3.9.– 3.10. 2026

 ©Peter Oszvald
© Peter Oszvald

About the venue

Helmut-Kohl-Allee 4
53113 Bonn
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The Forum is located inside the Bundeskunsthalle. Built as an auditorium, the forum presents itself as a well-balanced mixture of aesthetics and practicality. The spacious and balanced interior design makes the hall an ideal stage for chamber music and lectures, also for the Beethoven Festival.

Directions

Public transportation:
Stop »Heussallee/Museumsmeile«: STR 16/63/66/67/68, Busses 610/611/634 (200 m)

Parking:
B & B Parkhaus: Emil-Nolde-Straße 11, 53113 Bonn (300 m)
The car park is open 24/7. There is a lift.
You can find the charging stations for your electric car here: https://www.carwow.de/elektroauto/ladesaeulenkarte

Accessibility

Wheelchair-accessible access

Barrier-free access is
- Regular access to the building: at ground level
- Can be used autonomously
- The forecourt of the Bundeskunsthalle is gravelled. The entrance from Helmut-Kohl-Allee has cobblestones.

Width of doors
- At least 90 cm (doors and lifts)

Lifts
- Not necessary for seating in the gallery
- If visitors do not wish to sit in the gallery but down by the stage: Access via a lift to the basement and via a ramp. Access then only possible when accompanied by service staff

Ramps
- Available: for access to the lower part of the hall, see above

Barrier-free WC
- Available, Ground floor, basement (with lift)

Barrier-free journey: Car

Disabled parking facilities(described at www.bundeskunsthalle.de/besuch/barrierefrei)
- Directly at the venue: near the main entrance of the Bundeskunsthalle at the taxi ranks (Helmut-Kohl-Allee) and at the museum square in Emil-Nolde-Straße – distance 80 m
- in the vicinity: (paid) multi-storey car park on Joseph-Beuys-Allee – distance 250 m

Entrance and exit from the car directly at the venue entrance
- Is possible

Barrier-free journey: public transport

Barrier-free stops
- Heussallee/Museumsmeile: tram line 16, 63, 66, 67, 68, bus line 610, 611, 634 – distance 240 m (lifts)
- Access description for people with canes from Heussallee/Museumsmeile underground station: www.bundeskunsthalle.de/besuch/barrierefrei

Orientation aid for the visually impaired
- Available: Guidance system from the museum square to the barrier-free main entrance with electric door opener, from there to the ticket office and from there towards the event hall until just before the Forum (Concert Hall)

Induction loop
- Available

Assistance dogs
- Are welcome

If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to tickets@beethovenfest.de or call us on +49 (0)228 - 20 10 3 44 (Mon–Fri, 9:00–15:00. Comprehensive information on accessibility in the Bundeskunsthalle can be found at www.bundeskunsthalle.de/besuch/barrierefrei.