Staatliche Museen zu Berlin: Offerings for refugees

Event in the Neue Nationalgalerie © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Juliane Eirich

Event at Altes Museum © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Juliane Eirich

Pergamonmuseum © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Achim Kleuker

Event in the Museum für Islamische Kunst © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Anton Roland Laub

Welcome!

Free Activities and Events for Refugees Now Available with Reservations

With a wide range of educational offers, the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin invites refugees from Ukraine to get to know its collections and museums. Exhibition talks guide adults to collection highlights. Children and families can explore the museums in workshops.

These free activities are communicated directly to charities, aid organisations and volunteer initiatives. The activities can be reserved by telephone or email: +49 (0)30 266 42 42; service[at]smb.museum.

Welcome! Offers for refugees from Ukraine | translation in Ukrainian language (PDF 310 KB)

WELCOME! MUSEUM CLUB FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FROM UKRAINE

Museum club at Haus Bastian invites you every Thursday to try out artistic techniques and explore the collections on the Museumsinsel (Museum Island).
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WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN, TEENAGER, FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS

The workshops with a maximum of 20 participants (three families) are free.

**© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Leo Leowald**

Museumsinsel Berlin

From Yesterday and the Day after Tomorrow: The History of the Museuminsel
Directly across from Haus Bastian stretches the panorama of Berlin’s Museumsinsel (Museum Island). When and how did this special place emerge? What stories do its buildings and their architecture have to tell? What might the Museumsinsel look like in a few years? You’ll discover the Museumsinsel Berlin from unusual perspectives and explore its varied history. Using drawing techniques, you’ll become familiar with views and details of the buildings and artworks. At Haus Bastian, the sketches are supplemented with commentaries, architectural forms, and self-researched information reassembled into a collaborative panorama.

Bookable in German and English.
Duration: 180 minutes

Veranstaltung im Bode-Museum © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Bode-Museum / Lia Darjes — **Veranstaltung im Bode-Museum** © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Bode-Museum / Lia Darjes

Museumsinsel Berlin, Bode-Museum

Give Me a New Look: A Fashion Update for Ancient Heroes and Heroines
Venus, Hermes and Hercules need a new style. How were ancient gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines portrayed more than a thousand years after their mythological existence? How would they look today, another thousand years later? Tailor fashionable clothes for the deities and provide them with new accessories.

Bookable in German and English.
Duration: 120 minutes

Museumsinsel Berlin, Haus Bastian – Zentrum für kulturelle Bildung

Well-Formed: Considering Containers

About 15,000 years ago, people made the first pots, jars and containers out of clay: small, large, narrow or bulbous. Many of the shapes designed in the past are still in use today. At Haus Bastian, you’ll shape containers from different materials and learn techniques for making bowls, cups and vases. Containers in the collections on the Museumsinsel serve as inspiration.

Bookable in German and English.
Duration: 180 minutes

Donatello, Maria mit dem Kind („Pazzi-Madonna“), Detail, ca. 1422, Marmor © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst — **Donatello, Maria mit dem Kind („Pazzi-Madonna“), Detail, ca. 1422, Marmor** © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst

Kulturforum, Gemäldegalerie

Donatello's Workshop
For the special exhibition "Donatello. Inventor of the Renaissance" (02.09.2022 to 08.01.2023)
How did the sculptor Donatello live and work in Renaissance Florence? What materials did he use? What is special about his works? You will explore the sculptures in the exhibition and make your first sketches. In the workshop you will experiment with different materials and model your own figures.

Bookable in German and English.
Duration: 120 min

TOURS FOR ADULTS

The tours with a maximum of 10 participants are free and last 90 minutes.

**Caspar David Friedrich (5.9.1774 - 7.5.1840), "Moonrise at the Sea", painting / oil on canvas (1822)** © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Alte Nationalgalerie, Jörg P. Anders

Museumsinsel Berlin, Alte Nationalgalerie

19th-Century Masterpieces
The Alte Nationalgalerie shows masterpieces from the 19th century by painters such as Caspar David Friedrich, Adolph Menzel and Claude Monet. The tour includes works from the Neoclassical, German Romantic and Modernist periods.

