Musis Arnhem in Arnhem

The largest room, the Parkzaal, seats 850 to 1,016 people and takes up to 1,800 standing. The Muzenzaal seats up to 750 and takes up to 900 standing. Capacities are per room and are not added together: the rooms host different events, and a theatre layout holds fewer people than a concert layout.

Compared with other Arnhem venues, the Parkzaal standing capacity is more than double the big hall of Luxor Live (700 standing with a balcony), and the Muzenzaal seats about as many people as the main hall of the Stadstheater did (735 seats), which is closed for renovation.

Parkzaal

Modern, adjustable stage, glass wall to the park, four built-in bars

Muzenzaal

Historic concert hall, great acoustics, grand or intimate set-up

Orchestra concerts

Stepped stage: view from further back is fine

Band or DJ nights

Flat stage: choose a seat nearer the stage

Smaller rooms

Balkonzaal and Van Beinumzaal host more intimate and children's programmes

The Parkzaal is the modern hall. Its stage is made of horizontal strips whose height can be set separately: stepped for a symphony orchestra, a flat stage for bands and DJs, or lowered to floor level to use the whole room. Seats are set up per event, so the same hall can be a seated concert room or an open standing floor. For an orchestra concert the stepped stage means a clear view of the players from further back; for a band on a flat stage, seats nearer the stage give the better view. Behind the stage a glass wall looks onto Lauwersgrachtpark.

The Muzenzaal is the classical concert hall in the oldest part of the building; the venue describes its acoustics as great and says the room can feel grand or very intimate. For the Muzenzaal Musis publishes no description of the balcony, stalls or sight lines; prices are listed per rank when there are several ranks, so pick a rank in the seat map at booking and compare the price differences. In both rooms staff can bring a rollator to your seat and wheelchair places are reserved by phone, so say so when you want to sit together with a companion. Because the Stadstheater is closed, theatre uses these same rooms, so a theatre layout can hold fewer people than the concert figures.

Musis is in the centre of Arnhem. From Arnhem Centraal it is about a 17-minute walk, or you can take bus 2, 127 or 306 to Busstation Velperplein, which is in front of the building. Lines 2, 3, 5, 7, 60, 127, 300, 302, 303 and 306 call at the Velperplein bus station, so most of the region has a direct bus. There is no special Musis bus and journey times vary, so check your route and your last bus home in 9292 before you go.

Evening shows end between 21:30 and 22:40. On Saturday nights the night network (lines 801 to 807) is reported to leave from Arnhem Willemsplein only, to Velp, Apeldoorn, Wageningen, Zevenaar, Nijmegen and other towns; the operator's own page says night buses are currently not running. After a 22:40 end, plan on a regular bus from Velperplein (look up the last departure for your line in 9292 before you go) or the 17-minute walk to Arnhem Centraal for a train. From Schiphol the train to Arnhem takes about one hour and 40 minutes on average.

With most Musis tickets you can add a bus return for €2.50, valid on the day of the performance on RRReis (Breng) buses across the Arnhem region. Children up to 12 travel free when they attend a family performance. The offer does not apply to events sold through Ticketmaster or Eventim.

• A special taxi bus can drop off directly at the entrance (venue accessibility page).
• The goods and artists entrance is Velperbuitensingel 23, not the visitor entrance.

• Musis has a few parking spaces by the main entrance for visitors with a disabled parking card. They cannot be reserved.
• Parkeergarage Musis has 40 charging points on the top deck and 5 disabled places, which are also paid.
• Check the maximum height: 2 m in Musis and Broerenstraat, 2.10 m at Velperplein and only 1.8 m at Velperpoort.
• Cheapest in the evening: Velperplein charges €1.50 per hour after 18:00 and Musis €1.70, against €1.20 per 15 minutes (€4.80 per hour) at Broerenstraat in the regular tariff.

The Stadstheater is a separate theatre 200 metres from Musis. It has been closed since September 2023 for a renovation, and the municipality of Arnhem expects the renewed theatre to open at the end of 2028. Until then the theatre, dance and cabaret programme moves largely to Musis, with a small part at other locations. Your ticket names the venue, so check it before you travel.

• Stadstheater

  Closed for renovation since September 2023

• Expected reopening

  End of 2028

• Where theatre plays now

  Mainly in the Parkzaal and Muzenzaal of Musis