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Museums in Berlin

From Museum Island to the GDR museum

Neue Nationalgalerie
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Exhibitions & highlights of Berlin's museums

Discover current exhibitions and the highlights of the collections! Berlin's Museum Island with its five museums is the largest museum ensemble in the world and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Other museums, top exhibitions and contemporary art galleries throughout Berlin await your visit. Find even more thingst to do in our event calendar.

The first Sunday of the month is free of charge at around 60 Berlin museums! These include the buildings on Berlin's Museum Island, the Humboldt Forum, Museum für Naturkunde, Jewish Museum, Gemäldegalerie and many more.

New Museums in Berlin

In the last 12 months, the Deutschlandmuseum and the Fotografiska have opened their doors in Berlin and the Charité Medical History Museum is once again inviting visitors to discover 300 years of medical history, completely renovated and with new exhibitions.

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  • The Käthe Kollwitz Museum Berlin has moved to the theatre building at Charlottenburg Palace. At the old location in Fasanenstraße, you will now find the new Exilmuseum Workshop: it invites you to find out more about the future Exilmuseum at Anhalter Bahnhof and to get involved. It is due to be inaugurated in 2026.
  • The former airport tower in Tempelhof has been converted into a place for everyone - with a roof terrace, glazed tower dome and an elaborately restored historic floating staircase.
     

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From Museum Island to the DDR Museum: All Berlin museums at a glance

Around 170 museums in Berlin invite you to visit them. To make it easier for you to choose, we have compiled them clearly for you.

Here you will find Berlin's top museums, such as the DDR Museum and the Jewish Museum, Museum Island with its fascinating collections of archaeology and art, as well as museums for children, art museums and unusual museums with all the key info and tickets.

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Museum Pass Berlin

3 days free admission to over 30 museums

  • incl. Museum Island - UNESCO World heritage
  • Top museums incl. Neue Nationalgalerie
  • Online-Ticket available -  no queuing times!

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Top Exhibitions

Which special exhibitions are currently on in Berlin? And what upcoming highlights can you look forward to? Let us inspire you with our recommendations.

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Exterior view of the German Historical Museum in Berlin
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Jewish Museum Berlin exterior facade
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Jüdisches Museum (Jewish Museum Berlin)

Berlin's Jewish Museum brings you closer to German-Jewish history. Its extraordinary architecture reflects this compelling subject matter. Visitors can follow the history of the Jews in Germany from the Middle Ages to the present day in a multimedia and interactive way and gain insights into the diversity of Jewish culture.

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Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin
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Gropius Bau

Contemporary art behind a Renaissance facade: experience temporary exhibitions of international significance at the Gropius Bau. Check out the elaborate mosaics on the floor; they reflect several epochs and branches of the arts and crafts movement.

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Our guests’ most popular tickets

Go on a journey through time at the DDR Museum or in the German Spy Museum and see exciting exhibitions on politics and society at the German Historical Museum. Visit the German Cinematheque and dive deep into the film city of Berlin.
Would you like to take a look at the world of virtual reality? Then the Museum of Computer Games with more than 300 exhibits from around 60 years of gaming culture awaits you.

Here you can conveniently book tickets for your visit to the museum. Your benefits: get the right ticket in just three minutes and skip the queue to enter the exhibition!

Would you like to visit the newly opened Neue Nationalgalerie or Hamburger Bahnhof? On the same page you will also find all tickets for the Berlin State Museums.

Tickets for art museums

Free museums & museum pass

Where is admission free? And what discounts does the Museum Pass offer? We have compiled an overview of all the practical information for you.
With the Berlin Museum Pass you get free admission to more than 30 museums in Berlin on three consecutive days!

 

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