Bookable in German and English.

The merchant Heinrich Schliemann in St. Petersburg, 1860 © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte — **The merchant Heinrich Schliemann in St. Petersburg, 1860** [Translate to english:] © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte

Museumsinsel Berlin, Pergamonmuseum

Heinrich Schliemann. His life and discoveries
For the special exhibition The Worlds of Schliemann. His Life. His Discoveries. His Legacy (13.05.2022 to 06.11.2022)
Heinrich Schliemann is one of the most famous archaeologists in the world. The exhibition presents his eventful life: Schliemann travelled to almost every continent, changed his citizenship and place of residence several times and was one of the richest merchants in Europe in the mid-19th century. It was only in his middle years that he became interested in archaeology and eventually sought out the mythological Troy.

Bookable in German, English and Russian

Büste der Nofretete, Ägypten, Tell el-Amarna, Neues Reich, 18. Dynastie, um 1351–1334 v. Chr. © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung / Sandra Steiß CC NC-BY-SA — **Büste der Nofretete, Ägypten, Tell el-Amarna, Neues Reich, 18. Dynastie, um 1351–1334 v. Chr.** © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung / Sandra Steiß CC NC-BY-SA

Museumsinsel Berlin, Neues Museum

The Rich Diversity of Ancient Egypt
The tour introduces the holdings of the Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung (Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection). A sarcophagus weighing several tons, feather-light papyrus and finely crafted reliefs encourage you to take a closer look. Selected highlights, including elaborate burial objects, cult chambers and the famous Bust of Nefertiti, bring ancient Egyptian history to life.

Bookable in German, English and Russian

**Event at the Pergamonmuseum** Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Reinhard Görner

Museumsinsel Berlin, Pergamonmuseum

Highlights from the Pergamonmuseum
Retracing 2,500 years of human history, the tour leads through the Processional Street of ancient Babylon to the Market Gate of Miletus from Roman times and ends in the 17th century Aleppo Room. These structures, symbols, forms and colours still move us today.

Bookable in German and English.

**Sandro Botticelli: Portrait of a Lady (Simonetta Vespucci), c. 1475-1480** © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie / Jörg P. Anders

Kulturforum, Gemäldegalerie

Botticelli, Caravaggio, and Rembrandt
In one of the world’s most important collections of European painting, a “Who’s Who” of art history awaits you – with artists including Botticelli, Caravaggio, Rembrandt and Rubens. The tour offers an entertaining and inspiring overview of the Gemäldegalerie collection.

Bookable in German, English and Russian

Donatello's Renaissance
For the special exhibition "Donatello. Inventor of the Renaissance" (02.09.2022 to 08.01.2023)
Visit the exhibition with your family or friends. An art guide will accompany you on your individual tour. In a personal conversation you will learn details about the exhibited works, the exhibition concept and the historical background. Secure your preferred date!

Bookable in German, English and Russian

Lotte Laserstein, Evening over Potsdam, 1930 | Acquired with the support of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Stiftung Deutsche Klassenlotterie Berlin, the Kulturstiftung der Länder, the Ernst von Siemens Kunststiftung and others © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2021. Nationalgalerie – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Roman März

Kulturforum, Neue Nationalgalerie

Looking at Society
The Art of Society exhibition presents 250 works by renowned artists grouped according to historical movements and social themes. Selected examples serve to explore the developments of Modern Art from past and present perspectives. Works by Otto Dix, Max Ernst, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Lotte Laserstein await your discovery.

Bookable in German and English

Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart

From the 1960s to the Present
Hamburger Bahnhof shows art created from the 1960s to the present in changing thematic exhibitions. The tour introduces different approaches used within contemporary art and looks at fundamental developments from the 1960s to the present day.

Bookable in German and English

Admission regulation
As with other recipients of transfer payments, refugees from Ukraine and other countries also receive free admission to the Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin. A simplified verification procedure applies. It is sufficient to present a passport or identity card. The regulation is valid from now until further notice.

Corona Protection Measures
The measures currently in force can be found at:
Current Information for Visitors During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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