Special Opening and Closing Times in 2025

Öffnungszeiten ab 4. August 2025

Since the beginning of the year, museum opening hours have been dynamically adjusted. The SKD continues to tailor its offerings to seasonal changes in demand and public interest. To this end, opening hours are being temporarily reduced so that they can be adjusted at short notice for particularly popular permanent or special exhibitions. At the Residenzschloss (Royal Palace), construction work to improve energy efficiency is leading to temporary restrictions in selected exhibition areas.

Our current opening hours

Opening hours starting 4 August 2025

BLOCKHAUS

Archiv der Avantgarden – Egidio Marzona

11.08.—07.11.2025: closed
08.11.—31.12.2025: Tuesday to Friday 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

RESIDENZSCHLOSS

Historisches Grünes Gewölbe

Wednesday to Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
28.11.2025—03.01.2026: additionally open on Tuesday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Neues Grünes Gewölbe

Wednesday to Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Königliche Paraderäume Augusts des Starken

Wednesday to Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Kunstkammer Gegenwart

Wednesday to Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
03.—27.11.2025: closed

Kupferstich-Kabinett

Wednesday to Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Münzkabinett and Small Ballroom

Wednesday to Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
03.—27.11.2025: closed

Rüstkammer (Gewehrgalerie im Langen Gang, Renaissanceflügel (Auf dem Weg zur Kurfürstenmacht, Kurfürstliche Garderobe))

Wednesday to Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
03.—27.11.2025: closed

Rüstkammer (Kunstkammer)

Wednesday to Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
03.11.—05.12.2025: closed 

Rüstkammer (Riesensaal)

Wednesday to Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
27.10.—28.11.2025: closed 

Rüstkammer (Türckische Cammer)

Wednesday to Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
03.11.—15.12.2025: closed 

SCHLOSS PILLNITZ
Kunstgewerbemuseum

temporarly closed

ZWINGER

Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister

Tuesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
04.08.—31.12.2025: exhibition area “Mengs'sche Abgusssammlung” closed
28.11.2025—03.01.2026: extended opening hours Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Porzellansammlung

Tuesday to Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
04.08.—31.12.2025: exhibition area “Ostasiengalerie” Friday to Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

LEIPZIG

GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig

Friday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (only exhibition areas “Rapid Response”, “Großformate” and Bonvenon)

Special Opening and Closing Times 2025

Buß- und Bettag, 19.11.2025

All museums are regularly open as on a Sunday.
Exceptions (closed): Kunstgewerbemuseum, Studiensaal Kupferstich-Kabinett, Hausmannsturm, Josef-Hegenbarth-Archiv, GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig

Christmas Eve, 24.12.2025

All museums are regularly open until 2 p.m.
Exceptions (closed): Studiensaal Kupferstich-Kabinett, Hausmannsturm, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Josef-Hegenbarth-Archiv, GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig, Völkerkundemuseum Herrnhut

Christmas Day, 25.12.2025

All museums are regularly open as on a Sunday.
Exceptions (closed): Studiensaal Kupferstich-Kabinett, Hausmannsturm, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Josef-Hegenbarth-Archiv, GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig

Boxing Day, 26.12.2025

All museums are regularly open as on a Sunday.
Exceptions (closed): Studiensaal Kupferstich-Kabinett, Hausmannsturm, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Josef-Hegenbarth-Archiv

New Year's Eve, 31.12.2025

All museums are regularly open until 4 p.m.
Exceptions (closed): Studiensaal Kupferstich-Kabinett, Hausmannsturm, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Josef-Hegenbarth-Archiv, GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig, Völkerkundemuseum Herrnhut

New Year, 01.01.2026

All museums are regularly open from 12 a.m.
Exceptions (closed): Studiensaal Kupferstich-Kabinett, Hausmannsturm, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Josef-Hegenbarth-Archiv

All Dates 2025 (PDF)

Closing times 2026

RESIDENZSCHLOSS

05.01.–16.01.2026 Historisches Grünes Gewölbes and Kupferstich-Kabinett closed
05.01.–30.01.2026 Neues Grünes Gewölbes, Münzkabinett and Rüstkammer closed

ALBERTINUM

19.01.–06.02.2026 closed

ZWINGER

09.03.–20.03.2026 Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister closed
26.01.–06.02.2026 and 09.03.–20.03.2026 Porzellansammlung closed
23.02.–20.03.2026 Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon closed

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