Berlin is a city of wonderful museums. Our list of the best Berlin museums will help you not to get lost in a wide variety of art spaces. The program includes an underground bunker, Marlene Dietrich and the largest dinosaur skeleton.

museum island

In the bend of the Spree in Berlin there is a whole island on which there is a complex of five museums: the Pergamon Museum, the Bode Museum, the Old and New Museums and the Old National Gallery. Now here you can see a collection of papyri, the Pergamon altar, a bust of Nefertiti and other Egyptian, Greek and Roman relics. In the coming years, transitions between museums will be completed - this will turn the Museum Island into a single whole, which will allow you to see the entire history of the development of civilization.

Berlin History Museum

This museum has 23 thematic halls, which visually represent the entire history of the city from the moment of its foundation to the present. All information is presented in an interactive form using multimedia technology, which appeals to guests of all ages. Also attracting visitors is the fact that deep underground, under the museum building and nearby streets, there is a Cold War atomic bomb shelter. The corridors of the bunker and the atmosphere of a secret facility will not leave anyone indifferent.

Museum of computer games Computerspielemuseum

In the museum computer games there is a major permanent exhibition that tells the story of the development of computer technology and the entertainment industry in general. In addition, from time to time there are about 30 different international exhibitions. The surroundings of the museum and its interactivity attract lovers of electronics, and the museum will also be of interest to fans of computer game characters.

German Historical Museum

The exposition of the German Historical Museum is located in two places: in an old baroque building on Unter der Linden and in a modern exhibition hall. Both buildings are connected to each other by an underground tunnel. permanent exhibition has about 8,000 exhibits and represents almost two thousand years of history of the German state. It should be noted that the German Historical Museum is one of the most visited in Germany.

German Technical Museum

By the amount of technology, this museum is the largest in Europe. Here are exhibits dedicated to scientific achievements from ancient times to the present: the first calculators, robots, airplanes, combines and cars, various devices, devices and mechanisms that can not only be examined, but also touched, turned, and experimented with. Here you can see Foucault's pendulum and look into the camera obscura, and in the optics hall you can experience various optical illusions. From German technical museum Not only children will be delighted, but also adults.

Berlin Art Gallery

The art gallery will impress all connoisseurs of art, because there is a huge collection of paintings by such great masters as Titian, Raphael, Caravaggio, Rubens, Botticelli and many others. This is truly a treasure trove of world painting. In addition to the main exhibition of about 3,000 paintings, the gallery often hosts exhibitions contemporary artists, designers, photographers, and in addition, the building also houses a library, archive and art school.

Jewish Museum

The building of the Jewish Museum, designed by architect Daniel Libeskind, is made in the form of a curved line. The floors of the premises are inclined, and visitors, passing through the halls, feel the heaviness of the rise, which symbolizes all the difficulties of the life of the Jewish people. The exhibits of the exhibition are dedicated to the life and culture of the Jews: dishes, documents, clothing items and much more. Also of interest is the "Holocaust Tower" installation - a small space with high black walls and a small hole at the top instead of a roof, through which a piece of the sky can be seen.

Berlin Wall Museum Checkpoint Charlie

Now Checkpoint Charlie is just a part of the Berlin Wall Museum, but from 1961 to 1990 it was a checkpoint for crossing from West to East Berlin. The Checkpoint separated the territories of the sectors of influence of the USA and the USSR, so now its windows show portraits of a Russian and an American soldier. In one of the houses standing nearby, there is the Museum of the History of the Berlin Wall, whose expositions are devoted to the events of those years, the international struggle for human rights, photographs of escapes and how the wall was destroyed.

Film and Television Museum

The Berlin Film Museum opened not so long ago, in 2000, but immediately gained numerous fans. The museum is divided into 13 halls, which are dedicated to the history of the development of German cinema: outstanding actors, directors and their films. Here you can touch the film, watch fragments of pre-war German films, see how modern special effects are created. An entire hall is dedicated to the great Marlene Dietrich and directors such as Fritz Lang, Robert Wiene and Leni Riefenstahl. As in many others Berlin museums, the exhibition space is multimedia and interactive, so viewing the exhibition will not be boring.

Berlin Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum in Berlin is famous for having the tallest original dinosaur skeleton at over 13m in height. It also houses one of the largest and oldest natural science collections in the world. The exhibits demonstrate the stages of development of the Universe, nature and man. In the halls there is a collection of meteorites and a workshop where you can see how animal models are created. Viewing the expositions is accompanied by the voices of birds and animals, the sounds of nature.

