German Clock and Watch Museum Glashütte

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Experience the history of mechanical timekeeping and the high Saxon art of watchmaking.

In Glashütte, the famous clock brands from Lange & Söhne, Glashütte Original and others are created by masterly precision work. The watches produced in Glashütte are world famous, and the watchmakers in the town count among the best of their ranks internationally.

 

Good to know

Openings

Wednesday - Sunday: 10:00 - 17:00
December 31st 10:00 - 14:00
December 24; January 1 closed
Dayoff: Monday, Tuesday

Price info

Price adult: €7.00

Price reduced: €4.50

Price family: €15.00

Information on reduced prices: Pupils, students, severely handicapped and unemployed with valid ID

General information

  • Parking Available

Eligibility

  • Bad Weather Offer

  • Suitable for any weather

  • for Groups

  • for Class

  • for individual guests

  • Suitable for the Elderly

Accessibility

Saxony Barrier-Free
Notes on accessibility / deviations from the pictograms:

    • Access to the main entrance of the museum is via stairs.
    • Stepless access via the side entrance on Schillerstraße and lift (door 90 cm, space of 110x140 cm for turning a wheelchair). Please use the bell to call the service staff.

    • Toilet for wheelchair users::
      • Door 94 cm
      • 150x120 cm in front and 135 cm to the left of the toilet
      • 51 cm toilet height
      • Folding grab rails are available on both sides

    • Reading glasses and rollator are available

    • Assistance dogs are allowed on request
    • Audio guide available in four languages and for children
    Parking
    • indicated disabled parking space available

    Entrance to the facility / paths within the facility
    • Door width min. 90 cm

    • Stepless access (max. 3 cm) or ramp

    Lift
    • Door width min. 90 cm

    • Stepless access (max. 3 cm) or ramp

    • Floor area of lift min. 110x140 cm

    Accessible toilet
    • Door width min. 80 cm

    • Stepless access (max. 3 cm) or ramp

    • Movement area in front of toilet bowl min. 130x130 cm

    • Area left or right of the toilet bowl min. 80 cm

    • Hinged hand rails at the side of the toilet bowl provided

    Additional aids / offers
    • Aids / offers for persons with learning and mental disabilities

    Directions & Parking facilities

    Passenger car:
    - A 17 ⇒ junction Pirna ⇒ towards the glassworks through the Müglitztal valley
    - B170/ E 55 towards Dippoldiswalde ⇒ Oberhäslich turn left towards Glashütte via Reinholdshain, Niederfrauendorf, Luchau to Glashütte
    - From Altenberg, via Geising, Lauenstein, Bärenstein and Bärenhecke to Glashütte

    Parking:
    Free hourly parking is available around the Deutsche Uhrenmuseum Glashütte. You need a parking window.

    Bus & train:
    - Dresden (Hbf. ) ⇒ Regionalbus 360 direction Dippoldiswalde ⇒ Change bus station Dippoldiswalde ⇒ Regionalbus 388 direction Glashütte ⇒ Exit Glashütte Train station
    - Dresden ⇒ S-Bahn S1 direction Schöna ⇒ change Heidenau station ⇒ Regionalbahn SBS 72 direction Altenberg ⇒ exit Glashütte station

    From the train station you can easily reach the Clock Museum on foot (300 metres).

    Author

    Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbH
    Bautzner Straße 45/47
    01099 Dresden

    Organization

    Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbH