Henri Leroux

Berlin · experience

Museum Island: four museums, one ticket

A self-paced day across Museum Island’s antiquities and art, including the Neues Museum’s bust of Nefertiti.

1 day (self-paced)From €24

The experience

A single ticket across four of Museum Island’s five museums.

A self-paced day across Museum Island’s collections: the Neues Museum’s Egyptian antiquities, including the bust of Nefertiti; the Altes Museum’s classical Greek and Roman collection; the Bode Museum’s Byzantine art and medieval-to-early-Renaissance sculpture; and the Alte Nationalgalerie’s nineteenth-century paintings.

The Pergamon Museum, the island’s fifth house, is currently closed for renovation; the ticket includes the Pergamonmuseum: Das Panorama exhibition in its place, a large-scale reconstruction of the site alongside a selection of its treasures.

Duration

1 day (self-paced)

Group

Group size confirmed with the option

Languages

Confirmed with the option

Format

Confirmed with the option

Meeting point

Entrance to Museum Island, Bodestraße, 10178 Berlin.

Pickup and drop-off

Confirmed with the option

Who this suits

A good choice when it matches the way you want to use the city.

  • A self-guided day among world-class antiquities.
  • Travellers who want to move between four collections at their own pace.
  • A quieter alternative to a single crowded museum queue.

Itinerary

The route at a glance.

The guide and exact sequence are confirmed on the day. Times below are a useful indication of how this visit is normally structured.

  1. 1

    Neues Museum

    Egyptian and Nubian art, including the bust of Nefertiti.

    Recommended 1.5–2 hours
  2. 2

    Altes Museum

    Ancient Greek and Roman statues and vases in a neoclassical building.

    Recommended 1 hour
  3. 3

    Bode Museum and Alte Nationalgalerie

    Byzantine and medieval sculpture, and nineteenth-century painting.

    Recommended 1.5 hours

What the visit includes

The practical detail before you choose a date.

Highlights

  • Skip-the-line entry to the Altes Museum, Neues Museum, Bode Museum and Alte Nationalgalerie
  • See the world-famous bust of Nefertiti in the Neues Museum
  • A large-scale Pergamon panorama exhibition while the Pergamon Museum itself is closed
  • Valid for one full day across all included houses

Included

  • ✓ Skip-the-line access to the Altes Museum, Neues Museum, Bode Museum and Alte Nationalgalerie
  • ✓ Entry to the Pergamonmuseum: Das Panorama exhibition

Not included

  • • Entry to the Pergamon Museum itself, which is closed for renovation
  • • Audio guide (available at an extra charge at some houses)
  • • Food and drink

Before you go

A few essentials for the day.

  • The Pergamon Museum is currently closed and cannot be visited; the ticket includes the separate Panorama exhibition instead.
  • The Alte Nationalgalerie, Bode Museum and Altes Museum close at 6pm daily (8pm Thursdays) and are closed Mondays and Tuesdays.