 27 March 2021 daily from 10a.m. until 6 p.m. exept the 24, 25 & 31 December The ScienceCenter Ferrodrom® is closed during this period!
