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Last updated on: 23.10.2023

Museumspass Berlin

The Museumspass Berlin allows you to explore Berlin's museum landscape on three consecutive days without paying additional admission. The pass is valid in over 30 Berlin museums, including all the museums of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (including the Museum Island), the Jewish Museum Berlin, the German Museum of Technology and the Museum of Natural History. It is valid for all collections and permanent exhibitions, not for special exhibitions. The Museum Pass is available at the participating museums, at Berlin Tourist Infos (e.g. at the Brandenburger Tor, the Humboldt Forum, the main railway station or at BER Airport) and online.

Berlin Welcome Card

The Berlin WelcomeCard is worthwhile for all visitors to Berlin. With it, you can travel for two to six days on the S-Bahn, U-Bahn, streetcar and bus throughout Berlin and also receive at least 25% discount at many museums, theaters, city tours and sightseeing tours. The Berlin WelcomeCard must be validated like a normal ticket and is valid from that point on. It is available at the Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, at the ticket counters and ticket machines of the underground and S-Bahn stations, in many Berlin hotels, at the Berlin Tourist Infos or online. The Berlin WelcomeCard is accompanied by a brochure with tour suggestions, a removable city map and an overview of all participating partners. The Berlin WelcomeCard is available in the classic version or as the Berlin Welcome Card Museum Island with free admission on three consecutive days to the museums on Museum Island.

Berlin CityTourCard

With the CityTourCard you can travel everywhere in Berlin by S-Bahn, U-Bahn, streetcar and bus. In addition, you get up to 30% discount on selected city tours, interactive exhibitions, clubs and restaurants. The card is available at ticket counters and ticket machines at underground and S-Bahn stations. It is valid from the time of the first validation. The City Tour Card is available for the Berlin AB or ABC fare zones.

Potsdam's Palaces in one day

In Potsdam's palace landscape, many palaces and park buildings are just a walk away from each other. If you have a whole day and want to see more than two palaces, you should opt for the sanssouci+ combination ticket. It is valid for all palaces except Sacrow Palace and Stern Hunting Lodge and includes fixed admission times at Sanssouci Palace. The sanssouci+ combination ticket is available at all palace ticket offices, in the visitor centers and online.

Charlottenburg combined ticket

It is worthwhile to wander through the garden of Charlottenburg Palace, because it has very different parts. The royal buildings are also spread across the park: to the east of Charlottenburg Palace the New Pavilion, further north the Mausoleum with the tomb of Queen Luise and the Belvedere with the porcelain collection. With the combi-ticket charlottenburg+ you can also see all these buildings from the inside. It is available at the individual palace ticket offices, at the visitor centers, and online. Special exhibitions in the palace are not included in the Kombiticket.

The Museum Island in one day

For visitors to Berlin who want to see several buildings on Museum Island in one day, the area ticket Museum Island is worthwhile. With this card you can visit the Alte Nationalgalerie, the Altes Museum, the Neues Museum, the Pergamonmuseum, the Pergamon Panorama and the Bode Museum.

Due to construction work, the Pergamonmuseum will be closed from 23 October 2023.

Jewish Museum Berlin – Berlinische Galerie

With a ticket for one of the two neighboring museums, you get discounted admission to the other on the same day or the following two days.

Museum für Fotografie - C/O Berlin

Visitors who would like to see the exhibitions at the Museum für Fotografie - Helmut Newton Stiftung and at the neighboring C/O Berlin on the same day will receive a reduction of 2 € on the normal admission price or 1 € on the reduced admission price at the other institution.

Combiticket Brücke-Museum and Kunsthaus Dahlem

With the Combiticket you can visit the exhibitions of the other house for 2€ more and 1€ more for reduced tickets. The tickets are available at the museum ticket offices.

Combiticket Museum Barberini and DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam

The combination ticket allows you to enter both museums once on each of two consecutive opening days. The two museums are closed on Tuesdays. The ticket can be purchased at the museum box office and in the webshop. A time slot is not required.

