Visit the Best State Museums and National Galleries in Berlin
The state museums and national galleries in Berlin display some of the world’s top art and cultural collections.
Berlin State Museums Explained: What You’ll See in Each Museum
The collections on display in Berlin’s top museums and galleries range from antiquities to contemporary art.
How to Buy Tickets for Berlin State Museums and Galleries
Tickets for the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (state museums) are reasonably cheap but also consider passes and combination deals — buy museum tickets and reserve free time-slot admission online for skip-the-line priority admissions. Tickets for the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (State Museums) are very reasonably priced for the quality and quantity of artworks and cultural … Read more
Visit Berlin State Museums in 2026: Opening Hours and Tickets
Opening hours for the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (state museums) are long but buy tickets and book free timeslot reservations online to skip the lines at the top museums. Many museums are again open on Tuesdays. Most of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (national museums and galleries) are open in 2026 with only smaller ones … Read more
Berlin Modern – New National Gallery 20th-Century Art Museum
Although completion is still a good five years away, the Berlin Modern, the new museum for the National Gallery’s 20th-century art collection, has announced new exhibition plans and ideas for the Nationalgalerie in Kulturforum.
See the Pergamon Altar Sculptures and Asisi Panorama Painting in Berlin
Pergamonmuseum Das Panorama allows visitors a close-up view of sculptures and reliefs from the Pergamon Altar (while the main museum remains closed) and Yadegar Asisi’s panoramic painting in Berlin. Note: Das Panorama is closed from 1 September to 27 October 2025 while some sculptures are moved back to the main museum. The Panorama exhibition resumes … Read more
Visit the Bode Museum to See the Best Sculptures in Berlin
The Bode Museum on Museum Island in Berlin is home to one of the world’s largest collections of ancient sculptures, Byzantine art, and coins. The Bode Museum in Berlin displays one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of European sculptures from the Middle Ages, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, and neo-Classical periods. It also includes the Museum … Read more
Visit the Neues Museum with Bust of Nefertiti in Berlin
Buy time-slot reservation tickets online for the Neues Museum in Berlin to see the bust of Queen Nefertiti and other items from early and pre-history.
Italian Masterpieces in the Gemäldegalerie (Paintings Gallery) in Berlin
Caravaggio’s Amor Victorious is the top Italian painting in the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin but other top works are by Fra Angelico, Botticelli, Titian, Raphael, Canaletto, and Tiepolo.
Top Highlights to See in the Gemäldegalerie (Paintings Gallery) in Berlin
Caravaggio’s Amor Triumphant, two paintings by Vermeer, and 16 by Rembrandt are among the top art highlights in the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin.