The Museum Pass Berlin (3-day ticket) is a ticket offered by the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin with which you can visit over 30 museums on three consecutive days, including all venues of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin as well as many other museums in Berlin.
On three consecutive days, you can explore Berlin’s diverse museum landscape. Whether applied arts, famous masterpieces, tangible history, archaeological treasures or technical achievements – there’s something for everyone!
Please check the websites of the museums you wish to visit in advance!
Bodestraße, 10178 Berlin
The Alte Nationalgalerie displays art of the 19th and early 20th centuries on three exhibition floors.
Highlights: Monk by the Sea by Caspar David Friedrich, the Princess Group by Johann Gottfried Schadow, masterpieces of Impressionist painting
Bodestraße, 10178 Berlin
Greek, Etruscan and Roman art from the Antikensammlung (Collection of Classical Antiquities) and ancient artefacts from the Münzkabinett (Numismatic Collection)
Highlights: Statue of the Funerary Statue of a Woman (so-called Berlin Goddess), the Praying Boy, pieces of ancient coinage, the Tablet from Capua, the Hildesheim silver treasure, portrait busts of Caesar and Cleopatra
Rosenthaler Straße 39, 10178 Berlin
The exhibition commemorates Anne Frank and her diary. It is a place of learning related to the history of National Socialism.
Highlights: Interactive stations
Knesebeckstraße 1-2, 10623 Berlin
Please Note: Free admission
The Bauhaus-Archiv is currently closed. In the interim, please visit “the bauhaus view” at its original address and the Bauhaus-Archiv – The Temporary in Knesebeckstrasse.
Humboldt-Forum, Schlossplatz, 10178 Berlin
Berlin – The City of Stories! Experience the Connections between Berlin and the World.
Highlights: Berlin then and now, on 4,000 m2. A multifaceted exhibition, always surprising, with expansive installations
Alte Jakobstraße 124 –128, 10969 Berlin
Modern art from Berlin, from 1870 to the present: painting, graphic art, sculpture, photography, architecture and video art
Highlights: The Poet Iwar von Lücken by Otto Dix, drawings by George Grosz, The Redhead by Jeanne Mammen, Heinrich Zille’s photograph Handstand machende Jungen an einem Sandhang
Am Kupfergraben, Eingang über die Monbijoubrücke, 10117 Berlin
Sculpture and painting from the 13th to 18th centuries, the Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst (Sculpture Collection and Museum of Byzantine Art) and the Münzkabinett (Numismatic Collection)
Schlossstraße 1a, 14059 Berlin
Museum of Art Nouveau, art and design, with changing special exhibitions that span into the present day
Highlights: A furniture ensemble by Alfred Grenander, porcelain figures by Agathon Léonard, the painting Im romanischen Café by Willy Jaecke, and the Art Nouveau porcelain collection
Bussardsteig 9, 14195 Berlin
The Brücke-Museum owns the world’s largest cohesive collection of works by the Brücke, an Expressionist artist group.
Highlights: Located in an architectural bungalow in the Grunewald district; paintings, drawings, watercolours and original prints; within walking distance of the Kunsthaus Dahlem
Hinter dem Gießhaus 3, 10117 Berlin, entrance via the Pei Building
Please note: The permanent exhibition in the Zeughaus is closed.
The Pei Building houses temporary exhibitions on key historical events, such as Roads not Taken. Or: It Could Have Turned Out Differently (9 December 2024–11 January 2026).
Potsdamer Str. 2, 10785 Berlin
Please note: The Museum for Film and Television is expected to be closed from 31 October 2024 to February 2025 and is moving to a new location.
The exhibitions at the Filmhaus have been closed since 31 October 2024 because of the museum’s move to the E-Werk in Berlin-Mitte. Exhibitions will resume at the new venue in the second half of 2025.
Trebbiner Str. 9, 10963 Berlin
Everything to do with the cultural history of technology: locomotives, aeroplanes, ships, a large museum park and much more!
Highlights: Daily tours, changing special exhibitions, a Raisin Bomber on the roof, the world’s oldest computer, a genuine coffee barge, an Amphicar and Humboldt’s chronometer
Poststraße 16, 10178 Berlin
Special exhibitions on the history and culture of Berlin, with events, workshops and hands-on activities
Highlights: An enchanting rococo façade, time travel into the world of the 18th century
Matthäikirchplatz, 10785 Berlin
One of the world’s most significant collections of European paintings from the 13th to 18th centuries
Highlights: Caravaggio’s Amor Victorious, Jan Vermeer van Delft’s Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace, Holbein’s The Virgin and the Sleeping Child, Botticelli’s Venus, Mantegna’s Presentation at the Temple, Bellini’s Resurrection of Christ
Sensburger Allee 25, 14055 Berlin
The sculptor’s former studio (from 1928) presents changing exhibitions of modern and contemporary art.
