Museum Sunday: Free Admission to Berlin Museums

Berlin’s Academy of Arts, founded in 1696 is its oldest and most prestigious cultural institution. With the best views of the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag, it is a popular centre hosting readings, discussions and cultural events.  more

Located in the heart of the former US-sector in Berlin-Zehlendorf, the Allied Museum documents the history of the Western occupying powers during the Cold War era in Berlin from 1945 up to 1989.  more

The Alte Nationalgalerie houses one of the most important collections of 19th century painting in Germany and includes masterpieces by Caspar David Friedrich, Adolph Menzel, Edouard Manet, and Claude Monet.  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

A realm for children: The Anoha Children's Museum invites you to explore, discover and play.  more

The Berlinische Galerie found is a unique, Berlin-focussed, multi-disciplinary collection bringing together Fine Art, Photography and Architecture.  more

The baroque Bode-Museum is home to the Sculpture Collection and Museum of Byzantine Art.  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 Brücke Museum is dedicated to the work of the artist group known as ‘Die Brücke’ (The Bridge 1905-1913).  more

The Filmhaus in the Sony Centre at Potsdamer Platz houses Berlin’s Film and Television Museum and the Deutsche Kinemathek.  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

Berlin's Gemäldegalerie ("Painting Gallery"), also known as the Old Masters Museums, shows one of the world's most impressive collections of European paintings.  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

Berlin's Museum of Technology is one of the most popular museums in the city and provides great family entertainment.  more

The Hamburger Bahnhof Museum for Contemporary Art is Berlin’s most important exhibition space dedicated exclusively to art from the 1950s to the present.  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 the Cultures of the World is an arts venue, exhibition and cultural centre in the Tiergarten area and one of Berlin's major landmarks.  more

Located in the Berlin Palace, the Humboldt Forum is a modern museum inviting visitors to engage in a dialogue 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 is a Berlin institution - not only for the trend-conscious art scene but also for the many tourists who flock to the Mitte district.  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 of Communications shows the history of all things communicative.  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 Musical Instruments collects and displays musical instruments of European art music from the 16th to the 21st century.  more

The Museum of Photography and the Helmut Newton Foundation present all forms of photography from the 19th 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

One of the most popular attractions in Berlin, the Pergamon Museum is world famous for its archaeological holdings.  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