Tickets

Day 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

Day 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. The prerequisite for preferential admission is a scannable barcode on the membership card.
• Berlin Welcome Card All Inclusive

Holders of the named passes and cards can go directly to the entrance at all venues.

Direct admission is granted for holders of the following tickets, cards and passes:

• Ticket Museumsinsel
• Berlin Welcome Card Museumsinsel
• Museum Pass Berlin (3-day-ticket), except Pergamonmuseum. Das Panorama

Usually no additional ticket is required.

In connection with special exhibitions, it may be necessary to book additional tickets to visit the museum. Please refer to the respective exhibition websites for more information.

Holders of the following tickets or concessions are requested to obtain a free day 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 up to the age of 18
• Schoolchildren in supervised groups on educational outings
• University / college students in scheduled lecture time accompanied by a lecturer
• Members of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the German Museums Association
• Members of funding associations of one of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (National Museums in Berlin)
• Holders of press ID / accreditation cards
• Persons in receipt of transfer benefits („Bürgergeld“ unemployment benefit, basic allowance, housing benefit or benefits under the German social welfare law for asylum seekers)
• Persons in possession of a medical certificate confirming that they are required to accompany a severely disabled person where this requirement is noted in the disabled pass
• Owners of annual passes within the scope of the respective type of annual pass