Information about Zwinger Xperience: Due to the current construction work, a large part of the Zwinger courtyard is closed. Please download the map for better orientation.
TWO SPECIAL PLACES.
ONE FASCINATING EXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCE DRESDEN LIKE NEVER BEFORE!
FREE ADMISSION WITH schloesserlandCARD
Two special places.
One fascinating experience.
It is just a 10 minute walk from the Dresden Fortress to the Dresden Zwinger. Let us take you into the turbulent history of the city!
Free admission with schloesserlandCARD
Discover Festung Xperience and Zwinger Xperience (starting June 30th, 2021)! Enjoy free admission to the most beautiful palaces, castles and gardens in Saxony with the schloesserlandCARD for free as often as you like.
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Opening hours
Monday to Sunday 10:00am – 6:00pm,
no admission past 05:00 pm
Closing days 2024:
November 04th - 06th, 2024
December 16th, 2024
December 24th - 25th, 2024
December 31st, 2024
Closing days 2025:
March 10th - 12th, 2025
November 3rd - 5th, 2025
December 24th -25th, 2025
December 31st, 2025
Admission
Admission prices Zwinger Xperience
- Full rate: € 12.00
- Reduced rate: € 10.00
for pupils aged 17 and older (for school groups special price 4.50 €), apprentices, students, members of the Federal Volunteers Service (Bundesfreiwilligendienst) / Voluntary Social Year (FSJ) / Voluntary Ecological Year (FÖJ) / Voluntary Military Service; disabled persons, recipients of unemployment benefits, welfare benefits or asylum seeker benefits, refugees with long-term or short-term residence permits, holders of a welfare pass (Sozialpass), Members of the Federal Association of German Tour Guides (Bundesverband deutscher Gaestefuehrer e. V.) and the Association of German Art Historians (Verband Deutscher Kunsthistoriker e.V.), holders of the Saxon Volunteer’s Card (Saechsische Ehrenamtskarte), (each with valid ID)
- Children aged 6-16 & school groups: € 4.50 (please note our age recommendation)
Class groups/student groups accompanied by a teacher/supervisor, also vocational school
- Free entry: Holders of the schloesserlandCARD (including 2 children aged 16 and under) and
children aged 5 and under, birthday boys and girls, companions of disabled persons with the mark “B” on their disability pass, holders of the Family Pass (Landesfamilienpass), journalists, tour guides, coach drivers with travel groups, one adult company per 10 students, members of ICOM (International Council of Museums), ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) and the German Museum Association (each with valid ID)
Age recommendation: suitable for children from 6 years
Opening hours
Monday to Sunday 10:00 am — 6:00 pm
no admission past 04:30 pm
Closing days 2024:
November 11th - 14th, 2024
December 24th - 25th, 2024
December 31st, 2024
Closing days 2025:
March 3rd, 2025
June 16th, 2025
September 15th, 2025
November 10th-13th, 2025
December 24th - 25th, 2025
December 31st, 2025
Admission prices
Admission prices Festung Xperience
- Full rate: € 12.00
- Reduced rate: € 10.00
for pupils aged 17 and older (for school groups special price 4.50 €), apprentices, students, members of the Federal Volunteers Service (Bundesfreiwilligendienst) / Voluntary Social Year (FSJ) / Voluntary Ecological Year (FÖJ) / Voluntary Military Service; disabled persons (companions of disabled persons please refer "Free entry"), recipients of unemployment benefits, welfare benefits or asylum seeker benefits, refugees with long-term or short-term residence permits, holders of a welfare pass (Sozialpass), Members of the Federal Association of German Tour Guides (Bundesverband deutscher Gaestefuehrer e. V.) and the Association of German Art Historians (Verband Deutscher Kunsthistoriker e.V.), holders of the Saxon Volunteer’s Card (Saechsische Ehrenamtskarte), (each with valid ID)
- Children aged 6-16 & school groups: € 4.50 (please note our age recommendation)
Class groups/student groups accompanied by a teacher/supervisor, also vocational school
- Free entry: Holders of the schloesserlandCARD (including 2 children aged 16 and under) and
children aged 5 and younger (please note our age recommendation),birthday boys and girls, companions of disabled persons with the mark “B” on their disability pass, holders of the Family Pass (Landesfamilienpass), journalists, tour guides, coach drivers with travel groups, one adult company per 10 students, members of ICOM (International Council of Museums), ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) and the German Museum Association (each with valid ID)
Age recommendation: suitable for children from 6 yearsThe Fortress Xperience is a nearly one-hour format with contextual and emotional claims in a dark atmosphere. Please note that children under the age of 6 do not receive an audio guide.
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