Modern museums evoke a lot of sensations, and none of them even come close to being boring. Interact with space and objects in it, be indignant or surprised, make your own photo masterpieces on your phone - together with HUAWEI we are starting a new column about best museums world, where we will talk not only about the must-haves for the cultural program, but also about where you can go for free or at a discount, what museum apps you should download, how to learn to #see more and find the best angles for your Instagram. In the first issue - the visual treasures of Berlin.

Proven classic

Old National Gallery

(Alte Nationalgalerie)

AT art gallery Museum Island houses important paintings from the 19th century – here you can thoroughly explore Classicism, Romanticism, Impressionism and Modernism. The monumental building itself is also an architectural monument in the neoclassical style. If you don't know much about art, take a look at what the museum itself considers the most important paintings in its collection. Our choice - a self-portrait of Sabina Lepsius - there are not so many in classical museums women's work. Here, of course, public tours are held and topics are chosen that are not at all boring - for example, about travel and art. There are tours in Russian.

#See more: Pay attention to the rather large collection of paintings by Caspar David Friedrich. This artist is the main figure of German romanticism. He created large, gloomy and mystical landscapes - a dark forest, huge mountains or the sea. Art critics call these landscapes philosophical statement. The person in them is often depicted with the back, so you can take a concept photo against the background.

Address: Bodestrasse

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Price: ticket € 12, reduced € 6. This museum is included in the "Museum Island", for which you can buy a single ticket for all exhibitions for € 18.

Old Museum and New Museum

(Altes Museum and Neues Museum)

Next items on Museum Island. AT old museum go lovers of ancient history for an extensive collection of Ancient Greece and ancient rome, and in the New - admirers ancient egypt and prehistoric times. Here you can take a look at the papyri and artifacts from the excavations of Troy.

#See more: If a antique statues you are not very attracted, look at the cool ancient mosaics in the Old Museum. And the main spot for photo reports from the New Museum is the very “Bust of Nefertiti”.

old museum

Address: Am Lustgarten

Working hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10.00 - 18.00, Thursday 10.00 - 20.00, closed on Monday.

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New Museum

Address: Bodestrasse

Working hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10.00 - 18.00, Thursday 10.00 - 20.00, closed on Monday.

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(Bode-Museum)

In the building on the edge of the museum island - frescoes, old interiors, sculptures, Byzantine art with icons and mosaics, a coin office with a huge numismatic collection - you can find out more about it in the interactive catalog on the spot. Do you doubt whether or not to include this museum in your already rich cultural program? Then, for starters, go on a virtual tour.

#See more: Our choice is the African collection from Ethnographic Museum, which was experimentally placed in pairs with sculptures from the museum's permanent collection. It is clear that the style of these works is completely different, and it is unlikely that they have ever been side by side in museum spaces. The more interesting the impression. No wonder the name of this exhibition is “Incomparable”.

Address: Am Kupfergraben

Working hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10.00 - 18.00, Thursday 10.00 - 20.00, closed on Monday.

Price: full ticket € 12, reduced € 6.

Pergamon Museum

(Pergamon Museum)

And this is perhaps the main point of the Museum Island. Here you plunge into great antiquity: Hittite, Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian, islamic art. And if the museum itself is the main point of the island, then the main point in the museum itself is the Ishtar Gate. Yes, it is precisely for the sake of photographing them that most visitors come here (and this, by the way, is the most visited museum in Berlin) - but this is a well-deserved popularity. Aesthetic pleasure is guaranteed.

#See more: If you want to thoroughly understand the giant Pergamon altar, which gave the museum its name, study its 3D model, which tells about all the gods and heroes depicted on it. And one more important life hack: the Pergamon Museum is one of those places where you should definitely buy a ticket online for a specific time and go to a separate queue. In the general queue, you are guaranteed to stand for several hours.

Address: Bodestrasse

Working hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10.00 - 18.00, Thursday 10.00 - 20.00, closed on Monday.

Price: full ticket € 12, reduced € 6.

German Technical Museum

(Deutsches Technikmuseum)

A gigantic complex, for which it is best to allocate a whole day at once, otherwise you will bite your elbows if you do not have time to twist that mechanism over there. And everything that can be called technology in one way or another is collected here - from old cameras to ships and aircraft, from paper production technology to computers. There is a historic brewery and a museum train that you can ride. In almost every part of the exposition there are places where you can watch demonstrations of the mechanisms or turn them yourself. In addition to the giant permanent exhibition, there are also special exhibitions - for example, a collection of lighthouse lanterns or multimedia exhibition, which explains natural processes (volcanic eruption or tsunami) in terms of mathematics. Finally, at the Spectrum Science Center (Möckernstraße 26) you can satisfy your passion for experiments.

