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Opening hours
March to October: Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 5pm
November to February: Wednesday to Sunday 11am to 5pm
The museum is closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. We open on all other holidays – even if they are Mondays or other workdays.
The museum will be open on Easter Monday and on Whit Monday.
Reduced
7,00 € (per person)
Discounts are available for school children, students, apprentices (Auszubildende), the unemployed, those doing federal voluntary service (Bundesfreiwilligendienst), and holders of a severely disabled person's pass, among others.Group of 10 or more people also pay the reduced rate (with or without a guided tour). In addition, holders of the following cards receive a discount on admission: Braunschweig-Pass, GEOCard, Lower Saxony Volunteer Card (Ehrenamtskarte Niedersachsen), Volunteer Card of the Volunteer Agency (Ehrenamtskarte der Freiwilligenagentur) when accompanied by a refugee, MuseumsCard Braunschweig (from the 2nd visit).
Free Admission
Free admission is granted to children under six years of age, all learning groups (school classes/kindergartens etc.; one accompanying person is also free for every five children), one accompanying person for severely disabled persons, members of the Gesellschaft für Naturkunde e. V., members of the friends' association Schöninger Speere, as well as holders of a membership card from ICOM, Deutscher Museumsbund, Museumsverband Niedersachsen und Bremen e. V. and the MuseumsCard Braunschweig (on the first visit).
From the direction Braunschweig/Hannover
Leave the A2 at junction 61 Helmstedt-West and follow the B244 towards Schöningen. In Schöningen take the L652 towards Hötensleben – the paläon Forschungsmuseum is on the left.
By bike or on foot
Schöningen is located in the Elm-Lappwald Nature Park, through which numerous (bicycle) hiking trails lead. Details about these can be found at www.elm-lappwald.de or at www.schoeningen.de/sport_und_freizeit/wandern_im_elm. The town is also located on the Berlin–Hameln bike path, the scenic and well-developed bike connection between the capital and the Pied Piper town.
Bicycle racks are located on the upper section of the site next to the "Paläon" bus stop and in front of the Café and Bistro zum Elmsee.
From direction Magdeburg/Berlin
Leave the A2 at junction 63 Marienborn / Helmstedt. Follow the B1 towards Helmstedt and then turn onto the B244 towards Schöningen. In Schöningen take the L652 towards Hötensleben – the paläon Forschungsmuseum is on the left.
By public transport
With the electronic travel planner (www.efa.de) you get a personal timetable how to reach the paläon Forschungsmuseum in Schöningen by public transport.
From Schöningen ZOB, you can reach the museum on foot in about 20 min.