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The Museum Pass Card offers free entrance to over 30 museums in Berlin , including Museum Island. Discover its price, where to purchase it and the museums included.

The 3-day Museum Pass is an ideal option if you want to visit Berlin’s most-visited museums , some of which are world-renowned. The Museum Pass offers free access to over 30 exhibits during three consecutive days.

Museums includes

This Museumspass tourist pass includes  free admission to the numerous foundations on Museum Island : Pergamon Museum , Neues Museum , Bode-Museum , Old National Gallery and the Altes Museum .

Other museums included in the card are: the Hamburger Bahnhof , Jewish Museum Berlin , Berggruen Museum , and a lot of others. 

The only type of Museum Pass that exists is a 3-day Museum Pass that costs € 34 ( US$ 36.60).

If you also wish to buy the Berlin Welcome Card , you can purchase both tourist passes for € 34 ( US$ 36.60), and activate each separately.

Is it worthwhile?

Even if you only wish to visit a few of the city’s most renowned museums, the Museum Pass Card is normally worthwhile. A 3-day Museum Pass Berlin is less expensive than visiting the Pergamon Museum and the Neues Museum separately.

If you’re not staying in the city center and are going to use Berlin’s public transport regularly, it might be a better option to purchase the Berlin Welcome Card & Museum Island .

Where to purchase the Museum Pass Berlin?

The Museum Pass Berlin is available at any tourist information office in the city. You can also purchase it at any of the museums included in the tourist pass and in certain hotels .  

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Berlin Welcome Card is a tourist pass that offers unlimited access to the city’s transport system and offers discounts of up to 50% in over 200 attractions, monuments, museums and restaurants.

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Choose according to your wishes and interests which of the more than 30 museums including the Museum Island and the Cultural Forum you would like to discover in those three days.

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The Zeughaus and the Permanent Exhibition on German history are closed. The museum’s temporary exhibitions can be seen in the Pei Building.

Tickets Pei Building

Single ticket.

Roads not Taken. Or: Things could have turned out differently (9.12.2022-11.1.2026)

Wolf Biermann. A poet and songwriter in Germany (7.7.2023-2.6.2024)

€ 7 | reduced € 3,50 | free up to 18 years

If you would like to visit more exhibitions, you can purchase an extension ticket: € 3 or € 1.50 (reduced).

Single Ticket Children Exhibition

• Dive into the Picture! Time Travel for Kids (2.6.2024-19.1.2025)

€ 5 | reduced € 2,50 | free up to 18 years

Combi Ticket (all exhibitions)

€ 10 | reduced € 5 | free up to 18 years

Family Ticket (admission and guided tour for 2 adults and max. 3 children)

Single Ticket: € 18 Combi Ticket (all exhibitions): € 22

The Family Ticket is only available on site.

The Combi Family Ticket will not be offered in the period from 3 June to 17 October 2024.

Museum Pass Berlin 3-day ticket

The Berlin Museum Pass opens the doors to over 30 museums, including the Deutsches Historisches Museum.

€ 32 | reduced € 16

Group Ticket (from 15 persons)

Single Ticket: € 6 per person Combi Ticket (all exhibitions: € 9 per person

The Group Ticket is only available on site.

We kindly ask groups not to book tickets online, but to register via our visitor service in advance of their visit: fuehrung @ dhm.de

Discount applicable for:

(upon presentation of a valid document)

• Pupils and people in apprenticeship over 18 years

Discounts for touristic cooperations:

• Berlin Welcome Card all inclusive: free admission
• Berlin Welcome Card: Single Ticket € 5.50, Combi Ticket € 7.50

Free admission

(upon presentation of a valid document):

• Members of the Museum Association
• Journalists
• Berlin City Guides
• Youth Leader
• Refugees (verification Federal Office for Migration and Refugees)
• Employees of Visit Berlin
• Deutscher Museumsbund
• Verband Deutscher Kunsthistoriker
• Verband für Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften

Guided tours

Public guided tours.