#See more: In order not to get lost in 25,000 square meters of amazing mechanisms, download the museum’s application to your smartphone - a free audio guide is available there, which will help you better see and understand two hundred years of technological development, and also tell the history of the place where the museum stands.

Address: Trebbiner Strasse 9

Working hours: Tuesday - Friday 9.00 - 17.30, Saturday - Sunday 10.00 - 18.00. Monday is a day off.

Price: full ticket € 8, reduced € 4. Free entrance for students after 15.00 (if you show your student card).

Visual Treasures

Hamburg Station - Museum of Modernity

(Hamburger Bahnhof)

Museum contemporary art, where part of the collection of the National Gallery is kept. If you know German, the name of this museum will surprise you - why Hamburg Station? The building was once really a railway station and opened in 1946 on the line connecting Berlin and Hamburg. However, the station could not cope with the increased traffic, first closed, and then turned into a museum, and now contemporary art is hidden in a classic building on an area of ​​​​10,000 square meters. In the museum's permanent collection are works by Andy Warhol, Joseph Beuys, Anselm Kiefer, Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg - the artists who first began to transform traditional forms art. We advise you to pay attention to the collection of works by Joseph Beuys - this artist came up with his own mythical past, invented "soft sculptures" from felt, oil and other substances, and specific kind performance. And he also owns the phrase "Everyone is an artist", so feel free to create.

Outside the museum building are sculptures and installations, some of which you can interact with. The museum hosts performances, open discussions, thematic tours (themes, for example, are: "Art and politics" or "What is art?", and on Sundays at 12.00 tours are held in English).

#See more: This is one of the museums created for mobile photography. Look what great shots visitors do. Here you can feel like a modern photographer, wondering how best to fit a random visitor into a stan installation.

Address: Invalidenstrasse 50-51

Working hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10.00 - 18.00, Thursday 10.00 - 20.00. Monday is a day off.

Price: full ticket € 14, reduced € 7. Every first Thursday of the month from 16.00 to 20.00 admission is free.

Museum of Photography

(Museum fur photography)

A must-see for anyone interested in photography, even mobile photography. The museum's collection shows all forms and genres of photography from the 19th century and the beginning of photography to new ones. art forms today. Portraits, architecture, fashion, art photography from classics and experimenters - here you will definitely find a couple of fresh ideas for plots and composition. And tours from the museum staff will help you better understand the movements and concepts of photography of the 20th and 21st centuries. In this museum, be sure to visit the bookstore. There are some cool photography books here, and many of them can be bought for €10-20.

#See more: Two more must-see places for those who want to understand photography and visual media: C/O Berlin with cool exhibitions (like Wim Wenders Polaroids) and a bookstore and Das Verborgene Museum (“Hidden Museum”), which exhibits the work of only artists and photographers .

Address: Jebensstrasse 2

Working hours: Tuesday - Sunday 11.00-19.00, Thursday 11.00-20.00. Monday is a day off.

Price: full ticket € 10, reduced € 5.

Berggruen Museum

(Museum Berggruen)

Not the most famous place, but a real must see for those who love Art Nouveau. Often referred to as "Picasso and His Time", this collection contains over a hundred of his works, from early classical sketches to famous paintings from the "blue" and "pink" periods and works in the style of cubism. There are also many works by Paul Klee and Henri Matisse.

#See more: Look for "Seated Harlequin" and "Matador and Nude Woman" by Picasso - these are exactly the pictures that you should grab on your Instagram. Also pay attention to the multi-colored worlds of Paul Klee - in the original they look completely different from the reproductions. And recently, the museum opened an exhibition of photographs dedicated to the places painted by Marc Chagall.

Address: Arnimallee 25

Working hours: Tuesday - Friday 10.00 - 17.00, Saturday - Sunday 11.00 - 18.00, closed Monday.

Price: full ticket € 8, reduced € 4.

Museum of the group "Most"

(Brucke Museum)

Another non-tourist museum for fans of 20th century art. The art group "Most" is an association of German artists who in 1905-1913 started what later became German expressionism, and the "Most" group itself became one of the most famous artistic groups Germany. You will always recognize these paintings, similar in plot and style: bright and contrasting colors, deformed figures - the goal of the artists was to show not the real world, but that reality hidden from the eyes, which only the artist can feel.

