Palace
The palace in Celle
is a lively
cultural venue
Museum
Fr 26.04.
Please note:
Due to staff shortages, opening hours have been changed until further notice!
Tue–Sun 11.00 a.m. – 3.30 p.m.
Aktuell sind keine Termine vorhanden.
Events
Aktuell sind keine Termine vorhanden.
Here you can find the most important information for your visit in English.
Please excuse that any additional information is currently only available in German.
Mightily tempting!
Discover the beautiful Guelph residence in Celle! Experience the history of the palace and its inhabitants in the Residenzmuseum and get to know the oldest still existing royal house in Europe: the Guelphs. Experience a palace that is full of (hi)stories and, at the same time, filled with life today: exhibitions, events, theatre - all this is integrated into an undestroyed, unique half-timbered ensemble.
News
Your Visit
Opening hours
Tuesday - Sunday
| May – October | 10 a.m. - 3.30 p.m. |
| November – April | 11 a.m. - 3.30 p.m. |
| 1st – 3rd Advent weekend | 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Holiday Opening Hours 2024
| New Year | 01. Jan | 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. |
| Good Friday | 29. Mar | 12.30 p.m. – 3.30 p.m. |
| Easter Sunday | 31. Mar | 11 a.m. – 3.30 p.m. |
| Easter Monday | 01. Apr | 11 a.m. – 3.30 p.m. |
| Labour Day | 01. May | 10 a.m. – 3.30 p.m. |
| Ascension Day | 09. May | 10 a.m. – 3.30 p.m. |
| Whit Sunday | 19. May | 10 a.m. – 3.30 p.m. |
| Whit Monday | 20. May | 10 a.m. – 3.30 p.m. |
| German Unity Day | 03. Oct | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Reformation Day | 31. Oct | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Christmas Eve | 24. Dec | closed |
| Christmas Day | 25. Dec | 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. |
| Boxing Day | 26. Dec | closed |
| New Year's Eve | 31. Dec | closed |
Public guided tours
| May - October & | |
| & 1-3 Advent weekend | |
| Tuesday - Friday, Sunday: | 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. |
| Saturday: | hourly von 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
| November - March | |
| Tuesday - Friday: | 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. |
| Saturday, Sunday: | 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. |
| April | |
| Tuesday - Sunday | 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. |
Tickets for the public tours can only be purchased on the same day at the castle counter. Reservations are not possible. On days with high demand, guided tours may be sold out. The public guided tours are only available in German.
Booked tours:
General, themed, or costume tours can be booked upon request. The languages available are English, French, Dutch, Danish and Russian.
The number of participants is limited to 25. Larger groups of booked tours can be divided and start at the same time.
Information and booking: 05141 / 12 45 15
Admission
| Residenzmuseum | |
| Individual visitors | 8,00 € |
| Reduced admission* | 5,00 € |
| Free admission for children and pupils. | |
| With guided tour | |
| Individual visitors | 10,00 € |
| Reduced admission* | 8,00 € |
| Families | 20,00 € |
| Combined tickets | |
| Bomann Museum Celle + Art Museum Celle + Residenzmuseum in Celle Castle |
|
| Individual visitors | 12,00 € |
| Reduced admission* | 8,00 € |
* Requirements for reduced and free admission can be found here.
» Note: Visits to the castle kitchen and the castle chapel are only possible as part of a guided tour.
» Groups of 20 or more who plan on visiting the palace without a guided tour are asked to give notice of their visit in advance.
Plan your visit
Contact
Residenzmuseum in Celle Castle
Schloßplatz 1
29221 Celle
Information and booking
(Tue to Sun 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.):
Tel: 05141 / 12 45 15
counter-schloss@celle.de
www.residenzmuseum.de
Accessibility
Almost all rooms of the Residenzmuseum are accessible barrier-free via the lift. If this is not possible directly, the museum's supervisory staff will be happy to help. A disabled toilet is available.
In order to get out of a car, it is possible to stop briefly in front of the castle but there are no parking spaces available on the premises.
Getting here / Parking
There are no parking facilities directly around the castle. Please use the designated public parking spaces (parking guidance system).
Schützenplatz car park
(with navigation system via „Hafenstraße“), approx. 2,000 free parking spaces, max. 10 min on foot
Südwall multi-storey car park
max. 5 min on foot
Congress-Union car park
(with navigation system via “Bullenberg”), max. 7 min on foot
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The Museum Shop
In the foyer of the Residenzmuseum, visitors will find a varied range of products in our museum shop, which is tailored to the exhibition. Here you will find not only a sophisticated selection of specialist literature and fiction, but also a variety of postcards relating to our exhibits.
In addition, we offer beautiful stationery and writing materials as well as a variety of tasteful gift ideas and small souvenirs. We will surprise you with attractive items as a souvenir of your visit to the museum. In our museum shop, you will find a piece of the castle to take home.
For our young visitors, we have a wide range of children's books and high-quality toys. The shop offers a wide range especially for princesses and little knights.
Visitors can browse the shop independently or as part of their visit to the museum. We are open on Sundays.
