Guided tours at the German Football Museum

What does the 1954 match ball feel like? Where was the 1974 World Cup held? And why weren’t football boots colourful in the old days? You’ll find the answers at the German Football Museum! With lots of exhibits you can touch, you’ll be immersed in German football history. Plus: Who’ll be the quiz champion? Who’s best at commentating on a football match? All this and much more awaits you on an exciting trip to Dortmund!

Family tours at a glance

• During the NRW school holidays: Tuesdays to Sundays at 11.30 am
• Outside the holidays: Saturdays and Sundays at 11.30 am
• For families with children aged 6–13
• Duration: 90 minutes, including 3D cinema
• Cost: €3 per person plus museum admission

 Book family tours & tickets

You can simply join the open guided tour at any time. Register your attendance via the online booking system or ask at the ticket office if there are any places available.

Open guided tour at a glance

• Tuesdays and Thursdays: 11.00 am – and additionally at 2.00 pm on days when BVB are playing at home
• Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays: 11.00 am and 2.00 pm
• Wednesdays and Fridays: 2 pm – with an additional tour at 11 am on days when BVB are playing at home
• Duration: approx. 90 minutes, including the 3D cinema
• Guided tour in German
• Cost: 6 euros per person plus museum admission

Book a guided tour & ticket

Are you planning a group trip to the German Football Museum? But even if you’re travelling on your own, you can book an exclusive guided tour of the exhibition – tailored entirely to your needs. Enjoy first-class service from our guides!

Exclusive guided tour at a glance

• Every hour from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm – on the hour
• Cost: flat rate of 110 euros for up to 20 people
• Duration: approx. 2 hours, including 3D cinema

Book an exclusive guided tour & ticket

As early as 1930, football pioneer Lotte Specht said: “What men can do, we can do too.” Yet it would be decades before women’s football gained social acceptance. Here, you’ll discover the obstacles that had to be overcome, why the DFB temporarily banned women’s football, and when the major milestones took place that have laid the foundations for the outstanding successes of the past 30 years.

Themed tour: Women’s football at a glance

• Tuesday to Friday: every hour from 11 am to 3 pm
• Saturday and Sunday: hourly from 10 am to 3 pm
• Cost: flat rate of 110 euros for up to 20 people
• Duration: approx. 70 minutes

 Book a themed tour & ticket

An exciting tour through over 140 years of football history – on your trip to Dortmund, you and your team will gain a wealth of knowledge. We’ll discuss topics with you that are important for an athlete’s development – naturally in the context of the times, as the 1954 World Cup winners trained under different conditions to Manuel Neuer and his team-mates. Depending on your interests, we’ll explore further topics relating to football. There’ll be plenty of fun and exercise too!

Guided tour for children’s and youth groups at a glance

• For sports clubs and youth groups of up to 20 people
• For young people up to the age of 19
• Duration: 90 minutes, including 3D cinema
• Cost: €70 per tour, only in conjunction with the children’s and youth group ticket

Book a guided tour for children’s and youth groups

The German Football Museum offers guided tours, upon request, for people with mobility impairments, hearing impairments, visual impairments and/or cognitive disabilities. The tours focus on areas tailored to visitors’ needs and last approximately the length of a football match – 90 minutes.

An overview of guided tours for people with disabilities

• Accessible exhibition space; wheelchair users and those using walking frames can take part in public guided tours
• Induction loop systems are available for visitors with hearing impairments; free admission for sign language interpreters
• Tactile models are available for people with visual impairments; assistance dogs and guide dogs are welcome
• Our inclusive guided tours are characterised by simple language and content tailored to the needs of the participants
• Duration: 90 minutes, including 3D cinema
• Cost: 80 euros per tour, only in conjunction with a ticket for people with disabilities

To book a guided tour for people with disabilities, please send an email to gruppen@fussballmuseum.de or use the contact form.

Many of our more than 200,000 visitors a year come from abroad – or do not speak German very well. That is why, ever since the German Football Museum opened in 2015, we have been happy to offer guided tours in foreign languages on request. The exhibition itself is bilingual: our exhibition texts are available in both German and English. However, many of the multimedia stations are only available in German. That’s why it’s worth having a museum guide who speaks the guests’ language.

We’d be happy to arrange a guide who can lead tours of the German Football Museum in English, French or Spanish. The prices are based on those for an exclusive tour, as we incur corresponding costs for these specially trained guides.

To book a guided tour in a foreign language, please send an email to gruppen@fussballmuseum.de or use the contact form.

On this guided tour of the German Football Museum, tailored to the target audience, the nursery children will discover the exciting world of football. What did the 1954 World Cup winners’ shirts look like? How have football boots changed over time? And why were girls and women not allowed to play football for a while? Together, we’ll enjoy an exciting morning and get to know some of the most famous male and female footballers. Along the way, there’s plenty to see, hear, experience and even touch. 

Available for nursery children in their final year of nursery | for 5- to 6-year-olds

Duration: The tour lasts approx. 60 minutes; allowing for arrival and a buffer, we recommend setting aside a total of 90 minutes.

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