#See more: Now the museum has a separate exhibition - Berlin and the artists of the group in 1913.

Address: Bussardsteig 9

Working hours: Monday - Sunday 11.00 - 17.00, closed on Tuesday.

Price: € 6.

Urban Nation

Street Art Museum – this is exactly what Berlin should be! The museum building was being prepared for the opening for four whole years - for this, an old building in Schoenberg was being repaired, which is now a work of art in itself. In the museum you will see not photos of street works or video art with filming of the process, but works painted by street artists on canvas specifically for the project. This is a museum not only of street art, but of all modern urban art. The museum regularly makes projects in which street artists turn another city wall into a work of art.

#See more: Save a local job map to your phone street artists and arrange a separate Berlin street art walking tour.

Address: Bülowstrasse 7

Working hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10.00 - 18.00.

Price: Free admission

Museum of Computer Games

(Computerspielemuseum)

Here you can trace the entire evolution of computer games over 60 years from eight-bit to augmented reality. It's interesting to touch everything (if you can get through the kids who love this museum), especially all sorts of ancient devices - even for those who are not gamers.

#See more: On Fridays and Saturdays at 16.00 and 19.00 you can try virtual reality at three exhibits for free - you need to sign up at 14.00 at the box office.

Address: Karl-Marx-Allee 93a

Working hours: daily 10.00 – 20.00.

Price: full ticket € 9, reduced € 6 (after 6 pm € 7 and € 5 respectively).

Learn human stories

Jewish Museum in Berlin

(Judisches Museum Berlin)

One of the most visited museums in Berlin, which shows two thousand years of German-Jewish history. It is worth coming here, even if you are not particularly interested in history - if only to appreciate the building, which regularly makes it to the lists of the most beautiful or unusual museums peace. The museum complex combines an old baroque building and a new zigzag deconstructivist building, the brainchild of the Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind. From the outside it is impossible to understand how many floors the museum has. Inside, zigzag corridors, empty concrete spaces with no air conditioning, sloping walls and floors are specially created, so that visitors immediately lose their balance and move forward with difficulty. The purpose of this is to recreate the history of the Jews during the Holocaust, to evoke in visitors the same sense of insecurity and disorientation experienced by people who were then persecuted. Temporary exhibitions focus on history, culture and contemporary art. The concept of the museum is to tell people's stories through objects. The collection contains 9,500 art objects, 24,000 photographs and 1,700 personal collections. All together - a living portrait human life, from children's toys for a traditional holiday to a flag with a Star of David that has become a political statement.

#See more: On the museum website, you can download an audio guide to your smartphone or mobile app which will guide you throughout the museum. Take care of this in advance - a device with an audio guide in the museum itself will cost € 3.

Address: Lindenstrasse 9-14

Working hours: daily, 10.00 – 20.00. Please note that the museum is closed on public and Jewish holidays (check the website).

Price: Full ticket € 8, reduced € 3. You can buy a ticket online , all prices and conditions of free admission are collected .

Museum of Homosexuality

(Schwule museum)

The name may confuse some, but this museum is engaged in scientific research on gender, human sexuality and the history of the LGBTQ movement in Germany. This is a museum of history, not erotica - documents, photographs and paintings are collected here (see for yourself in museum instagram). A separate topic is the persecution of LGBTQ people who became victims of Nazism. Until the end of the year, the museum hosts a large exhibition "Year of Women", studying the history of feminism, female look and status in the arts.

#See more: The museum hosts tours of temporary exhibitions in English and German on Thursdays and Saturdays, discussions (for example, about second-wave feminism) and parties to celebrate the opening of new exhibitions - check the website. Oh, and take a look at the museum cafe – this year, local artists have made a themed design for it in honor of the “Year of Women”.

(GedenkstAtte Berliner Mauer)

A large memorial complex dedicated to the building, which became one of the symbols of Berlin - first a symbol of separation, and then, paradoxically, a symbol of freedom. Here, on Bernauer Strasse, a section of the preserved wall, its fortifications and adjacent territories stretches for 1.4 kilometers. The border ran along this street: the buildings themselves were in one sector, and the sidewalk was already in another. Better about the wall and its history you will not know anywhere else. The complex itself is open sky, but there is also a building where you can see exhibitions, and the Chapel of Reconciliation is an example of modern architecture, which at first glance does not at all look like a religious building.

