**Interactive panel on the history of the game of chess between North Africa and Europe** © Marlene Kettner

**Interactive panel on the mystery of the origin of medieval signal horns** © Marlene Kettner

**Mobile app showing a niche which looks like a mihrab, or prayer niche, but is not...** © Marlene Kettner

**Graphic showing the transfer of blue-and-white porcelain between the Near East and Far East, with object histories that far predate the Berlin museums** © Marlene Kettner

Trans-cultural Relations, Global Biographies – Islamic Art?

Permanent exhibition
Pergamonmuseum

Selected artefacts currently on display in the Museum für Islamische Kunst at the Pergamonmuseum illustrate how various objects have migrated across different continents and how, on closer inspection, shared visual motifs, forms, and craft techniques reveal a network of references to other cultures, which one might not necessarily associate with 'Islamic art' today. The display thereby questions the notions of rigidly defined cultural boundaries that are often posited today.

The display has been developed by the 'Objects in Transfer' project, run by the Freie Universität's 'Episteme in Motion' centre, in cooperation with the Museum für Islamische Kunst.

A permanent exhibition of the Museum für Islamische Kunst, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.

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Key visual for the Long Night of Museums on 26 August 2023 — © Lange Nacht der Museen

Pergamonmuseum, Museumsinsel Berlin — Photo credit: SPK / Stefan Müchler

Key visual for the Long Night of Museums on 27 August 2022 — © Lange Nacht der Museen

Außenansicht der James-Simon-Galerie — © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / David von Becker

Bode-Museum and Pergamonmuseum — © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Photo: David von Becker

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Exhibitions

Façade of the caliph’s palace of Mshatta in the Pergamonmuseum — © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / David von Becker

Permanent exhibition

Caucasian dragon rug from the 16th century — © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Islamische Kunst / Teßmer

Permanent exhibition

Plan your visit

Organizer

Museum für Islamische Kunst

Venue

Pergamonmuseum

Address / Getting there

Visitor entrance

James-Simon-Galerie, Bodestraße
10178 Berlin

partially wheelchair accessible
Please note: Pergamonmuseum is exclusively entered through James-Simon-Galerie!
Site plan: Entrance to the Pergamonmuseum and Neues Museum (PDF)

All groups meet at the information desk at the upper foyer in James-Simon-Galerie, entering by using the big stairway.
Advice for group visits to the Pergamonmuseum an the Neues Museum (PDF)

Due to a technical issue, the lift is out of service until further notice, meaning the Museum für Islamische Kunst is not currently wheelchair accessible. The major architectural exhibits – such as the Processional Way, featuring the Ishtar Gate and the Market Gate of Miletus – are still accessible to people with mobility issues.

U-Bahn: Museumsinsel (U5)
S-Bahn: Friedrichstraße, Hackescher Markt
Tram: Am Kupfergraben, Hackescher Markt
Bus: Staatsoper, Lustgarten, Friedrichstraße

Low-carbon public transport connections
Local traffic
Long distance

Opening hours

Sun closed
Mon closed
Tue closed
Wed closed
Thu closed
Fri closed
Sat closed

Special opening hours during public holidays

Prices / Tickets

Pergamon museum
12,00 EUR Concessions 6,00
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Museum Island + Panorama
24,00 EUR Concessions 12,00
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Annual Ticket from 25,00 EUR
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Information / Booking / Feedback

Tel 030 - 266 42 42 42 (Mon - Fri, 9 am - 4 pm)
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Website of the project “Objects in Transfer"

Brochure "Objects in Transfer" (PDF, 18 MB)