€ 3 (per person, plus admission)

Audio Guide

€ 3 (per person, plus admission), € 6 Family price (plus admission)

Bookable Phone Tour

€ 5 per person

Bookable Tour for Groups

€ 75 (in the museum or digital, up to 25 people, plus admission)

€ 30 (in the museum, up to 10 people, plus admission)

School Classes

€ 1 per pupil (admission free for school classes)

Seminar Groups

€ 1 per student (admission free for seminar groups)

Please note the applicable general terms and conditions and the current visitor regulations .

Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Annual Passes for the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Imagine being able to see your favourite work every day. Are yo looking forward to discovering what's new in the collections? You can't wait for the next special exhibition? With an annual pass (Jahreskarte) to the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, you’ll be able to enjoy art and culture as often as you like!

For enquiries about your annual pass, please contact:  jahreskarte[at]smb.museum .

Gift certificates for annual passes are now available online .

Gift certificates for annual passes can also be purchased at all ticket counters in our museums. The following venues offer the sale and issue of annual passes:

Alte Nationalgalerie, Gemäldegalerie (Old Master Paintings), Hamburger Bahnhof, James-Simon-Galerie, Museum Europäischer Kulturen (Museum of European Cultures), Museum für Fotografie (Museum of Photography), Neue Nationalgalerie, Neues Museum, Pergamonmuseum. Das Panorama, Schloss Köpenick.

BASIC Annual Pass for 25 EUR

This particularly inexpensive pass grants you access to all permanent exhibitions of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin for one year at times when there are fewer visitors.

With the BASIC Annual Pass, admission to the museums is possible as follows:

Tuesday to Friday from 3 pm until closing time in the evening according to opening hours. Saturday and Sunday 11 am to 1 pm.

You may stay in the museum for as long as you like during opening hours.

In all museums, including those with time-slot tickets, you can go directly to the ticket control at the entrance with your annual pass.

Annual Passes are not valid on Berlin Museum Sunday . Free tickets are available online and at the museum ticket desks.

CLASSIC Pass for 59 EUR/Concessions 25 EUR

The classic among the annual passes for anyone who wants to visit their favourite works in the permanent exhibitions on a regular basis.

The CLASSIC Annual Pass grants you access to all permanent exhibitions at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin throughout opening hours.

CLASSIC PLUS Pass for 118 EUR/Concessions 50 EUR

This is the right choice for adventurous art enthusiasts wanting to experience unlimited exhibition enjoyment.

The CLASSIC PLUS Annual Pass grants you access to all permanent and special exhibitions at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin throughout opening hours and at no extra charge. With the CLASSIC PLUS Annual Pass, you receive priority admission. In all museums, including those with time-slot tickets, you can go directly to the ticket control at the entrance with your annual pass. Please note: For the special exhibition Caspar David Friedrich. Infinite Landscapes , due to high demand, immediate admission can only be guaranteed if a free time slot ticket is booked in advance.

The annual passes are valid for twelve months from the selected starting date.

Depending on the type of pass, annual passes are valid for all permanent exhibitions of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin or additionally for all of its special exhibitions as well.

Annual tickets are not valid on Museum Sunday and the Long Night of Museums.

The annual passes are personal and non-transferable. They are only valid in conjunction with a photo ID.

General Terms and Conditions for the Purchase of Tickets and Educational/Informative Offers apply (PDF, 80 KB, in German).

Concessions

Reduced annual passes are available for

• Schoolchildren,
• University/college students,
• Military and voluntary service members (BFD/FSJ),
• Unemployed persons and severely disabled persons (with a minimum of 50% disability)

upon presentation of appropriate identification. The reduction is 50%.

Children and young people under 18 are admitted free of charge.

Purchasing Annual Passes

All types of annual passes can be purchased at all of our museum ticket counters.