#See more:

(Stasimuseum)

The Museum Center of the Ministry of State Security of the GDR, one of the most famous spy agencies in the world, popularly known as the Stasi, known for its ingenuity and cruelty. The museum is located in the main building of the former ministry - a whole block was built for the Stasi. Inside the offices of investigators, spy equipment and archives that were collected on the inhabitants of Germany.

#See more: From Friday to Monday at 15.00 you can get on a free guided tour of the museum - and a story from a person about freedom and its limitations will be much more exciting than simply going around the floors.

Address: Berlin museums and choose in advance which masterpieces you definitely need to see.

If you are planning an intensive museum program, it may be beneficial for you to buy the Museum Pass Berlin - it costs from € 29 (reduced from € 14.5) and gives free admission to 30 different museums for three days. In addition, you can book tickets online and skip the lines.

Reduced tickets are usually reserved for students and people with disabilities. Usually children under 18 and journalists with press cards can go free of charge. About discounts and free admission to state museums Berlin can be read, but in any case, check on the website of the selected museum.

In the vast majority of museums in Berlin, you can take pictures - if you do it without a flash, and the photos themselves are for personal use. Tag the museum page on Instagram - many museums like to post the most successful photos from subscribers in their accounts.

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In Berlin, you can see both Van Gogh paintings and unique paintings by local artists. visit art museums Berlin will impress you as it has gained an international reputation as a city of museums. Immediately striking is the huge number of international artists working here, as well as the many studios and ateliers in the city. Accordingly, in Berlin you can visit many art museums. In this list you will learn about the most popular places in the artistic capital of the world.

Breana Museum

This impressive museum showcases three floors of Art Nouveau and Art Deco work. Brohan Museum is located in the beautiful western district of Berlin - Charlottenburg. Most of the works in this museum belong to the period 1889-1939. Porcelain, paintings and some pieces of furniture were once part of Carl Brehan's collection. The paintings of Hans Balušek and the portraits of Willi Jakel are also the pride of the exhibition. In addition to their extensive permanent collection, there are always special exhibitions.

Museum applied arts

The Kunstgewerbemuseum, or Museum of Applied Arts, is one of the oldest museums in Berlin. Ranging from the medieval period to Art Deco times, this museum collects the work of skilled craftsmen. The collection spans all styles and periods in art history and includes silks and costumes, tapestries, furniture, glassware, enamel and porcelain, silver and gold works, as well as contemporary crafts and design objects. All exhibits are of excellent quality. Many items were donated by representatives of the church, the royal court and the aristocracy. The closest metro station to the museum is at Potsdamer Platz.

Kaethe Kollwitz Museum

At the end of May 1986 the Berlin painter and art dealer Hans Pels-Leusden opened the Käthe Kollwitz Museum. The permanent and most complete exhibition of her work opened four decades after the death of Kathe Kollwitz, thanks to this patron. It was in Berlin that Kollwitz lived and worked for more than fifty years. Its subject matter reflects on life, death and poverty. Her strong feelings expressed through lithography, sculpture, drawings and graphics.

Georg Kolbe Museum

This museum is located in the former studio of the sculptor Georg Kolbe (1877-1947) in East Berlin, near the Olympic Stadium. The museum was built in 1928 according to the design of Ernst Rench Kolbe and borders on the sculpture garden, making up a single protected ensemble with it. All works in this studio were created famous sculptor in the 1920s. Visitors can clearly see the change in mood of his sculptures as they reflect more happy times his younger years and less colorful times during the Nazi regime. Most of Kolbe's sculptures are dedicated to natural body person.

Berlin Art Gallery

Collection art gallery was founded in 1830, and since then has been systematically updated and supplemented. The exhibition includes masterpieces by artists from the pre-18th century including Van Eyck, Brueghel, Dürer, Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio, Rubens and Vermeer, as well as paintings by other French, Dutch, English and German artists from the 13th to 18th centuries. . Among the most outstanding works are the "Fountain of Youth" by Lukas Cranac, "Leda with the Swan" by Correggio big collection Rembrandt canvases in the world. The closest metro station to the museum is Potsdamer Platz.

German Guggenheim

Despite being one of the smallest branches of the Guggenheim, the museum is a must-see for any art lover. He puts on several significant exhibitions each year. Both works by contemporary artists and works by classics such as Warhol and Picasso are on display. The stylish gallery was designed by Richard Gluckman and takes its name from the building it houses: a 1920 Deutsche Bank. The museum always has a free den on Monday when most other museums in the city are closed.

