Stüler's museum building on Museumsinsel (Museum Island), restored by David Chipperfield: the Egyptian Museum with Nefertiti and the Museum of Prehistory and Early History.
June 6, 2026 – December 31, 2026
Small show in the Mythological Room on the first volume of the Egyptian Dictionary of 1926: archival items show how more than one million handwritten text slips became a standard reference work of Egyptology.
March 21, 2026 – January 10, 2027
The exhibition traces the zodiac from Babylonia through Egypt to the Greco-Roman world and asks what it still means for astronomy, astrology, and the horoscope today – with objects from Berlin museums, some shown for the first time.
April 12, 2025 – March 14, 2027
In the staircase hall, a room-filling painting by the artist Michael Müller about the twins Castor and Polydeuces enters into dialogue with ancient depictions of the myth.
October 19, 2017 – September 22, 2027
Gold jewelry from the Migration Period from the Black Sea region and magnificent early medieval grave goods from the Diergardt Collection, on loan from the Römisch-Germanisches Museum in Cologne.
The Neues Museum was built between 1843 and 1855 to designs by Friedrich August Stüler as the second museum building on the Spree Island, directly behind Schinkel's Altes Museum. It was technologically groundbreaking for its time: steam engines worked on the construction site, lightweight iron structures supported ceilings and domes, and every hall received painted decoration related to the objects displayed there. The building housed, among other things, the Egyptian antiquities, the collection of plaster casts, and the "patriotic antiquities" (German prehistory).
The building was badly hit in World War II and remained a ruin for decades. After initial stabilization work in the 1980s, British architect David Chipperfield won the competition for its reconstruction in 1997. His concept complements what survived without imitating it: war damage, remains of historic wall paintings, and new elements made of recycled bricks and light-colored cast stone deliberately stand side by side. The museum reopened in October 2009; as part of Museumsinsel, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999.
Today the building is shared by the Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung (Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection) and the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte (Museum of Prehistory and Early History), supplemented by objects from the Antikensammlung (Collection of Classical Antiquities). The exhibitions span from the Near East to Scandinavia and from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages – from the bust of Nefertiti and Heinrich Schliemann's finds from Troy to the Bronze Age Berlin Gold Hat. Visitors enter the museum through the neighboring James-Simon-Galerie.
| Adults | €14 |
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| Reduced | €7School pupils, apprentices, students, people doing voluntary service, job seekers receiving ALG I (unemployment benefit), and people with severe disabilities with a degree of disability of 50 or higher (each with proof) |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children and teens under 18 get free admission (free ticket at the ticket desk or online). |
| Seniors | –No senior discount. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €7companion free · Reduced admission from a degree of disability of 50; a companion recognized by a doctor as necessary gets free admission if noted on the severe disability ID (Schwerbehindertenausweis). |
| Students & apprentices | €7Students and school pupils receive a 50% discount; admission is free for registered university courses and school class visits. |
| Groups (10+ people) | –Groups of 10 or more must register at least two weeks in advance (online ticket shop or info service). Admission at the regular or reduced individual price plus a €10 registration fee per (sub)group; groups of 25 or more are split. Group entrance in the lower foyer of the James-Simon-Galerie. |
| Families | –No family ticket; children and teens under 18 get free admission. |
Day tickets; online advance sales open four weeks ahead. Audio guide included in the ticket price. Museumsinsel ticket (area ticket): €24, reduced €12, valid for one day at all museums of the Staatliche Museen on Museum Island (Alte Nationalgalerie, Altes Museum, Bode-Museum, Neues Museum, Pergamonmuseum. Das Panorama) as well as the Friedrichswerdersche Kirche and PETRI Berlin. Museumspass Berlin (3 days, more than 30 museums): €32, reduced €16. Annual passes Basic, Classic, and Classic Plus. Free admission for, among others, recipients of Bürgergeld, Wohngeld, Grundsicherung, or benefits under the AsylbLG (various German social benefits), ICOM members, and press. Timed-entry tickets may be required for major special exhibitions.
Fully wheelchair-accessible according to the Staatliche Museen; access is via the James-Simon-Galerie. Accessible restrooms and baby changing table as shown on the site map. Wheelchairs and mobility aids can be borrowed at many museums of the Staatliche Museen – check availability in advance with the info service (030 266424242, Mon–Fri 9:00–16:00). Free audio guide in Leichte Sprache (Easy German) with 16 stops through the Egyptian Museum. Only trained assistance dogs are permitted.
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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Family tours, gallery talks, and workshops for families and children aged 6 to 12, plus the scavenger hunt "Ägypten ganz nah – folge dem Skarabäus" (Egypt up close – follow the scarab) and the family program "Goldhut, Nofretete und Co." (Gold Hat, Nefertiti & Co.). Activity booklets "Mit Paul und Scheri durch das Museum" for children from age 8 (German/English) and the booklet "Unsere Museumsinsel." Baby changing table as shown on the site map. Under the Staatliche Museen's visitor rules, certain strollers may have to be exchanged for strollers provided by the museum; children may not be carried in back carriers or on shoulders.
Museumsinsel
U5 to Museumsinsel; S-Bahn to Friedrichstraße or Hackescher Markt; tram to Am Kupfergraben or Hackescher Markt; bus to U Museumsinsel.
No on-site parking at the museum.
The Staatliche Museen do not list any parking and recommend arriving by public transport or bicycle.
Allegretto Café in the Neues Museum (Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00); Café & Restaurant Cu29 in the James-Simon-Galerie entrance building. Walther König bookshop in the museum (Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00). Ticket sales, coat checks, and lockers are centrally located in the James-Simon-Galerie; bags larger than 30 × 20 × 10 cm must be checked; travel luggage is not accepted.
Up to 150 guests.
Events outside opening hours through Museum&Location, the events company of the Staatliche Museen: basement foyer for standing receptions up to 150 people, vestibule up to 100, 1st-floor foyer by the grand staircase up to 80 people (dinner up to 50), café up to 30 people; receptions in the Kolonnadenhof (colonnade courtyard) up to 1,000 people under separate guidelines. Advertising and product presentations are not permitted, nor are open flames and buffets inside the building.
Inquiries & details| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| Audio guide | yes |
| School programs | yes |
| Photography | Photography is generally permitted; commercial photography requires permission, and restrictions apply in some exhibitions. |
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