Photography museum at Bahnhof Zoo in the former Landwehrkasino – home to the Helmut Newton Foundation and the Kunstbibliothek’s photography collection.
24. april 2026 – 31. december 2027
The Newton Foundation replaces its long-running permanent presentation on the first floor with a room-filling film installation about Helmut and June Newton, complemented by posters, magazines, and changing behind-the-scenes looks at individual iconic photographs.
5. juni 2026 – 15. november 2026
Group exhibition by the Newton Foundation on spaces as stage and subject – from staged portraits and empty interiors to Newton’s hotel and outdoor settings in fashion photography.
5. juni 2026 – 15. november 2026
On view in Berlin for the first time: a one-of-a-kind album compiled in 1999 with 112 hand-inscribed original Newton prints from a Swiss private collection.
4. december 2026 – 18. april 2027
Using a wide range of photo objects from its collection, the Kunstbibliothek asks what makes up a photograph materially – from early processes to digital images and AI.
The neoclassical building opposite Zoologischer Garten station was built in 1908/09 to plans by Heino Schmieden and Julius Boethke as an officers’ club (casino) for the Berlin Landwehr. Behind the plain facade lay lavishly painted banquet rooms, including the barrel-vaulted Kaisersaal (Emperor’s Hall) on the third floor, which was badly damaged in World War II.
After 1950, the building was used by the Kunstbibliothek (Art Library) and the Galerie des 20. Jahrhunderts, and at times also by the Berlinische Galerie; later it served mainly as a storage facility. Shortly before his death, the Berlin-born photographer Helmut Newton established a foundation at the end of 2003 and agreed with the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz on the permanent use of the two lower floors. In June 2004, the Museum für Fotografie opened with two Newton exhibitions, in the presence of his widow June, who was herself a photographer under the name Alice Springs.
Since then, the Newton Foundation and the Kunstbibliothek’s photography collection have shared the building. Following its renovation, the Kaisersaal has served since 2010 as a climate-controlled exhibition space for photography from the 19th to the 21st century. The long-running permanent presentation “Helmut Newton’s Private Property” was replaced in 2026 by the film-based show “Intermezzo”.
| Voksne | 12 € |
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| Nedsat pris | 6 €School students, apprentices, university students, volunteer service participants, job seekers receiving unemployment benefit (ALG I), people with severe disabilities with a degree of disability (GdB) of 50 or more |
| Børn og unge | gratisgratis til og med 17 år · Children and teens under 18 free |
| Pensionister | –No senior discount |
| Personer med handicap | 6 €ledsager gratis · Reduced from a degree of disability (GdB) of 50; companion noted on the ID free |
| Studerende og elever | 6 € |
| Grupper (fra 10 pers.) | –Groups of 10 or more must register at least 2 weeks in advance via the online ticket shop or the SMB info service. Registered school classes and university students in courses free. |
| Museumspass Berlin (3 days) | 32 €Reduced €16; valid for the permanent exhibitions of more than 30 Berlin museums |
| Annual passes of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (BASIC, CLASSIC, CLASSIC PLUS) | –Prices vary by pass type |
Day ticket, valid at any time on the booked day; online advance sales open four weeks ahead. €2 discount (reduced €1) on presentation of a valid C/O Berlin ticket. Free admission for recipients of Bürgergeld (citizen’s income), housing benefit, and basic income support, ICOM and Museumsbund members, and press, among others.
Entrance at Jebensstraße 2 fully wheelchair-accessible according to the SMB. Telephone tours (“Bei Anruf Kultur”) for people with and without visual impairments. Only trained assistance dogs allowed.
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 17 år |
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Changing workshops for children and families according to the events calendar, e.g., open studios for all ages; further family programs of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Feeding babies is allowed in the exhibitions.
Zoologischer Garten
S-Bahn and U-Bahn Zoologischer Garten; U-Bahn Kurfürstendamm; buses to Zoologischer Garten and Kurfürstendamm
No parking information for the building; the Staatliche Museen recommend arriving by public transport or bicycle.
Planlæg ruteBookstore on site. Coat check and lockers; bags larger than 30×20×10 cm must be checked, luggage is not accepted.
Inquiries about events and exclusive visits outside opening hours are handled by “Museum and Location” of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin; venue-specific details are not available.
| Rundvisninger | ja |
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| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Fotografering | Generally allowed for private purposes; restrictions possible in individual exhibitions; commercial use requires permission |
| Godt at vide | Regular public guided tours, curator tours, photo walks, and workshops according to the events calendar. Group tours and registration via the SMB info service (Mon–Fri 9:00–16:00). Eating and drinking not allowed in the exhibitions. |
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