House of Culture der Welt

The House of Kultur der Welt, or the Chamber of World Cultures, lives up to its name, as it is a leading center for contemporary art and a venue for projects that push all possible boundaries. There is always a rich and varied program of avant-garde art, dance, theater, literature and live music. This museum in Berlin is also known for having the largest collection of bells in Europe, with 68 pieces. Visiting hours and exhibitions are constantly changing, so it's best to plan ahead through the museum's website.

Bauhaus Archive - Design Museum

Housed in a modern white building, this museum is dedicated to the projects of the talented Bauhaus artists. Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus school, hired the group famous artists to teach at his Dessau school. Modern exhibitions demonstrate the result of this modern movement between 1919 and 1932, when the Nazis put an end to the group's progression. Objects on display include furniture, sculptures, ceramics and architecture by renowned artists such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Wassily Kandinsky and Martin Gropius himself.

New National Gallery

In the Neue Nationalgalerie (New National Gallery) there are always some interesting exhibitions. Here you can see retrospectives by Hiroshi Sujimoto and Gerhard Richter. Most of the works date from the 19th and 20th centuries. German Expressionism is represented by artists such as Kirchner and Heckel. They are highlighted alongside the classic modernist works of Dali, Picasso, Dix and Kokoschka. In the basement of the building there is a cafe and a gift shop. Architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe designed a unique glass and steel structure especially for this museum

Hamburg train station - Museum fur Gegenwart

Located in the refurbished railway station of the Hamburg station fur Gegenwart is famous for the work of many famous artists. This museum in Berlin contains a rich permanent collection inherited from Erich Marx. Here you can see the work of artists such as Amseln Kiefer, Joseph Beuys, Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol and Bruce Nauman. During the evening hours, unique lighting is turned on, making the museum even more unusual.

For Russian tourists, this point of the program can be called a cult.
In May 1945 Reichstag stormed the Soviet troops, hoisted a red banner on it and left commemorative inscriptions in Russian.
The palace was built in late XIX century, but in 1933 a fire broke out in the building, which was blamed on the Communist Party. This gave rise to political opponents for accusations, repressions and arrests.
After the collapse of the III Reich Reichstag remained in ruins for a long time, then it was restored, the last reconstruction took place in 1991 according to the project of architect Norman Foster. Foster retained the historic façade, but completely redesigned the interiors, inscribing original fragments, such as inscriptions in Russian, into them.

Reichstag. Berlin.

Reichstag. Berlin.

Above Reichstag a glass dome was erected, into which you can climb up along the inner spiral, admiring the views and reflections in the broken mirror cone.

Reichstag. Berlin.

Reichstag. Berlin.

Reichstag. Berlin.

Right now in Reichstag The Bundestag, the German Parliament, sits.
As well as Reichstag is a tourist attraction that can visit for free by pre-registering on the site.
Registration allows you to enter Reichstag skip the queue, climb the dome, listen to a tour of Reichstag visiting various places (we recommend choosing this option, there are excursions in Russian) or get to a meeting of parliament.
https://visite.bundestag.de/BAPWeb/pages/createBookingRequest.jsf?lang=en

2. Climb the TV Tower and enter the Red Town Hall.

TV tower was erected on Alexanderplatz in 1969. it tallest building in germany. An elevator lifts visitors to a height of 203 meters, from here a panorama of. If you climb a little higher up the stairs, you will find yourself in a revolving restaurant.

TV tower. Berlin.

TV tower. Berlin.

The ticket costs 10.5 euros. Usually there is a long queue. A VIP ticket worth 17.5 euros entitles you to an extraordinary ascent to the tower.

Five steps from the TV Tower is red town hall located in geographical center of Berlin.

Red Town Hall. Berlin.

red town hall made of red brick, but not only this circumstance gave her a name, in the days of socialism there was a city council, “red power”.
Today, the town hall houses the office of the ruling mayor of Berlin and the Berlin Senate. Entrance to the town hall during the working day is free.

Red Town Hall. Berlin.

