Museum Sunday: Free Admission to Berlin Museums

The Allied Museum is located in the middle of the former US sector. The history of the Western Allies in Berlin after the Second World War is covered in the permanent exhibition.  more

Located in the heart of Museum Island, the Alte Nationalgalerie displays one of the most important collections of 19th century art in Germany.  more

The Altes Museum (Old Museum) is Berlin's oldest museum. It is part of the UNESCO-listed heritage site known as Museum Island opposite the Lustgarten in Berlin's eastern city centre.  more

The Berlinische Galerie, with its iconic yellow field of letters on the floor in front of the entrance, collects art created in Berlin from 1870 to the present day.  more

The Bode Museum on Museum Island is home to the sculpture collection, the Museum of Byzantine Art, over 100 works from the Picture Gallery and a large part of the coin collection.  more

The Bröhan Museum is an internationally renowned collector’s museum of fine arts. The museum’s exhibits are presented as furnished room ensembles.  more

The Düppel Museum Village takes visitors back to the Middle Ages with a reconstructed medieval village complex.  more

The Friedrichswerder Church is a masterpiece of neo-Gothic architecture and houses a collection of 19th century sculptures in the nave.  more

The Futurium is a venue for exhibitions and events on the subject of shaping the future in Berlin.  more

The Gemäldegalerie has one of the world's most important collections of European painting from the 13th to the 18th century.  more

The permanent exhibition of the Georg Kolbe Museum centres on the sculptor's own work while temporary exhibitions focus on modernist and contemporary art.  more

More than 7,000 exclusive exhibits from the German Historical Museum's collections, whose historical testimonial value is utterly unique, are displayed over 8,000 square metres, presenting a lively, vivid tableau of German history.  more

The German Museum of Technology covers more than 28,500 square meters. Its emphasis is on the transformation of technology and its significance for cultural development.  more

The Hamburger Bahnhof exhibits art from the second half of the century onwards, such as by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, on around 10,000 square meters.  more

The Haus am Waldsee in Berlin-Zehlendorf is a museum dedicated to the international art scene in Berlin, showing changing exhibitions since 1946.  more

The House of World Cultures is located in the middle of the green Tiergarten and, with its sometimes revolutionary architecture, an important cultural venue in Berlin.  more

As a cultural quarter and modern museum, the Humboldt Forum in the City Palace invites visitors to engage in a dialog between art and science.  more

The James Simon Gallery on Museum Island is the hub of the World Heritage-listed Pergamon Museum, Old National Gallery, Bode Museum, Old Museum and New Museum ensembles.  more

An architectural masterpiece, Daniel Libeskind's spectacular structure has firmly established itself as one of Berlin's most recognizable landmarks.  more

Berlin's Kunstgewerbesmuseum features a splendid collection of decorative arts and home furnishing exhibits ranging from the Middle Ages to the modern day.  more

The Kupferstichkabinett in Berlin is one of the world's most important museums of graphic arts.  more

The KW Institute for Contemporary Art on Hackescher Markt is a firmly established fixture in the Berlin art scene, which fans of contemporary art should ignore.  more

On May 8, 1945 the end of World War II in Europe was decided in the building of the Museum Karlshorst with the surrender of the German Wehrmacht. This historic event is commemorated at the museum.  more

The museum in the Ephraim-Palais offers changing special exhibitions on Berlin art and cultural history and the graphic collection of the city museum from the late 17th century to the present day.  more

The Museum für Kommunikation Berlin (Museum of Communication Berlin) sheds light on the current and past information society.  more

The Museum of European Cultures in Berlin-Dahlem is devoted to the lifeworlds in Europe and European cultural contacts from the 18th century until today.  more

The Museum of Photography and the Helmut Newton Foundation present all forms of photography from the 19th to the 21st century.  more

The Museum of Musical Instruments collects and displays musical instruments of European art music from the 16th to the 21st century.  more

The Natural History Museum is one of the oldest museums in Berlin and features scientific collections on systematic zoology, palaeontology and mineralogy.  more

The Neue Nationalgalerie’s imposing steel and glass box near Potsdamer Platz is a mecca for lovers of contemporary art and architecture.  more

The Neues Museum houses the archaeological collections of the Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection, the Museum of Pre- and Early History, as well as works from the Collection of Classical Antiquities.  more

The foundation "New Synagogue Berlin - Centrum Judaicum" presents the history of the synagogue and Jewish life in its permanent exhibition.  more

The Palais Populaire is a Deutsche Bank project that aims to bring art and culture together.  more

The Pergamon Museum houses three museums: the Collection of Classical Antiquities, the Museum of the Ancient Near East and the Museum of Islamic Art and displays works of art from Greek and Roman antiquity. The museum is closed until 2027.  more

In Yadegar Asisis' new Pergamon panorama, original parts of the Pergamon altar and a video installation can be seen.  more

The Schwules Museum ( "Gay Museum") explores and presents lesbian, gay, trans*, bisexual and queer life stories, themes and concepts in history, art and culture.  more

The Spandau Citadel is not only one of the best-preserved fortresses of the Renaissance period in Europe, but also an impressive event location for concerts and Renaissance fairs.  more