Highlights: The architectural ensemble and its surroundings, the historical sculpture garden and the charming Café Benjamine
Invalidenstraße 50 – 51, 10557 Berlin
Collection of the Nationalgalerie, Marx Collection, with changing special exhibitions
Lindenstr. 9-14, 10969 Berlin
Please note: Free admission to the permanent collection.
The new permanent exhibition, which opened in 2020, presents Jewish history and contemporary life in Germany in a multi-voiced and interactive way across more than 3,500 m2.
Highlights: The iconic architecture, changing special exhibitions with different focal points and genres
Poststr. 23, 10178 Berlin
The bourgeois Berlin 18th-century townhouse illuminates the elegant lifestyle of the Biedermeier period.
Matthäikirchplatz 6, 10785 Berlin
Please note: The Kunstbibliothek (Art Library) does not have a permanent exhibition; instead, it presents changing exhibitions at different venues.
Art historical library and changing exhibitions on architecture, book art, fashion, photography and design
Matthäikirchplatz, 10785 Berlin
European decorative arts from the early Middle Ages to the present, fashion and design collections
Käuzchensteig 8, 14195 Berlin
Art of German post-war Modernism; sculptural art, painting, graphic art, and photography
Highlights: Sculpture garden, conservation listed building from the National Socialist period, idyllic café, within walking distance of the Brücke-Museum
Matthäikirchplatz, 10785 Berlin
Changing exhibitions with prints, drawings, watercolours, pastels and oil sketches.
Am Köllnischen Park 5, 10179 Berlin
Please note: The museum is closed until further notice.
The Märkische Museum has been undergoing a complete refurbishment since 2023. When it reopens in several years, it will form the heart of a new museum and creative quarter at Köllnischer Park in conjunction with the neighbouring Marinehaus.
Virchowweg 17, 10117 Berlin
Berlin’s Medical History Museum of the Charité Hospital has been displaying its extensive permanent exhibition since 2007. The presentation takes visitors on “a journey under the skin”, in the spirit of Rudolf Virchow.
Highlights: Exhibition of genuine human specimens
Schloßstraße 1, 14059 Berlin
Please note: The museum is expected to be closed until 2025.
The Museum Berggruen complements the collections of classical Modernism at the Neue Nationalgalerie in the most striking fashion, notably with its unique works by Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee, Henri Matisse and Alberto Giacometti.
Arnimallee 25, 14195 Berlin
Featuring lifestyles and customs in Europe from the 18th century until the present – with collections on everyday culture and popular art.
Jebensstraße 2, 10623 Berlin
Changing exhibitions by the Helmut Newton Foundation and the Kunstbibliothek (Art Library) Photography Collection
Leipziger Str. 16, 10117 Berlin-Mitte
Past, present and future perspectives within the information society, geared towardr the entire family.
Tiergartenstraße 1, Eingang Ben-Gurion-Straße, 10785 Berlin
In terms of its breadth, the museum’s collection is one of the most representative in Germany. It comprises around 800 instruments from five centuries.
Highlights: Naumburg wind instruments, Bach harpsichord, Frederick II’s flutes, Mighty Wurlitzer theatre organ, folding harpsichord, glass harmonica, Weber grand piano, Gray organ
Invalidenstr. 43, 10115 Berlin
Nature’s gigantic adventures in Germany’s largest natural history museum
Highlights: The tallest exhibited dinosaur skeleton worldwide, the Archaeopteryx prehistoric bird; the glass Wet Collection, a Biodiversity Wall, and special exhibitions.
Potsdamer Straße 50, 10785 Berlin
The Neue Nationalgalerie collection brings together key works of 20th century art from Europe and the USA by Francis Bacon, Max Beckmann, Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, George Grosz, Hannah Höch, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Paul Klee, Edvard Munch, Ernst Wilhelm Nay, Pablo Picasso, Gerhard Richter, Andy Warhol, and others.
