Museum Island

The Museum Island, in Berlin

The Museum Island is an exceptional ensemble of five great museums, listed on the world heritage, in the heart of Berlin. The Berlin audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this unique site, a true sanctuary of art and history, on the Spree.

Five great museums on an island

The Museum Island, or Museumsinsel, occupies the northern tip of an island of the Spree, in the heart of Berlin. It gathers five great museums, built between the nineteenth and the twentieth century to shelter the prestigious collections of the Prussian state: the Altes Museum, the Neues Museum, the Alte Nationalgalerie, the Pergamonmuseum and the Bode-Museum. This remarkable architectural and cultural ensemble, listed on the world heritage of UNESCO, gathers treasures of antiquity, masterpieces of painting and sculpture, and collections from all over the world. It is one of the greatest museum sanctuaries of Europe.

What to see

Here you discover the ensemble of five great museums, the Altes Museum, the Neues Museum, the Alte Nationalgalerie, the Pergamonmuseum and the Bode-Museum, which gather treasures of antiquity and masterpieces of art, on the Spree. The Museum Island is a museum sanctuary listed by UNESCO. It is a major stop for art lovers, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Museum Island lies in the heart of Berlin, on an island of the Spree, reachable on foot and by public transport. The five museums follow their own hours and prices, which vary; some may be closed for renovation. It is best to check the arrangements and to plan time to discover them.

Which museums can you find on the Museum Island of Berlin?

The Altes Museum, the Neues Museum, the Alte Nationalgalerie, the Pergamonmuseum and the Bode-Museum, five great museums listed on the world heritage of UNESCO.

Where is the Museum Island?

In the heart of Berlin, on an island of the Spree, in Germany.