Altes Museum

The Altes Museum, in Berlin

The Altes Museum, the Old Museum, is the oldest museum of the Museum Island, a masterpiece of neoclassical architecture. The Berlin audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this temple of ancient art, with its majestic colonnade.

The neoclassical temple of ancient art

The Altes Museum, originally created to house all the royal collections, was the first museum built on the island, in the nineteenth century. A major work of the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel, it is a masterpiece of neoclassicism: its façade deploys a majestic colonnade of high columns, and its heart shelters a vast rotunda inspired by the Pantheon of Rome. The museum today presents remarkable collections of Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities, sculptures, vases, jewellery and art objects, which immerse the visitor in the world of classical antiquity.

What to see

You admire the majestic neoclassical colonnade, the vast rotunda inspired by the Pantheon of Rome, and the remarkable collections of Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities. The Altes Museum is the oldest museum of the Museum Island. It is a major stop for lovers of ancient art, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Altes Museum lies on the Museum Island, in the heart of Berlin, reachable on foot and by public transport. The visit has a fee and follows its own hours, which vary. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

What does the Altes Museum of Berlin present?

Remarkable collections of Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities, in a neoclassical masterpiece by Schinkel with a majestic colonnade and a vast rotunda.

Where is the Altes Museum?

On the Museum Island, in the heart of Berlin, in Germany.