3. Admire the pieces of Ancient Rome in the Pergamon Museum and take a walk around the island of museums.

museum island- This is part of the island on the Spree River, listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. largest museum complex Europe was created in 1830 by architect Schinkel. There are five museums here - Pergamon, Old National Gallery, Bode Museum, New and Old Museum, which store about 1.5 million works of art.
Pergamon Museum- one of the most important archaeological museums in Germany and the world, built in 1910-30. designed by the architects Wessel and Hoffmann. The most famous and important exhibit of the museum is the Pergamon Altar (180 BC), which is considered one of the wonders of the world. It was discovered by the German engineer K. Human in the ancient city of Pergamon in Turkey, which was the capital of the Kingdom of Pergamon.
The huge altar is surrounded by a frieze depicting the battle of the gods and the titans.
Open: Tue-Sun from 10 am to 6 pm, Thu from 10 am to 10 pm.

Pergamon Museum. Berlin.

4. See the modern architecture at Potsdamerplatz.

In the XIX-XX centuries. Potsdamerplatz was one of the busiest squares, with heavy traffic, shopping centers and office buildings, during the Second World War the square turned into ruins, as there was Hitler's underground bunker nearby. After the war, the movement Potsdamerplatz was blocked, and later the Berlin Wall appeared, running along the square, which, having become a no man's land, overgrown with weeds and turned into a wasteland.
But after the unification of Germany, it was decided to return the square to its former glory. A grandiose construction project unfolded and Potsdamerplatz postmodern skyscrapers made of glass and concrete have grown, the most famous of which is Sony-Center, which covered 7 ultra-modern buildings with a tented roof.

Potsdamerplatz. Berlin.

5. Walk along Unter den Linden to the Brandenburg Gate.

Street Unter den Linden stretched for 1,400 m from the Palace Bridge to the Brandenburg Gate. In the 17th century thousands of lindens were planted, which grew, forming a green alley, hence the name of the street - "under the lindens". Along the Unter den Linden there are outstanding architectural monuments of the 18th-19th centuries.
The medieval one was surrounded by 14 gates. Brandenburg Gate originally there were ordinary gates in the city wall, but in 1788-91. a gate was erected in the style of classicism with 12 Doric columns 26 m high. Two extensions in the form of Greek temples adjoin the gate on both sides. Thus, the Brandenburg Gate looks like Arc de Triomphe and symbolize the victory of the German nation. From the top of the gate is decorated with a quadriga with a winged goddess.

Brandenburg Gate. Berlin.

6. See the remains of the Berlin Wall.

For 28 years, the wall divided into two parts - East and West. The wall appeared on August 13, 1961 and stretched for 155 km. In 1989, the wall was dismantled, only small parts of it were preserved as a memory.

Wall. Berlin.

Wall. Berlin.

7. Go to the Bauhaus Museum.

Bauhaus- the world-famous school of design and art, operating from 1919 to 1933 in Germany. The school was opened in Weimar, in 1925 the school moved to Dessau, and in 1932 to Berlin.
Over the years in Bauhaus created its own, recognizable style, which had a huge impact on modern industrial design, architecture and art.
Among teachers Bauhaus there were brilliant creators and art theorists, innovators who were at the forefront of European art, including Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Johannes Itten, Otto Linding, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Oskar Schlemmer and others.
AT Bauhaus Archive in Berlin you can see art works, photographs, ceramics of some teachers of the school, models of buildings, interior items. There are also exhibitions dedicated to the work of various teachers. Bauhaus.

Museum address: Klingelhoferstrae 14
Open: Wednesday - Monday from 10 to 17, closed - Tuesday.
Ticket 7 euros - on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, ticket 6 euros - on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

8. Wander the streets of the Nikolaivirtel quarter.

Nikolayviertel quarter- This is a piece of old Berlin, several narrow picturesque streets running along the Spree River.
Back in the XII century. on this place around the church of St. Nicholas there was a trading settlement. During the war, the area was badly damaged by bombing, but was rebuilt in 1987. Modern layout Nikolayviertel very accurately reproduces the historical scheme of streets, in the center of the quarter on a tiny square rises the church of St. Nicholas, which houses a museum of medieval art.
Many buildings of the quarter are stylized as German baroque, the streets are full of cozy cafes, restaurants and pubs, souvenir shops and antique shops.

Nikolayviertel quarter. Berlin.

Nikolayviertel quarter. Berlin.

9. Taste German cuisine and drink beer.

It so happened historically that German cuisine is hearty and solid with a wide variety of meat dishes - pork knee, schnitzels, beefsteaks, schnelklops and cutlets, they also like potatoes - boiled in their uniforms, baked, fried and with herring, mashed potatoes, potato salads, vegetables often served as a side dish - stewed cabbage, bean pods.
A special place is occupied by sausages and sausages. And the most popular fast food in Germany is sausage with ketchup and curry (currywurst).

