The Berlin Antikensammlung (Collection of Classical Antiquities) looks back on a history of more than 350 years. Its main location is the Altes Museum. Since 2011, the main floor has offered an impressive panorama of Greek art from the 9th to the 1st century BC. Sculptures of the Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic periods, outstanding vases, funerary and votive reliefs, architectural fragments, small art and jewelry are grouped thematically.
Highlights include the statue of the so-called Berlin Goddess, the bronze Praying Boy and the Enthroned Goddess from Taranto. Etruscan and Roman art and culture are presented on the upper floor. On display are ceramics, urns and sarcophagi, mummy portraits, Roman sculptures and mosaics. Unique are the busts of Caesar and Cleopatra and the silver treasure of Hildesheim.
In the neighboring Pergamonmuseum you can see the famous architectures, which come from the Berlin excavation campaigns at the end of the 19th century. The main attraction is the Pergamon Altar from the 2nd century BC. Its large sculptural frieze, a masterpiece of Hellenism, depicts the battle of the gods against the giants. In the adjoining hall to the south, the Market Gate of Miletus (c. 165 AD) is on display, and in the hall on the north side, examples of Greek architecture.
Works from the Collection of Classical Antiquities can also be found in the Neues Museum, including the halls on Cyprus (on the first floor) and the Roman provinces (on the 1st floor).
Due to construction work, the hall with the Pergamon Altar and the Hellenistic hall are closed until probably 2025.
- Monday closed
- Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 - 18:00
Please refer to the information bundled on this page to plan your visit.
- 1. January 12:00 - 18:00
- 1. May 10:00 - 18:00
- 3. October 10:00 - 18:00
- 24. December closed
- 25. December 10:00 - 18:00
- 26. December 10:00 - 18:00
- 31. December closed
Am Lustgarten, 10178 Berlin
+49 (30) 266 42 42 42
Admission price 10,00 €
Valid for the Old Museum
Reduced price 5,00 €
Valid for the Old Museum
Exhibitions
Events
Pergamonmuseum
Take five – Highlights of the Pergamonmuseum (in English)
Guided Tour
Altes Museum
Göttlich!
Pergamonmuseum
Take five – Highlights des Pergamonmuseums (in Deutsch)
Guided Tour
Altes Museum
Tempel der Kunst - Meisterwerke der Antike im Alten Museum
Guided Tour
Pergamonmuseum
Mit Abstand das Beste! Das Markttor von Milet
Guided Tour
Altes Museum
Kurz und knackig! – Gespräche im Museum | Altes Museum
Pergamonmuseum
Kurz und knackig! – Gespräche im Museum | Pergamonmuseum
Altes Museum
Auf den ersten Blick: Das Alte Museum
Guided Tour
Pergamonmuseum
Auf den ersten Blick: Highlights des Pergamonmuseums
Guided Tour
Altes Museum
Auf den zweiten Blick: Details der antiken Kunst
Altes Museum
Guided Tour
Pergamonmuseum
Museum Sunday Tour: Highlights of the Pergamonmuseum (in English)
Guided Tour
Altes Museum
Vom Selfie zum Kaiser: Selbstporträts
Museumstaschen – Materialien für Familien
Workshop
Pergamonmuseum. The Panorama
Meisterwerke der antiken Metropole
Guided Tour
Pergamonmuseum. The Panorama
Masterpieces from the Ancient Metropolis
Guided Tour
Pergamonmuseum. The Panorama
Antike Bildgeschichten in 3D
Pergamonmuseum
Zeichnen!
Workshop
Altes Museum
Eins zu Eins
zur Sonderausstellung „Klasse und Masse. Die Welt griechischer Tonfiguren“
Pergamonmuseum
Von Babylon bis zu den ewigen Gärten: Details entdecken
Museumstaschen – Materialien für Familien
Workshop
Altes Museum
Mit Abstand das Beste!
Altes Museum
Temple of Art: Masterpieces of the Ancient World at the Altes Museum (in English)
Guided Tour
Altes Museum
Den Farben der Antike auf der Spur
zur Sonderausstellung "Klasse und Masse. Die Welt griechischer Tonfiguren"
Guided Tour
Altes Museum
In einfacher Sprache durchs Alte Museum
Guided Tour
Antikensammlung
The End of Rome. A world in transition
Academy - Lecture series as video series
Bookable group offer
Digital
COLLECTION ONLINE
Online collections database SMB-digital
COLLECTION ONLINE
Works in the Google Art Project
Tickets
Admission price
10,00 €
Valid for the Old Museum
Reduced price
5,00 €
Valid for the Old Museum
Yearly ticket
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Booking Telephone
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Services
- Museum Shop
- Cafe
Service Telephone
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Audioguides
In German, English, im Pergamonmuseum außerdem: Französisch, Polnisch, Spanisch, Italienisch, Türkisch, Chinesisch, Griechisch, Japanisch, Russisch, im Neuen Museum zusätzlich: Französisch, Italienisch, Spanisch.