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Prices
From the venue's website · checked 14 Oct 2026
Opening hours
Today08:00 – 22:00Show all
Shorts
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Skandal am Goetheanum! 11. September 2025Horst Angermann
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They Set Fire to His Life's Work on New Year's Eve. He Rebuilt It. | …Wisdom Temple of Thalira
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Why go
- Complete performances of Goethe’s Faust, concerts and eurythmy shows.
- The nine-metre wooden sculpture The Representative of Humanity, made by Edith Maryon and Rudolf Steiner.
- A model and exhibition about the First Goetheanum’s building history.
- Rudolf Steiner’s monumental cast-concrete design, with a broad roof and forms that largely avoid right angles.
The hall
- Main auditorium
- 1,000 seats
- Combined capacity of both performance halls
- 1,500 seats
Facilities
- Garden park
- Café
- Bookshop
- Public library
History
The first building’s two unequal, interlocking domes covered the audience and stage. Its wooden upper structure rested on a concrete base, and the dome ceilings were painted with plant-based colours. During the war, people from seventeen enemy nations worked together on its construction.
- 1913Construction began for the Society’s annual summer theatre events; the foundation stone was laid on 20 September.
- 1920The First Goetheanum opened on 26 September at a congress, with its interior unfinished.
- 1922The First Goetheanum was destroyed by arson on 31 December.
- 1924Steiner made sketches and a model for a replacement in March.
- 1925–1928The reinforced-concrete replacement was built on the same site after Steiner’s death. It was inaugurated in 1928 while work remained unfinished.
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- 1957The upper-floor main performance hall was completed.
- 1993The building was protected as a historic monument.
- 1996–1998Major remodelling of the main hall began in August 1996, and construction work continued until 1998.
How to get there
- 15 minOn footWalk from Dornach-Arlesheim train station to the Goetheanum.
- TramFrom Basel SBB, take tram Line 10 to Dornach-Arlesheim station, then transfer to bus 66.
- CarFrom the Reinach-Süd highway exit, follow signs toward Dornach and then the Goetheanum.
Accessibility
- Step-free entry Wheelchair entry is via a ramp beside the South Entrance.
- Lifts South and North lifts serve the Great Hall and Exhibition Hall.
- Toilet A wheelchair-accessible toilet is on the ground floor beside the ladies’ room.
- Parking Wheelchair spaces are southwest and east of the building.
- Wheelchair seating The Great Hall has three wheelchair and three companion spaces; the Foundation Stone Hall has two wheelchair spaces.
- Schreinerei access Access is via the garden square behind the building and must be arranged in advance.
- Other buildings Rudolf Steiner Halde, the Holzhaus and Haus Schuurmann are not wheelchair accessible.
- Konferenzraum ramp The ramp is currently under repair.
Sources: Goetheanum - Wikipedia · Goetheanum | Home · Goetheanum | Opening hours · Goetheanum | Access and accessibility · Goetheanum - Wikipedia · Goetheanum - Wikipedia · Goetheanum - Wikipedia · checked 12 Oct 2026
- Website
- goetheanum.org/
- Phone
- +41617064242
Questions and answers
What is the reduced ticket price at Goetheanum?
The reduced ticket costs CHF 3.
What do guided tours at Goetheanum cover?
Guided tours run several times a day and cover the building’s history, Rudolf Steiner, anthroposophy and architecture, including the Great Hall and exhibition space. General and themed tours are available.
When is the Goetheanum building open?
The building is open daily from 08:00 to 22:00.
How do I get to Goetheanum from Basel SBB?
Take tram Line 10 or the S3 towards Laufen to Dornach-Arlesheim station, then bus 66 to the Goetheanum stop.
Can children visit Goetheanum?
Children’s and school tours are available.
Do groups need to book ahead at Goetheanum?
Groups of more than 15 people must register in advance.
How far is Goetheanum from Dornach-Arlesheim station?
It is a 15-minute walk from the station.
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