Bode Museum

The Bode-Museum, in Berlin

The Bode-Museum stands, topped with its dome, at the tip of the Museum Island, in Berlin. The Berlin audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this refined museum, dedicated to sculpture and Byzantine art, at the confluence of the Spree.

The sculpture museum at the tip of the island

At the northern tip of the Museum Island, where the Spree splits into two arms, stands the Bode-Museum, recognisable by its majestic dome. Built at the beginning of the twentieth century in a neo-Baroque style, this fine building dominates the water and composes an emblematic silhouette of Berlin. The museum shelters a remarkable collection of sculptures, from the Middle Ages to the baroque era, as well as an important collection of Byzantine art and a coin cabinet among the richest in the world. With its elegant rooms and its rotunda, it is a refined setting for these treasures.

What to see

You admire the majestic dome at the tip of the island, the remarkable collection of sculptures from the Middle Ages to the baroque, the Byzantine art and the rich coin cabinet. The Bode-Museum composes an emblematic silhouette of Berlin. It is a stop for art lovers, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Bode-Museum lies at the tip of 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; the museum is generally closed on Mondays. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

What does the Bode-Museum of Berlin present?

A remarkable collection of sculptures from the Middle Ages to the baroque, Byzantine art and a rich coin cabinet, in a neo-Baroque building topped with a dome, at the tip of the island.

Where is the Bode-Museum?

At the tip of the Museum Island, in the heart of Berlin, in Germany.