Opening Hours and How to reach the Museum
LVR-Freilichtmuseum Kommern
Rheinisches Landesmuseum für Volkskunde
Eickser Straße
D-53894 Mechernich-Kommern
Tel. 02443 / 99800
kommern@lvr.de
- Directions
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LVR-Open Air Museum Kommern
The Museum is well signposted from some distance:
From motorway A1: Exit "Kommern / Wißkirchen", B266 in the direction of Obergartzem, turn right onto the K20/Eickser Straße. After approx. 1 km you will see the museum car-park on the left hand side.
Parking
The fee for the museum car-park is € 2,50 per vehicle.
When a vehicle approaches the entrance, the barrier opens automatically.
GPS-coordinates for Sat-Nav:
50°37'9.35"N, 6°38'9.25"E
Drive-up Service to Reception
The gradient of the way up to the entrance and reception is very steep. If you wish, you can call on our drive-up service, free of charge.
Simply alert us by pressing the call-button at the glass booth on the way up; then we will come and collect you.
Taxi with a discount!
We will refund part of your travel expenses on Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays. For the use of a taxi from Mechernich railway station to the museum (and return) you will receive a refund of € 5 at the entrance/reception desk of the museum when you show your taxi receipt, together with your VRS-ticket when paying the regular admission fee (at least 1 x € 7.50).
You would like to order your own bus to the museum?
Bus transfer from your town to the museum and return: from 15 persons starting at € 7 per person.
For info and advice phone 02443 / 10 00
Access for Wheelchair Users
There is a special driveway for wheelchair users to get to the entrance/reception desks.
Please inform yourself by phoning 02443 / 9980140
Cyclists Please Note
You can cycle directly to the museum entrance/reception (access via "Eickser Straße" and "Neue Pfalz"). There you will find bike-racks for you to park and secure your bicycle.
Cycle Route Planner of the Cycle Path Network in NRW
You can store your luggage in lockers by the entrance/reception desks.
- Opening Hours
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Open 365 days a year!
Summer 29th March till 31st October: 9.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
Winter 1st November till 30th March: 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Admission until 1 hour before closing.
Please take note: it is simply impossible to view the entire grounds within one hour. For example, if you arrive in summer at 6.00 p.m., it will be possible to see the Groups of Buildings Westerwald and perhaps Eifel, too, but more is not possible due to the size of the grounds.
Opening hours at Christmas and New Year
24th and 31st December: 10.00 a.m. - 2.00 p.m.
25th and 26th December and 1st January: 11.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Opening hours of the restaurant "Gastwirtschaft zur Post"
Summer: daily from 9.00a.m. - 6.00p.m.
Winter: Tue - Sun from 10.00a.m. - 4.00p.m; closed on Mondays
Opening hours of the tavern „Gaststätte Watteler“ and garden café "Zur schönen Aussicht"
Summer: from 12.00 - 6.00p.m, closed Monday and Friday (open on Fridays during the school holidays in NRW)
Winter (1st Nov till Easter): closed
Bakery
only in summer: daily except Mondays
In the school- and bake-house from Löhndorf in the Eifel Group of Buildings fresh bread is baked.
From midday this bread is sold in the fairground car at the Pingsdorfer Dance-Hall.
Corner Shop
In the „Trader's" in the house from Großholbach in the Westerwald Group of Buildings there is a corner shop (Tante Emma-Laden). It is run by the (Förderverein) Friends of the Rhenish Open Air Museum.
Opening hours
Monday to Saturday from 10.00a.m., on Sundays and bank holidays from 9.00a.m. between 1st Nov. and 31st Mar. only at weekends from 11.00a.m.
- Admission fees
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Admission fees
Adults € 8.50
Children/Youths under 18 years free admission
Severely disabled, students, apprentices, trainees € 6.50
Groups of 10+ persons, per adult € 8.00
Parking fee € 2.50
Admission to the museum is free every second Friday of the month!
LVR-Museum Card
The LVR-Museumskarte entitles the holder to one year’s free admission to LVR museums from the date of purchase.
Single card € 30
Partner card € 40Not included is admission to special exhibitions and special events. The partner card is valid for the holder plus another person of their choice.
Audio-guide through the Open Air Museum € 2.50
The Audio-guide through the exhibition „We Rhinelanders" is currently in revision.
Combined offer with the Summer Toboggan Run
There is a direct connecting entry between the museum grounds and the toboggan run. Why not combine your visit to the LVR-Open Air Museum Kommern with a stay in the Erlebniswelt Eifeltor and save money with combined rates of admission?
