Museum on Berlin's Museumsinsel (Museum Island) with the Pergamon Altar and Islamic art – closed for renovation, partial reopening on June 4, 2027.
From November 17, 2018
Interim offering during the closure in the exhibition building "Pergamonmuseum. Das Panorama" at Am Kupfergraben 2: original works from Pergamon and Yadegar Asisi's walk-in 360° panorama of the ancient city (separate ticket).
The museum was built because of the Pergamon Altar, whose relief panels engineer Carl Humann excavated in Pergamon in Asia Minor from 1878 onward and had brought to Berlin. A first museum building from 1901 soon proved unsuitable due to the difficult ground conditions and was taken down again. Starting in 1910, the present three-wing building went up to plans by Alfred Messel, continued after his death by Ludwig Hoffmann; it opened in 1930 for the centenary of the Berlin museums.
From the outset, the museum was designed to let visitors experience entire structures at their original size: the altar, the Market Gate of Miletus, the Ishtar Gate with the Processional Way of Babylon, and the facade of the Mshatta desert palace. It houses three collections – the Antikensammlung (Collection of Classical Antiquities), the Vorderasiatisches Museum (Museum of the Ancient Near East), and the Museum für Islamische Kunst (Museum of Islamic Art). After World War II, many objects, including the altar, were taken to the Soviet Union; they returned to Berlin in 1958.
Since 2013 the building has been undergoing a thorough renovation in two construction phases as part of the Museumsinsel master plan. The altar hall has been inaccessible since 2014, and the entire museum closed on October 23, 2023. On June 4, 2027, the north wing and central section are scheduled to reopen with the Pergamon Altar, the Hall of Hellenistic Architecture, and a completely redesigned presentation of the Museum für Islamische Kunst; the Vorderasiatisches Museum will then show a selection in the north wing. The south wing with the Ishtar Gate is expected to follow in 2037. The museum is also gaining a fourth wing to create a continuous circuit and will be linked to the neighboring museums by the underground Archäologische Promenade.
| Children & teens | –Children and teens under 18 get free admission to all museums of the Staatliche Museen. |
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| Groups | –The group tour "Highlights des Pergamonmuseums" can already be booked for visits from June 8, 2027 (limited capacity); further group offerings will follow from spring 2027. |
Admission prices for the reopened museum have not yet been published; individual tickets are expected to go on sale from December 2026. Until then: Pergamonmuseum. Das Panorama €14, reduced €7; Museumsinsel ticket (area ticket for all open museums of the Staatliche Museen on Museum Island on one day, incl. the Panorama) €24, reduced €12.
The renovation is intended to improve the building's accessibility; specific details for the reopened museum are not yet available. According to the Staatliche Museen, the exhibition building "Pergamonmuseum. Das Panorama" is fully wheelchair-accessible.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
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.
Details of visitor services after the reopening are still pending. Until then: Café "pi" and the Walther König bookshop in Pergamonmuseum. Das Panorama; Café & Restaurant Cu29 in the James-Simon-Galerie.
Events in the museums of the Staatliche Museen are arranged by Museum&Location; information on future rental options at the Pergamonmuseum after the reopening is available on request.
Inquiries & details| Guided tours | yes · approx. 1.5 hrs |
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