The Berlinische Galerie - State Museum of Modern Art, Photography and Architecture - is one of the youngest museums in the capital and collects art created in Berlin from 1870 to the present day. Outstanding areas of the collection are Dada Berlin, New Objectivity, the Eastern European avant-garde and the art of the divided Berlin and the reunited metropolis.
In 2004, the Berlinische Galerie moved into its first building. The building, which was erected in 1964 as a glass warehouse in Kreuzberg, was converted, a second storey was added and a foyer, a library, a study room and an auditorium were added. While special exhibitions are shown on the ground floor, the permanent collection is housed in a spatial structure designed by architect David Saik on the upper floor.
The special exhibitions range from classical modernism to contemporary art in Berlin. The programme covers a wide variety of themes, artistic styles and genres. It is complemented by varied programme series, cooperation projects and offers for children, young people and adults in the "Atelier Bunter Jakob".
- Monday 10:00 - 18:00
- Tuesday closed
- Wednesday-Sunday 10:00 - 18:00
Opening Hours (15.9.23 – 22.1.24)
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun 10 am – 6 pm
Thur 10 am – 8 pm
Closed on Tuesdays
- 24. December closed
- 31. December closed
Alte Jakobstraße 124-128, 10969 Berlin
+49 (30) 789 02-600
+49 (30) 789 02-700
Admission price 10,00 €
Tickets can be booked online here.
Free admission for under 18s
Free admission for refugees / Вільний вхід для біженців / Для беженцев вход бесплатный
Reduced price 6,00 €
Reduced admission for visitors with severe disabilities + Free admission for one recognized accompanying person
Upon presenting a ticket from the Jewish Museum Berlin, we will grant you an admission discount. The same offer applies in reverse to temporary exhibitions at the Jewish Museum. Its permanent exhibition can be visited free of charge.
Exhibitions
Events
Berlinische Galerie
Open studio - Your art workshop
Workshop
Berlinische Galerie
Museum Sunday
Free entry for all visitors
Miscellaneous
Berlinische Galerie
Children's birthday party: Monster hunt
Celebrate your birthday in the Bunter Jakob studio
Bookable group offer
Berlinische Galerie
Touch guide
Offer for blind and visually impaired people to the permanent exhibition
Bookable group offer
Berlinische Galerie
Children's birthday party: secret recipes
Celebrate birthday in the studio Bunter Jakob
Bookable group offer
Berlinische Galerie
Bookable tours
Bookable group offer
Berlinische Galerie
Surprise me
Project day on the permanent exhibition "Art in Berlin 1880 - 1980" for school classes (grades 3 - 13)
Bookable group offer
Berlinische Galerie
Club Global
Project day on the permanent exhibition "Art in Berlin 1880 - 1980" for school classes (grades 4 - 13)
Bookable group offer
Berlinische Galerie
Curate
Offer for school classes (grade 7 - 13)
Bookable group offer
Berlinische Galerie
Theme tour: New Objectivity
Guided tour of the permanent exhibition "Art in Berlin 1880 - 1980
Bookable group offer
Berlinische Galerie
Overview guide
About the permanent exhibition and the special exhibitions (grades 7 - 13)
Bookable group offer
Digital
COLLECTION ONLINE
Highlights from Baselitz to Kwade
Tickets
Admission price
10,00 €
Tickets can be booked online here.
Free admission for under 18s
Free admission for refugees / Вільний вхід для біженців / Для беженцев вход бесплатный
Reduced price
6,00 €
Reduced admission for visitors with severe disabilities + Free admission for one recognized accompanying person
Upon presenting a ticket from the Jewish Museum Berlin, we will grant you an admission discount. The same offer applies in reverse to temporary exhibitions at the Jewish Museum. Its permanent exhibition can be visited free of charge.
Group ticket
Member of Museumspass Berlin
Services
- Museum Shop
- Cafe
- Library
- Archive
- Diaper changing table
Accessibility
Wheelchairs and step-free mobility
The Berlinische Galerie is accessible to visitors with restricted mobility. Wheelchair users can move around the museum building, all the exhibition and event spaces and Café Dix. The entrance to the museum is step-free. There is a power-assisted door about 15 metres beyond the main entrance in the glass front on the right. The ticket counter cannot be lowered but it does permit communication from a seated position. Temporary exhibitions take place on the ground floor. There is a lift to the exhibition spaces on the upper level. This lift is suitable for wheelchair users. There is a toilet with disabled access next to the cloakroom in the museum foyer. It has a push-button switch for opening the door. Most of the exhibits and explanatory texts can be seen and read from a seated position. The standard height of the display cases is 78 cm and they can be lowered. In the museum café there are tables that can be lowered.
Aids
Wheelchairs and folding stools can be borrowed free of charge from the cloakroom. Guide dogs are allowed into the museum. All the exhibition texts are printed large in German.
Inclusive audio guide and touch models
The Berlinische Galerie offers an inclusive audio guide in both an app and an online version with descriptions of 17 works in the permanent collection. The app has an automated function that triggers all the audio texts so that people with little or no sight can navigate independently around the exhibition. All the audio texts can be displayed in a written version. Seven major works can be explored by touch. The touch models are made of various materials such as felt, fabric and wood to convey a sculptural, tactile impression of the original.
Navigation
A tactile floor guidance system indicates the way to the ticket counter, cloakroom, lift, toilets and to the permanent collection on the upper level. Guide dogs for the blind are allowed into the museum.
Offers in German Sign Language
The Berlinische Galerie frequently holds discussions about art and guided tours in/with German Sign Language. The speeches at exhibition openings are interpreted into German Sign Language.
Offers in Easy German
Information in Plain German and Easy German about the museum and the services we offer can be found here.
Certification of access standards
The Berlinische Galerie was evaluated in 2019 by “Reisen für Alle”, a certification project for inclusive tourism, and was awarded a label confirming that standards of disabled access had been met. This certification is valid until 2025.
Inclusive education programme
The Berlinische Galerie offers regular education formats tailored to the various needs of visitors with disabilities. Upcoming events and detailed information can be found in our here.
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Audioguides
In German, English, und für blinde und sehbehinderte Menschen.
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