Plan your trip

Tickets

Ticket sales starts 24 April 2024. Tickets give access to the exhibitons and events of the Curatorial Program of Ornamenta. You are welcome there on all Fridays until Sundays from 10am until 8pm during the months July, August and September 2024. Organize tickets for a day, a weekend or the entire summer period:

Single Venue Ticket
€ 4
Day Ticket
€ 10
Weekend Ticket
€ 27
Season Ticket
€ 50
Under 18-Ticket
€ 0 - under 18-tickets must be purchased as day tickets and are only valid with an ID document as proof of age.
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Food and drinks

Getting Around

  • Tourist information centers

    To make your way through the Northern Black Forest area and get more in depth tips you are welcome to visit the Tourist Information centers in Nagold, Bad-Wildbad, Enzkreis and Pforzheim, as well as the websites of regional Black Forest Tourism and the Tourism Marketing of Baden-Württemberg.

  • Local transport

    Most of the Ornamenta programme can be reached using public transport. Subscribe for full local public transport access with a 49 euro 'Deutschland ticket' via Deutsche Bahn.

    Driving in the Northern Black Forest enables you to reach Ornamenta programme locations quicker. Rent a car via Europecar or Sixt in Pforzheim, Karlsruhe or Stuttgart. You can also subscribe and use the online Deer electric cars phone application. Or book and travel small distances with a local e-scooter.

    Please bring cash money for swift car parking, and be patient with local agricultural vehicles.

  • Accessibility

    For our international visitors arriving by ICE train in Karlsruhe, Baden-Baden or at the airport of Stuttgart we recommend reservering Taxi Wolf Pforzheim to move around effectively.

    Most of the Ornamenta programme can be visited by visitors of average health, some locations are reachable for physically challenged visitors and an indiation for wheelchair access is written on the individual programme pages.

Tips

  • Cash

    For swift payment at local establishments on the way, it is recommended to take out and carry about fifty euros of cash money per day during your visit and travels through the Northern Black Forest. The Ornamenta programme takes you along many informal points of interests, restaurants and cafes where cash payment is the only means of payment.

  • Conditions

    Spread over the Northern Black Forest area, the Ornamenta programme takes you along its fresh and cool valleys but also its sunny hills and warm city centers so make sure to seek cover from the sun or use a product to protect yourself from the hot temperatures in this part of Southern Germany.

    To experience the most of the Ornamenta programme during a weekend visit, you need to prepare your travel and stay in advance and also keep a high pace going by bringing water, wearing sneakers or outdoor shoes and prepare for uneven terrains or unexpected corners to find the exhibitions, events and public art works.

Guided Tours

  • Art- and design education

    The Ornamenta team especially welcomes requests of Bachelor, Master, residency and alumni programmes for art and design throughout Europe for guided tours by the curators and general manager. The visiting groups must consist of a minimum of eight adults, and a maximum of sixteen adults. Tours take place in English or German. The fee may vary depending on the duration of the activity requested, the average cost estimate is about hundredfifty euro per person per day in the tour, including local bus transport and entry tickets. All tours are by reservation only and must be prepaid. For more information and requests contact Christian Saalfrank via phone number 0049 7231 39 3932
 or email info@ornamenta.gmbh.

  • Custom

    For team building weekends with an art, design, heritage and forest focus the Ornamenta team offers custom made tours that reflect the interests and themes of your institution, organisation or company. During a one day or full weekend experience, the curators and general manager of Ornamenta share insights and behind the scenes experiences while going through a selection of site specific exhibitions, events and public art works. The visiting groups must consist of a minimum of eight adults, and a maximum of sixteen adults. Tours take place in English or German. The fee may vary depending on the duration of the activity requested, the average cost estimate is about twohundredfifty euro per person per day in the tour, including local bus transport and entry tickets. All tours are by reservation only and must be prepaid. For more information and requests contact Christian Saalfrank via phone number 0049 7231 39 3932
 or email info@ornamenta.gmbh.