Directions, prices and opening hours
Current notices
The Memorial will be closed from 7th April until 10th April 2023. We wish everyone a fulfilling and joyful Easter and look forward to welcoming you again on the 11th April during our usual opening hours.
Opening hours
Monday closed
Tuesday – Friday
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday
1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The memorial is closed on public holidays. / Admission until 1 hour before the memorial closes.
Animals are not permitted. Assistance dogs and guide dogs are exempt from this rule.
Most parts of the site are accessible. A lift is available. However, please note that some areas are only accessible via stairs. This specifically applies to the "hidden places" special tour.
Pricing
Adults: EUR 8.00
(per person)
Reduced: EUR 5.00
(pupils, students, pensioners, severely disabled persons, recipients of unemployment benefit/unemployment benefit II)
Guided tour: EUR 45.00*
up to a max. of 25 persons, duration approx. 90 minutes
Guided tours with a contemporary witness: EUR 90.00*
up to a max. of 25 persons, duration: approx. 2 hours
Guided tours through hidden places: EUR 25.00*
per person, up to a max. of 10 persons, duration: approx. 2 hours
*plus entrance fee
Guided tours are only available by prior arrangement by calling +49 (0) 355 / 290 133-11 or sending an e-mail to info@menschenrechtszentrum-cottbus.de. Guided tours in English or simple German language are also possible by prior arrangement.
Only cash payments are possible on site.
Directions
By car
from Leipzig/Dresden: A 14 or A13 to motorway junction Spreewald, then A 15 to Cottbus-Süd exit, then B 168 to Hermann-Löns-Straße, then turn left into Bautzener Straße.
from Berlin: A 113 or A 13 towards Dresden as far as the Spreewald motorway junction, then A 15 as far as the Cottbus-Süd exit, then B 168 as far as Hermann-Löns-Straße, then turn left into Bautzener Straße.
By train to Cottbus main station
from Leipzig RE 18
from Dresden RE 18
from Berlin RE 2
In Cottbus by public transport
take tram 1, 3 or 4 to Görlitzer Str., bus 9, 25, 32, 41, 3N or 4N to Görlitzer Str., then approx. 7 min walk (600m)
Address for the navigation system
Bautzener Straße 140, 03050 Cottbus
Combine your visit to the Menschenrechtszentrum Cottbus with sightseeing in the region
1.4 km
Spremberg Tower
1.5 km
Cottbus City Museum
1.9 km
Cottbus Wendish Museum
1.9 km
Cottbus State Theatre
2.1 km
Brandenburg State Museum of Modern Art
2.8 km
Old Market Square
2.8 km
Brandenburg Pharmacy Museum
3.0 km
Lake Madlow
3.2 km
Cottbus Zoo
5.3 km
Branitz Castle
13.1 km
Spreewald Biosphere Reserve
Menschenrechtszentrum Cottbus e.V. | Bautzener Straße 140 | 03050 Cottbus | Free parking spaces
Information and reservations:
Opening hours:
Mon.
closed
Tue. - Fri.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sat. + Son.
1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Admission until one hour before closing time.
Closed on public holidays.
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