The production of annual passes is possible at the following venues:

• Alte Nationalgalerie
• Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart
• James-Simon-Galerie
• Kulturforum, central ticket counter
• Museum Europäischer Kulturen
• Museum für Fotografie
• Neue Nationalgalerie
• Neues Museum
• Pergamonmuseum. Das Panorama
• Schloss Köpenick

The ticket counters accept Visa, MasterCard, and EC debit cards. All annual passes can be purchased as a gift certificate.

Gift Certificates

Are you looking for an individual gift? With a gift certificate for an annual pass to the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, you are giving a full year of art enjoyment. 

Gift certificates for the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, with a matching gift envelope if desired, are also available at all museum ticket offices.

The annual passes with photo can be purchased or issued at the following venues:

• Kulturforum, central ticket desk

The ticket counters accept Visa, MasterCard, and EC debit cards.

Educational and Cultural Partners

The CLASSIC and CLASSIC PLUS annual passes are available at a special price when booking at least one lecture or discussion series of the Akademie der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin .

Customers and members of the following educational and cultural partners can also purchase CLASSIC and CLASSIC PLUS annual passes at a reduced price. Information on the conditions can be obtained from these partners.

• Berliner Volkshochschulen (from September 2022)
• GasthörerCard-Programm of the Freie Universität Berlin
• pro seniores e.V.
• Verlag Der Tagesspiegel
• Theatergemeinde Berlin e.V.

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The 12 best things to do in Berlin

F rom museum hopping to picnicking in an abandoned airport and scoping out city views from an erstwhile Cold War radio station, Berlin does not lack for fun and quirky activities.

Read on for the best things to do in the city. Plan your visit with our guides to the best restaurants , bars , nightlife and shopping , and how to spend a weekend in Berlin .

Explore the seat of German Parliament

The (literal) highlight of a visit to the Reichstag is its famous glass dome. Built by Sir Norman Foster, the structure is lined inside with photogenic, light-catching mirrors, and offers views down into the Bundestag, as well as sweeping vistas across the city. Take a guided tour to learn about the building’s history and architecture, and the workings of German government. (Passport ID required).

Insider's tip:  The most popular part of a visit is the dome; its roof terrace offers a restaurant as well as impressive views over the city. It’s also possible to see preserved war damage such as bullet-holes and Russian graffiti throughout the main building.

Find out more:  bundestag.de

Nearest Metro: U Bundestag

Price: Free

Go museum hopping

The Unesco heritage Museum Island comprises five conveniently adjacent museums, as well as the Simon James Galerie, an entrance and special exhibition building built by David Chipperfeld Architects and opened in 2019. Each museum is a destination in its own right and deserves at least half a day to explore. The Pergamon Museum has vast treasures from the Ancient NearEast and Islamic art; the Neues Museum holds Egyptian, prehistoric and classical treats, while the Bode Museum has an outstanding sculpture collection.

Insider's tip: You can get a one-day Museum Island ticket, but if time allows bag the three-day Museum Pass , which gets you into 30 museums. If you only have time for one museum, do the Neues.

Find out more :  smb.museum

Nearest Metro : S/U Hackescher Markt

Admission : £

Visit the world's most famous checkpoint

Checkpoint Charlie was the main entry point for visitors wanting to cross the infamous Iron Curtain to East Berlin. The Mauer Museum – Museum House at Checkpoint Charlie offers exhibitions relating to tales of escapees, both would-be and successful. It can be overwhelming, not least because it’s always so busy and there is no clear route through all the rooms – but some items of note are the cars (and wooden carts) that were used for escapes, and examples of care packages dropped into West Berlin during the airlift.

Insider's tip: Save time for the several excellent related museums and exhibits nearby, including the small but comprehensive Black Box Cold War , the fascinating large-scale Asisi Panorama , and an outdoor exhibition of black-and-white images that document the checkpoint’s history.

