Opening hours + admission to the exhibitions
With a valid admission ticket, you can visit the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions located in the Elementarium.
Elementarium opening hours
Tuesday - Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
and on all public holidays
excluding 1 January, 24 and 31 December
Adults and families
Admission per person €5.00
Reduced admission per person €2.50
Family ticket €12.00 (2 adults + children)
Groups of 7 or more pay
Admission per person €4.50
Reduced admission per person €2.00
Fee for guided tour is in addition to the admission fee
Per person €2.00
Reduced per person €1.50
Annual pass for three museums
Museum der Westlausitz - Sorbisches Museum Bautzen - Energiefabrik Knappenrode
Per person €30.00
Reduced per person €15.00
Family €50.00
The annual pass is valid for 12 months and grants free admission to all three museums and to the museum’s own events.
If you wish to visit the Lessing Museum and the exhibitions in the Elementarium
Per person €5.00
Reduced per person €2.50
Eligible for a discount:
Children aged 6 and over, schoolchildren, students, trainees, the severely disabled, people performing voluntary service, military service and civilian service, holders of the Bautzen district social pass and the Saxon family pass, holders of the Saxon Volunteer Card, JuLeiCa(youth leader card) holders, holders of the Bavarian Volunteer Card for the district of Cham.
Eligible for free admission:
Children up to 6 years of age (children aged 0-5 year free)
Those accompanying the severely disabled, travel groups and school groups
Members of the press (with press ID)
Members of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), the Deutscher and Sächsischer Museumsbund (Association of German and Saxon Museums)
Members of the “Freunde und Förderer des Museums der Westlausitz e.V.” (Association of Friends and Sponsors of the Museum of West Lusatia)
Guests from the worlds of politics, business and culture who have a working relationship with Museum of West Lusatia or its funding body.
