The museum was built between 1910 and 1930 by Ludwig Hoffmann according to the designs of Alfred Messel. Previously, from 1901 to 1909, a smaller building stood on the same site. It initially housed the important excavation finds of the Berlin museums, such as the frieze slabs of the Pergamon Altar recovered between 1878 and 1886.
Insufficient foundations, however, caused damage to the building, so that it had to be demolished before the First World War. The new, larger Pergamonmuseum was designed as a three-wing complex.
Today it houses three museums: the Antikensammlung with its testimonies of Hellenistic and Roman architecture, the Vorderasiatisches Museum and the Museum für Islamische Kunst. The museum is known worldwide for its impressive reconstructions of archaeological building ensembles - the Pergamon Altar, the Market Gate of Miletus and the Ishtar Gate with the Processional Way of Babylon and the Mshatta Façade.
In the course of the renovation, the hall with the Pergamon Altar will remain closed until probably 2023. The north wing and the Hellenistic Hall are affected by the closure. The south wing of the Pergamonmuseum with the Ishtar Gate, the Processional Way and the Market Gate of Miletus as well as the Museum für Islamische Kunst will remain open.
- Monday closed
- Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 - 18:00
Please Note: In the Pergamon Museum the exhibition areas Ancient Architectures, Islamic Cultures and Near East can be seen. Due to renovation, the Pergamon Altar is currently not accessible. For originals from Pergamon, please book a ticket for Pergamon Museum. The Panorama.
Please refer to the information bundled on this page to plan your visit.
- 1. January 12:00 - 18:00
- 8. March 10:00 - 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 10:00 - 14:00
Am Kupfergraben 5, Besuchereingang über James-Simon-Galerie, Bodestraße, 10117 Berlin
+49 (30) 266 42 42 42
Admission price 12,00 €
Area ticket Museum Island incl. panorama: 19,00 €. For the visit of each museum you need a time slot booking.
Reduced price 6,00 €
Area map Museum Island incl. panorama: 9,50 €.
Exhibitions
Events
Pergamonmuseum
After Work – 5 Highlights des Pergamonmuseums
Guided Tour
Pergamonmuseum
Architektur in Mesopotamien
Guided Tour
Pergamonmuseum
Take five – Highlights of the Pergamonmuseum (in English)
Guided Tour
Pergamonmuseum
Take five – Highlights des Pergamonmuseums (in Deutsch)
Guided Tour
Pergamonmuseum
Disrupting time: Queens against borders
Queer performances
Theater, performance
Pergamonmuseum
Kurz und knackig! – Gespräche im Museum | Pergamonmuseum
Pergamonmuseum
Auf den ersten Blick: Highlights des Pergamonmuseums
Pergamonmuseum
Auf den zweiten Blick: Babylon – Metropole der Antike
Pergamonmuseum
Pergamonmuseum
Museum Sunday Tour: Highlights of the Pergamonmuseum (in English)
Guided Tour
Pergamonmuseum
Auf den zweiten Blick: Uruk – Megacity in Mesopotamien
Pergamonmuseum
Pergamonmuseum
Auf den zweiten Blick: Samarra – archäologische Stätte der antiken Welt
Pergamonmuseum
Pergamonmuseum
Auf den zweiten Blick: Konya – Holzarbeiten und Fayencemosaike
Pergamonmuseum
Pergamonmuseum
6. Antiquity Slam – 10 Minuten vor dem Ischtartor!
Theater, performance
Pergamonmuseum
The water basin from Assur (Iraq)
Pergamonmuseum
Von uralten Begleitern: Zur Gemeinschaft von Tieren und Menschen | 5.10.2023
im Pergamonmuseum
Guided Tour
Pergamonmuseum
Mit Abstand das Beste! Das Markttor von Milet
Guided Tour
Pergamonmuseum
Auf die Plätze, fertig, los!
Workshop
Pergamonmuseum
Da kiekste: Meen Garten!
Workshop
Pergamonmuseum
Blitz und Donner
Pergamonmuseum
Mit Abstand der Beste! Die Berliner Teppichsammlung
Guided Tour
Digital
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Works in the Google Art Project
Tickets
Admission price
12,00 €
Area ticket Museum Island incl. panorama: 19,00 €. For the visit of each museum you need a time slot booking.
Reduced price
6,00 €
Area map Museum Island incl. panorama: 9,50 €.
Yearly ticket
Click here for information about Yearly ticket.
Member of Museumspass Berlin
Booking Telephone
+49 (30) 266 42 42 42
Services
- Museum Shop
- Cafe
Service Telephone
+49 (30) 266 42 42 42
Accessibility
Please note that due to a technical malfunction, the elevator is out of service until further notice.
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