Island Festival: 200 Years Museum Island

May 30 - June 01, 2025

Am Kupfergraben, Museumsinsel Berlin, Berlin-Mitte

The Museum Island celebrates its 200th anniversary with a big festival weekend full of art and culture.

To celebrate its 200th anniversary, the Museum Island is inviting visitors to a three-day island festival. Visitors can look forward to a varied program with special tours, workshops and hands-on activities until well into the evening. There will also be a stage program in the Kolonnadenhof, put on by renowned Berlin cultural institutions such as the Deutsches Theater, the Volksbühne, the Berliner Ensemble, the Staatsoper and the Komische Oper.

One ticket for all museums

For the anniversary, the regular day ticket gives you access to all six museums on the island. Holders of an annual pass may take one additional person with them free of charge on the anniversary weekend. Children and young people under the age of 18 are admitted free of charge. The outdoor area is freely accessible to all.

Highlights*: 200 years of Museum Island

• Stage program in the Kolonnadenhof: For three days, renowned Berlin theatres such as the Deutsches Theater and the Volksbühne present excerpts from current productions.
• Surprise tours: Numerous guided tours open up new perspectives on collections, buildings and the history of the Museum Island.
• Documentary about the Museum Island: Premiere of the Arte documentary about works of art on the Museum Island against the backdrop of German history.
• African Voices: The choir "African Voices" unites members from different countries and religions. They sing in Zulu, Swahili, Kikongo as well as English, French and German.
• Exhibition "Threads of Life on the Nile": In the James Simon Gallery, hand-woven tapestries from Egypt show everyday scenes on the Nile and tell of traditional craftsmanship and cultural heritage along the river.
• Achtet Alis - Museumsinsel mal anders: The youth committee of the National Museums invites you to rethink museums. Together with curators and educators, they ask what museums should be like today: What's missing, what's annoying, what's fun?
• Search game "Follow the scarab Scheri": Young and old visitors go in search of clues with the scarab Scheri and can dig up a small gift from the desert sand at the end.
• 100 carpet fragments on the road: The Museum of Islamic Art has cut a carpet into 100 fragments that travel the world and tell stories of cultural exchange.

*editorial selection

At a Glance

• Island Festival: 200 Years Museum Island Berlin
• Location: Museum Island
• Start: 30 May 2025
• End: 1 June 2025
• Opening Hours: Friday from 10 am to 10 pm, Saturday from 10 am to midnight, Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm
• Admission Fee:
  €14, concessions €7
• Tickets: shop.smb.museum
• Program: www.smb.museum