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Opening hours and guided tours

Current information

Nymphenburg Palace closed on 18 June 2026

Due to a joint event organised by the City of Munich and the Free State of Bavaria, Nymphenburg Palace will unfortunately not be open to the public on Thursday, 18 June 2026; tickets for the palace cannot be purchased for this date.
The Marstallmuseum, the palace park and the park buildings are open.
Thank you for your understanding.


The Lacquer Cabinet in the Electress's Apartment (Room 13) in Nymphenburg Palace will unfortunately remain closed to visitors until autumn 2026 due to restoration work. The other state rooms can be visited without restriction.


The fountain in the Great Parterre will be out of service in 2026 because the water wheel in the Green Pump House needs to be repaired.

Opening hours

Picture: Ceiling fresco of the music gallery in the Great Hall of Nymphenburg Palace

All objects are closed on 1 January, Shrove Tuesday and 24 / 25 / 31 December.

 

Nymphenburg Palace, Marstallmuseum with Museum of Nymphenburg Porcelain
April to 15 October: daily 9 am-6 pm
16 October to March: daily 10 am-4 pm

Palace Chapel
April to 15 October: daily 9 am-6 pm
Entrance from the cour d'honneur into the second northern pavilion

Park Palaces (Amalienburg, Badenburg, Magdalenenklause, Pagodenburg)
April to 15 October: daily 9 am-6 pm
16 October to March: closed

Last admission and ticket sales in all buildings is 30 minutes before the end of the stated opening hours.

Note for groups

Group visits (including school classes etc.) are possible as follows:
Nymphenburg Palace/ Marstallmuseum: maximum 25 people + 1 tour guide

 

 

Picture: Stone figure of "Pan" in the park

Palace Park (Opening hours of the main gate)
January-March, November, December: 6 am-6 pm
April and October: 6 am-8 pm
May-September: 6 am-9.30 pm

The other park gates will be closed half an hour earlier.

The fountains usually run from Easter to mid-October from 10 am to noon and from 2 pm to 4 pm.

The historical pump systems in the park’s pump houses (Green Pump House in the park and Johannis Pump House in the north wing of the palace) are open daily from 10 am to 4 pm from Easter to the beginning of October.

From April to mid-October the exhibition "Friedrich Ludwig von Sckell and Nymphenburg" is on display in the Geranium House daily from 9 am to 6 pm (free).


Guided tours / audio guide

There are no regular guided tours in the Nymphenburg palace complex, but in Nymphenburg Palace you can make use of our audio guide, which is available in German, English, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese (charge: 3.50 euros; for groups of 15 people or more: 2.50 euros per person). You are also welcome to book the audio guide online via our ticket shop and then pick it up directly at the ticket office in the palace.

It is also possible to book special guided tours in English for groups.

 

Picture: Nymphenburg palace complex in autumn, aerial photograph


 
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