Visitors aged 6 and over are advised to wear an FFP2 or medical face mask in all indoor areas of the museums. Unless otherwise stated, this regulation also applies to events.

Tickets

Time-slot tickets are available for visiting these venues. They can be purchased on site at the ticket counter or online. To ensure reliable planning of your visit and avoid waiting in line at the ticket counters, we recommend booking your ticket online in advance:

• Book your ticket at the online ticket shop

Time-slot tickets are valid for 15 minutes, during which time you can enter the venue. After entering you can stay as long as you like during opening hours.

Tickets may be purchased up to four weeks in advance.

Admission

Holders of the following passes and cards receive Preferential Admission:

• Annual passes – Basic, Classic, Classic Plus
• Membership cards of Friends and sponsorship associations of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin*
• Berlin Welcome Card – All Inclusive

Holders of the named passes and cards can go directly to the entrance at all venues. As a rule, no additional ticket is required.

For the following well-attended special exhibitions „Paul Gauguin – Why Are You Angry?“, holders of the above passes and cards are also required to book a free time-slot ticket.

For reliable planning of a visit without a wait, we recommend booking time-slot tickets online in advance: www.smb.museum/tickets.

* The prerequisite for preferential admission is a scannable barcode on the membership card.

Holders of the following tickets, cards and passes are granted direct admission:

• Ticket Museumsinsel
• Ticket Kulturforum
• Berlin Welcome Card – Museumsinsel
• Museum Pass Berlin (3-day-ticket)

At venues with time-slot tickets, the holders of the above tickets and cards may obtain a free time-slot ticket at the ticket counter or book one in advance online. Both tickets are to be presented at the entrance without being asked.

Holders of the following tickets or concessions are requested to obtain a free time-slot ticket at the ticket counter or to book one in advance online and to present it at the entrance with the respective ID without being asked:

• Children and young people under the age of 18
• Designated caregiver accompanying a severely disabled visitor
• Members of the press
• ICOM, DMB
• ArtCard
• The Cultivist
• Sotheby’s
• Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz
• Media partners and their clients