Opening hours
| Tue–Wed | 11:00 – 18:00 |
| Thu–Fr | 11:00 – 20:00 |
| Sat-Sun | 11:00 – 18:00 |
| Mon | closed |
Opening times on special event days and holidays in 2025
- Mon. 03.02 - Thu. 13.03, reconstruction
- Fri. 18.04, Good Friday
- Sa., 28.06, Extraschicht (Acess only with ticket)
- So, 29.06, 14:00 – 18:00
- Wed 24 Dec, Christmas Eve: closed
- Thu, 25 Dec, Christmas Day: closed
- Wed, 31 Dec, New Year's Eve: closed
- Thu, 01 Jan 2026, New Year's Day: closed
Free Admission.
Guided tours at HMKV
| Public guided tours |
16:00 |
| Free admission & without registration! On site: Sundays & on holidays, approx. 60 min., meeting point: entrance HMKV |
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| Private guided tours |
80,00 € |
| Private guided tours for educational institutions |
55,00 € |
For up to 25 people, also available in English and Ukrainian. Please make a booking request in advance via info@hmkv.de or 0231-13732155.
Exhibition Space
HMKV HartwareMedienKunstverein
at the Dortmunder U, level 3
Leonie-Reygers-Terrasse
D-44137 Dortmund
Directions
TRAIN
Dortmund Hbf: The HMKV's exhibition space at the Dortmunder U is only a 10 min. walk away from Dortmund Central Station/Hauptbahnhof. The route via Königswall and Leonie-Reygers-Terrasse is entirely wheelchair accessible. Please mind the limited accessibility at the central station, though.
Subway
U43 and U44: Westentor (Dortmunder U) station
The underground station is wheelchair accessible.
BUS
Line 452: Westentor (Dortmunder U) station
BIKE SHARING/METROPOLRADRUHR
Metropolradruhr's closest bike sharing station to HMKV at the Dortmunder U is situated at Westentor (Dortmunder U) station at the corner of Hoher Wall and Westenhellweg.
CAR PARK
Car park Dortmunder U, Brinkhoffstraße 30, 44137 Dortmund
There are 7 wheelchair accessible parking spaces.
Car park Westentor, Schmiedingstraße 25, 44137 Dortmund
There are 3 wheelchair accessible parking spaces.
More information on parking spaces in Dortmund here: City of Dortmund (German)
Accessibility
Dortmunter U's building is entirely wheelchair accessible via lifts and escalators – especially Level 3 where our exhibition space is located. In addition there is a wheelchair accessible WC on Level 3. For more information regarding accessibility and integration please contact us, we're happy to help you. Please mind the information on the website of the Dortmunder U as well.
The HMKV has been certified as "barrier-free" by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz ) and is allowed to use the award "Accessibility Tested" as well as the corresponding pictograms according to the criteria of the nationwide label "Travel for All" ("Reisen für Alle") in the period February 2022 – January 2025. The short report with information about the conditions on site can be accessed here (PDF, in German).