Find out more:   mauer-museum.com

Metro Station : U Stadtmitte / Kochstraße

Immerse yourself in Jewish culture and history

Daniel Libeskind’s zig-zag, zinc-clad Jewish Museum is a singular architectural sight in Berlin. Highlights include the new core exhibition that opened in 2020; the Axes, which deal with the topics of emigration and exile, racial exclusion and the Holocaust; the Garden of Exile; and Menashe Kadishman’s poignant artwork, "Fallen Leaves", located in the Memory Void. There are also regular events, installations and temporary exhibitions. There's also a children’s museum called ANOHA.

Insider's tip: For a deeper look into the personal histories of Jewish residents in Berlin throughout the ages – as well as some more striking architecture – visit the W. Michael Blumenthal Academy opposite the museum. Its impressive documentation spans religious, and cultural life as well as personal experiences.

Find out more :  jmberlin.de

Metro station : U Hallesches Tor / U Kochstrasse

Scope out the striking Brandenburger Tor

Napoleon’s army 'borrowed' it, Ronald Reagan called for Gorbachev to "tear down this wall" from behind it, and Jacko held a baby from a balcony near it. Instantly recognisable, Brandeburger Tor has also been the backdrop to everything from John F. Kennedy’s famous 'Ich bin ein Berliner' speech to previous World Cup celebrations, and continues to host major events in its associated square (Pariser Platz).

Insider's tip: Save some time to visit the Room of Silence on the north side, built specifically for visitors to rest and reflect.

Opening hours: 24hrs a day

Metro Station : U Brandenburger Tor

Admission : Free

Visit the Memorial to the Murdered Jews

Peter Eisenman’s controversial Memorial to the Murdered Jews consists of 2,711 concrete slabs (stelae) arranged in a neat grid near the Brandenburger Tor. They’re deliberately built at varying height to give visitors a sense of disorientation and confusion. The memorial’s underground visitor centre, full of heartbreaking personal stories, is often missed but very poignant.

Insider's tip: Close by, towards the edge of the Tiergarten park, are related memorials to other prominent victim groups of the holocaust; namely homosexuals, Roma and Sinti people and those murdered in the Nazi’s notorious Aktion T4 euthanasia program.

Find out more:   holocaust-mahnmal.de

Metro station : U/S Potsdamer Platz

Price : Free

Visit the city’s newest—and hippest—photo gallery

Photography is a big part of Berlin’s thriving art scene, with major galleries such as C/O Berlin hosting big-name retrospectives like Sebastião Salgado, Martin Parr and GDR snapper Harald Hauswald and the smaller but elegant Camera Work , housed in a nineteenth-century coach-house, presenting iconic snappers such as Helmut Newton, Richard Avedon and Man Ray. The city’s latest opening, Fotografiska , is located in the vast former art-squat Kunsthaus Tacheles, whose graffiti-splattered walls and stairwell form part of the venue’s overall slick design by Herzog & de Meuron. The first three floors are given over to rotating exhibitions from an array of global photographers and multimedia artists that confront contemporary themes (fashion, consumerism, race, feminism). On the fourth floor lies the dark and decadent Verōnika restaurant , with its velvet banquettes and high-end menu of lobster omelette, tempura oysters and Irish entrecote restaurant, and one floor above, the equally dapper bar serves excellent wines and cocktails plus a signature martini tray; booking a table at one of these gets you free entry into the exhibitions.  

Opening hours: 10am-11pm daily

Metro Station: U Oranienburger Strasse

Admission: 14-16 Euros

Laze by Landwehr Canal

Berlin’s 19th-century Landwehr Canal might not be as famous as the Spree, but its meandering seven-mile length will take you through a host of inner city districts and sights, including Kreuzberg’s café-lined embankments, Paul-Lincke-Ufer and Maybachufer; Mies ran der Rohe’s striking Neue Nationalgalerie; the 1930s modernist ShellHaus building; the city’s celebrated Bauhaus Archiv; and a part of the Tiergarten park.

