Day 1 | Saturday, June 27, 2026 | 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
PETRI Berlin opened a year ago, and since then, countless visitors have been able to explore Berlin’s archaeology in an interactive way while also learning a great deal about the early history of our city.
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PETRI Berlin von außen.
Am Jubiläumswochenende mit kostenfreien Führungen das Haus entdecken.
Interaktive Stationen lassen die Forschung lebendig werden.
To mark the occasion, PETRI is hosting a big event weekend on June 27 and 28, featuring free admission and many free guided tours and activities.
PROGRAM
Day 1 | Saturday, June 27, 2026 | 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. | 180 minutes | DE
Open workshop in the restoration department. Take a look inside the open restoration workshop and chat with the restorers.
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | DE
Open workshop at the Berlin State Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments’ artifact reception. Get an exclusive look inside the artifact reception workshop at the Berlin State Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments and learn what the office excavates and how these finds are handled.
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | 60 minutes | DE
Curator-led tour of the building with Anne Sklebitz, Director of PETRI Berlin
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | 60 minutes | EN
Special tour of the excavations at Petriplatz with archaeologist Jamie Sewell (max. 15 people)
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM | 60 minutes | DE
Family tour “Berlin archaeoLogically!” for families with children ages 6–12
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM | 60 minutes | DE
Guided tour along the Archaeological Trail “A Walk Through Time(s): Archaeology in Berlin Mitte”
12:30 PM to 3:30 PM | 180 minutes
Open workshop in the restoration department. Take a look inside the open restoration workshop and chat with the head of restoration.
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM | 120 minutes | DE + EN
LIVE restoration at PETRI. At the workshop table in the exhibition, a budding expert from the Berlin University of Applied Sciences will demonstrate how restoration works. The workshop table is located in front of the restoration workshop on the 2nd floor. Just drop by—no registration required, anytime!
1:00 PM to 3:30 PM | 90 minutes | DE + EN
Try your luck at the PETRI Wheel of Fortune and create your own buttons and magnets.
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM | 90 minutes | DE
Curator-led tour of the museum with Matthias Wemhoff, Berlin’s State Archaeologist and Director of the Museum of Prehistory and Early History
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM | 60 minutes | DE
Guided tour along the Archaeological Trail "A Walk Through Time(s): Archaeology in Berlin Mitte"
2:30–3:30 p.m. | 60 minutes | DE
Special tour of the excavations at Petriplatz with archaeologist Claudia Maria Melisch (max. 15 people)
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM | 60 minutes | DE
Guided tour of the special exhibition “The Berlin Sculpture Find. ‘Degenerate Art’ in the Rubble” on the 5th floor of the PETRI
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM | 90 minutes | DE
Pub quiz on Berlin’s history featuring amazing facts
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