Changes to opening hours in APRIL 2025: 01.04. to 06.04. - Large-scale partial closure of the Large House (no guided tours) | 08. 04. to 09.04. - Large building closed all day | 10.04. - Villa Hügel and park closed | 11.04. - 1st exhibition day of the special exhibition ‘21 x 21. The RuhrKunstMuseen auf dem Hügel’ 

The Villa Hügel

The Villa Hügel in Essen was home to the industrialist Krupp family from 1873 to 1945. With its 399 rooms, set in the middle of a 40-hectare park overlooking Lake Baldeney, it is far more than simply the residence of a famous entrepreneurial family – it is a symbol of the Age of Industrialisation in Germany.

This is a symbol that you can visit, enter and experience ‒ because the Villa Hügel and the park, with its many paths and sculptures, are open to the public. A permanent exhibition in the so-called Small House  tells the story of the family and the Krupp company. It also houses the Krupp Historical Archive which, thanks to its extensive inventory, serves as a resource for researchers from Germany as well as abroad.

Today, the Villa Hügel is owned by the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung.

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Heute in der Villa Hügel
Führungen

Hügelpark

open from 9.30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

About the park

Main House

open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

About Villa Hügel

Krupp Historical Exhibition

open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

About the Krupp Historical Exhibition