Nikolaikirchplatz, 10178 Berlin
The oldest surviving building in Berlin, with a permanent exhibition on the 800-year history of Berlin’s Nikolaikirche
Highlights: The oldest intact church in Berlin
Please note: The museum is expected to be closed until 2027.
The Pergamonmuseum houses three impressive collections of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin: the Antikensammlung (Collection of Classical Antiquities), the Vorderasiatische Museum (Museum of the Ancient Near East), and the Museum für Islamische Kunst (Museum for Islamic Art).
Highlights: The Pergamon Altar, Ishtar Gate, Processional Way of Babylon, Façade of the Mshatta Palace, and Aleppo Room
Am Kupfergraben 2, 10117 Berlin
Eighty of the most important works from the Antikensammlung, including the largest section of the Telephos Frieze from the Pergamon Altar
Bodestraße, 10178 Berlin
Collections on prehistory, early history and ancient Egypt.
Highlight: Bust of Nefertiti
Schloßstraße 70, 14059 Berlin
Exceptional works by the Surrealists and their predecessors, including Salvador DalÍ, René Magritte, Paul Klee, Max Ernst, and others
Schloßinsel 1, 12557 Berlin
Works of interior design from the Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo in 21 exhibition rooms.
Möckernstraße 26, 10963 Berlin
150 hands-on experiments and amazing phenomena from the world of science!
Highlights: Experiments with colourful shadows, a thermal imaging camera, a distorting mirror, experiments with electricity and magnetism, optical illusions, a cloud chamber, and a bewildering “witch’s house”
The Museum Pass is valid in over 30 museums, including all venues of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and many other well-known Berlin museums. The List of the Participating Museums
As a rule, the ticket is valid for visiting the permanent exhibition. The conditions for visiting museums may differ. Therefore, please check the respective museums’ websites for the current regulations and opening hours before your visit.
No, the Museum Pass is generally valid for the permanent exhibition.
However, there are exceptions: For instance, at museums with free admission to the permanent exhibition, admission to at least one special exhibition is included. The Staatliche Museen zu Berlin usually offer supplementary tickets for special exhibitions for a fee.
Please consult the websites of the specific museums. For the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin venues, you will find corresponding information on the page about tickets and admission to the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
For the digital Museum Pass, you specify the first day of validity during the purchase process. When purchasing the analogue ticket, you note the first day of validity on the ticket. Starting on this day, the ticket is valid for three consecutive days.
Analogue Museum Passes that do not have a starting date on them can be used until 30 September 2025.
The analogue cheque card ticket is being phased out and will be replaced by a digital ticket. The analogue tickets, which do not yet have a validity date, can still be used until the end of September 2025.
Please enter your name and the first day of your museum visit on the ticket. Starting on this day, the ticket is valid for three consecutive days.
Please look online to check the opening hours of the museums you want to visit. Some of the participating museums are closed on Monday, others on Tuesday.
Please check whether you need a time-slot ticket to visit the museum in question.
You can obtain the Museum Pass in the following ways:
The printed ticket will soon be replaced by the digital Museum Pass, so the ticket will not be sent to groups. In the foreseeable future, it will be possible to purchase the digital Museum Pass for groups at the Online Ticket Shop of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
You can book the ticket using the “Museum Pass” section of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Online Ticket Shop. Enter the first name and surname of the person visiting and select the first day of use. The ticket is valid for three consecutive days beginning that day.
Tickets can be booked four weeks in advance.
Please note that it is not possible to cancel or rebook digital tickets.
Some partner museums do not offer the digital ticket in their own shop but link to the Online Ticket Shop of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
The online ticket / print-at-home ticket must be presented in printed form or displayed on a mobile device for scanning upon admission to the museum.
The discount regulations of the participating museum where a ticket is purchased apply. The conditions of the Staatliche Museen venues can be found on the page Concessions and Free Admission at Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. The standard discount is 50%.
Please note that children under 18 are admitted free of charge to venues of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and some other museums. Please check the websites of the participating museums before your visit.
Yes, the Museum Pass is usually scanned directly upon entering the exhibition.
There are, however, individual museums where the Museum Pass must be exchanged for an in-house ticket at the ticket office before the visit. Please check the websites of the partner museums for more information.
Most museums can be visited without an additional time-slot ticket. However, this can vary, e.g., if special exhibitions are not physically separated from the permanent exhibition.
Staatliche Museen venues generally offer time-slot tickets for special exhibitions for a fee.
Please check the websites of the partner museums before your visit. For the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, you will find information on the page: Tickets and Admission at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