Insider's tip: If you stroll the canal in summer, be sure to drop into one (or both) of the beer gardens en route, namely, Cafe am Neuen See and Schleusenkrug .

Discover one of Weimar Berlin’s biggest art icons

Schöneberg’s Kleine Grosz Museum , set inside a revamped modernist petrol station complete with a new bamboo garden and koi pond, is a quintessentially quirky Berlin spot. Dedicated to the life and work of German-American painter, graphic artist, cartoonist and anti-war activist George Grosz—best-known for critiquing the Great War and ideas of patriotism—the museum gives a chronological overview of the artist’s career on the ground floor, including some of his local endeavours such as production designer for Erwin Piscator and others at the nearby Theatre am Nollendorfplatz. The upper level hosts themed exhibitions of his works that change every six months, zooming in on phases such as his connections with the Berlin Dada movement and the postwar collage work he embarked on while living in the States (he was exiled by the Nazis in 1933). The small but pleasant on-site cafe is an attractive, peaceful spot for coffee and cake. 

Opening hours: 11am-6pm, Thu-Mon

Metro Station: U Bülowstrasse

Admission: 10 Euros

Browse art in a Second World War Bunker

One of Berlin’s most idiosyncratic art spaces, Boros Sammlung is a gallery hidden inside a monolithic, five-floor Second World War concrete bunker. The exhibition changes every four years, and has no overarching themes; it’s simply a selection from the owner’s collection. Visitors can expect everything from installations and video art to painting and sculpture – all with a thought-provoking twist – by some of the contemporary art world’s best-known names.

Insider's tip: Given the structure of the gallery/bunker and its popularity, it’s not possible to drop by. Sign up on the website a good few weeks prior to your visit if you want to be sure to get a spot.

Find out more :  sammlung-boros.de

Metro Station : U Oranienburger Strasse / U/S Friedrichstrasse

Picnic at an abandoned airport

One of the largest public spaces in Europe, Tempelhofer Feld used to be a functioning airport: for the Nazis (who expanded it into its current form) during Second World War as well as for the Berlin Airlift during the Cold War, and then a commercial airport. It has been used as a recreational space, and makes a unique day-trip for picnickers, kite-surfers, cyclists and rollerblade fans alike. Bikes (for adults and children), as well as pedal cars, GoKarts and rollerblades can be rented from the park’s Mobilcenter .

Insider's tip:  You can order a pre-made picnic here . A new rooftop terrace and gallery opened in 2023 but the interiors of the main buildings, only open via tours , contain Second World War bunkers and tunnels, as well as Cold War paraphernalia.

Find out more :  thf-berlin.de

Metro Station : U Platz der Luftbrücke

Admission : Access to the park is free.

Embrace your inner spy with a hike to 'Devil's Mountain'

A trip out to Cold War radio base Teufelsberg (Devil’s Mountain) is something of a pilgrimage for locals as well as visitors. Hidden away in the Grunewald forest, on top of a mountain made of post-WWII rubble, the base was used by US and British forces to spy on the Soviet Union, including Russian-controlled East Germany. Today its distinctive radomes and tower are completely dilapidated, street art adorns the interior, and the views on a clear day are superb.

Insider's tip:  It’s possible to tour the site independently, but the best way is via the regular English-language tours, which explain the history and artworks.

Find out more : teufelsberg-berlin.de

Metro Station : S9 or S75 to Heerstraße, or S1 to Grunewald

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Every attraction and activity in this curated list has been tried and tested by our destination expert, to provide you with their insider perspective. We cover a range of budgets and styles, from world-class museums to family-friendly theme parks – to best suit every type of traveller. We update this list regularly to keep up with the latest openings and provide up to date recommendations.

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The streit foundation for the grey monastery.

In the anniversary year ‘450 years of the Berlinisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster’, the Gemäldegalerie, in cooperation with the Streit Foundation, is showing a special presentation of works from the painting collection of Sigismund Streit (1687-1775), who worked as a merchant in Venice.

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