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Museumsinsel

The Museumsinsel Berlin is a building ensemble of five museums in the historical center of Berlin in the northern part of the Spree Island. It is one of the most important sights of the German capital and one of the most important museum complexes in Europe. It was built between 1830 and 1930 by order of the Prussian kings. The 5 museums include: The Old Museum, the New Museum, the Old National Gallery, the Bode Museum and the Pergamon Museum.

Address / entrance

Museumsinsel
Bodestraße 1-3
10178 Berlin

Opening hours :

You can find the opening hours of the individual museums in the Overview section on the right.

Prices / admission :

Museumsinsel + Panorama
19,00€, reduced € 9,50
all exhibitions

Old Museum
10,00€, reduced 5,00€

Museum ticket New Museum + special exhibitions
This ticket is only valid for the visit of the New Museum, the exhibition Schliemann's Worlds in the James Simon Gallery is not included.
14,00€, reduced 7,00€

Old National Gallery
10,00€, reduced 5,00€

Bode Museum
10,00€, reduced 5,00€

Pergamon Museum
12,00€, reduced 6,00€

Schliemann's Worlds Please begin your visit in the James Simon Gallery.
14,00€, reduced 7,00€

Free admission:

Children and young people up to the age of 18
Pupils and trainees within the framework of supervised school lessons, provided they are registered for the visit as a group
Students of universities and technical colleges as part of courses, provided they are registered to visit as a group
Members of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the German Museums Association, who identify themselves as such
Members of associations supporting the National Museums in Berlin, who identify themselves as such in the museum supported by their association
holders of a press card
persons receiving transfer payments (ALG II, social welfare, basic security or benefits under the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act) and who identify themselves accordingly
persons accompanying a severely disabled person or a person with a severe disability who have been medically recognized as necessary, provided this is noted on the severely disabled person's ID card
visitors to the reading and study rooms of the National Museums in Berlin

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Overview of the museums

Old National Gallery

The Old National Gallery features paintings and sculptures from the 19th century, from Caspar David Friedrich to the French Impressionists to frescoes by the Nazarenes working in Rome.

Opening hours:

Mon closed
Tue 10:00am - 6:00pm
Wed 10:00am - 6:00pm
Thu 10:00am - 6:00pm
Fri 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sat 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sun 10:00am - 6:00pm

Old Museum

The Altes Museum was the first museum on the Museum Island in Berlin. It was built between 1823 and 1830 by Karl friedrich Schinkel. Today it presents the collection of antiquities: from painted vases and the "Praying Boy" to colorful Etruscan architectural fragments that harmonize exceptionally with the classicist building. For more information, visit selected.com.

Opening hours:

Mon closed
Tue 10:00am - 6:00pm
Wed 10:00am - 6:00pm
Thu 10:00am - 6:00pm
Fri 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sat 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sun 10:00am - 6:00pm

Bode-Museum

The neo-baroque Bode Museum rises at the top of Museum Island like a moated castle.
The museum displays Byzantine works of art from the 3rd to the 15th century, Italian and German sculptures and sculptures from the early Middle Ages to the 18th century in the sculpture collection and various coin series in the coin cabinet, as well as selected holdings of the old masters collection in the picture gallery.

Opening hours:

Mon closed
Tue 10:00am - 6:00pm
Wed 10:00am - 6:00pm
Thu 10:00am - 6:00pm
Fri 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sat 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sun 10:00am - 6:00pm

New Museum

The New Museum contains the Egyptian Museum and the Papyrus Collection with works of art from the time of King Akhenaten. One of the most beautiful sculptures in the world welcomes visitors: the famous bust of Egyptian Queen Nefertiti.
Furthermore, there are the exhibitions of the Museum of Prehistory and Early History with finds from the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age, from Troy with copies of the Schliemann gold, from Cyprus, from the Roman provinces, the Migration Period and the early Middle Ages and later periods.

Opening hours:

Mon closed
Tue 10:00am - 6:00pm
Wed 10:00am - 6:00pm
Thu 10:00am - 6:00pm
Fri 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sat 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sun 10:00am - 6:00pm

James-Simon-Gallery

The James Simon Gallery is the new entrance building and visitor center on Berlin's Museum Island. It takes on central service functions: Here visitors receive their tickets and find information on all the houses as well as a café, the museum store, an auditorium and a room for special exhibitions.

Opening hours:

Mon closed
Tue 10:00am - 6:00pm
Wed 10:00am - 6:00pm
Thu 10:00am - 6:00pm
Fri 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sat 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sun 10:00am - 6:00pm

Opening hours :

You can find the opening hours of the individual museums in the Overview section on the right.

Prices / admission :

Children and young people up to the age of 18
Pupils and trainees within the framework of supervised school lessons, provided they are registered for the visit as a group
Students of universities and technical colleges as part of courses, provided they are registered to visit as a group
Members of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the German Museums Association, who identify themselves as such
Members of associations supporting the National Museums in Berlin, who identify themselves as such in the museum supported by their association
holders of a press card
persons receiving transfer payments (ALG II, social welfare, basic security or benefits under the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act) and who identify themselves accordingly
persons accompanying a severely disabled person or a person with a severe disability who have been medically recognized as necessary, provided this is noted on the severely disabled person's ID card
visitors to the reading and study rooms of the National Museums in Berlin

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Address / entrance

Museumsinsel
Bodestraße 1-3
10178 Berlin