Currywurst. Berlin.

A truly German drink is beer, but don't forget that great Riesling wines are also produced in Germany.

"Meter of beer". Berlin.

There are a great many cafes, restaurants, snack bars and pubs, including those with very low prices.
- a huge and multinational metropolis, this has also left its mark on gastronomic life: there are many restaurants in Berlin with cuisines, possibly of all nations of the world. Don't skip them either!

10. Go shopping in Berlin.

Shopping in is designed for different tastes and wallet thickness.
So Kurfuerstendamm- the main shopping street of West Berlin, and Friedrichstrasse- the shopping artery of the eastern part of the city offers luxury shopping. Here you can find Chanel, Gucci, Sonia Rykiel, Jil Sander, Max Mara, Prada, Louis Vuitton and other top brands.
On the Kurfuerstendamm next to the underground station Wittenbergplatz located the largest shopping center KaDaWe, which turned 100 years old, and is located on Friedrichstrasse Gallery Lafayette.
Cheaper shops can be found around Alexander Platz where the TV tower rises.
Alexanderplatz- the center of the East. The history of the square began in the 14th century, at that time cattle and wool were traded here. On October 22, 1805, Russian Emperor Alexander I came to conclude an alliance with Emperor Frederick III against Napoleon, after this visit the square was named Alexanderplatz.
In the 19th century the area became an important transport and commercial center. But during the war, Alexanderplatz was badly damaged during the bombing. Later, the square was completely rebuilt, a TV tower, a tall hotel appeared here, in the 1970s. formed a unique architectural ensemble.
Now Alexanderplatz is one of the liveliest and party places, there are shops, shopping galleries and restaurants in high-rise buildings, young people and a motley crowd gather on the square, here you can meet singers, musicians, freaks, representatives of all youth movements, whose meeting point is the fountain in the center Alexanderplatz with the eloquent name "Friendship of Peoples".
Democratic department store Kaufhof offers wide selection clothes, dishes, food, on the top floor - a self-service restaurant.

You should also remember about the tax-free system - the return of value added tax on goods that are exported from Europe by persons who are not residents of Europe.
In Germany, tax-free is refundable on purchases over 25 euros.

Hello, friends! Today we will walk around the island in the center of Berlin. Yes, it is beautiful, especially in summer and autumn. But you also need to visit it because it is a museum. And this is by no means a metaphor. Museum Island in Berlin (Museumsinsel) brings together some of the best museums in the world. There is nothing similar in other countries. Since 1999, the Berlin Museum Island has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

In addition to museums, the island is located. There are walking areas and a beautiful colonnade where you can relax or watch a movie. Three bridges lead to the island. One of them is pedestrian. Here is the famous street.

For the construction of everything architectural ensemble it took 100 years.

Spreeinsel Island is located in the center of Berlin on the river Spree.

In its southern part in the 13th century there was the city of Cologne (not to be confused with Cologne, where the Cologne Cathedral is), but the northern tip of the island was a swampy area.

Two centuries later, when a canal system appeared on the Spree, it became possible to drain the northern part of the island. A free territory was formed within the city, which does not happen often in the history of cities.

The territory free from development had to be skillfully used.

It was the 19th century. The country (then it was Prussia) was ruled by Wilhelm II. The emperor left a mark on history and was remembered by posterity as an enlightened man who dreamed of the rise of Prussia, who longed to turn Berlin into the cultural capital of Europe.

The well-known archaeologist and art critic Alois Hirt proposed to build a gallery on the island for archaeological finds and contemporary exhibits. Wilhelm II accepted the offer. He was supported by the educated part of the population, the aristocracy.

In the north of the island, global construction began.

• In 1830, the first building appeared - the Old Museum.
• In 1859, his younger brother was opened, which became known as the New Museum.
• In 1876, the Old National Gallery.

Construction continued into the 20th century.

Simultaneously with the Monbijou Bridge, the Kaiser Friedrich Museum was built, now we know it as the Bode Museum.

The last, fifth museum was the Pergamon Museum, opened in 1930.

For such a number of cultural values ​​located in a relatively small area, Berlin was even awarded the title of "Athens on the Spree". Usually, university cities were awarded this title.

During the Second world war 70% of the buildings on Museum Island were destroyed.

Most of all, the New Museum needed reconstruction, but due to lack of funds, its restoration began only in 1987.

The unification of Germany after the collapse of the USSR pushed the German government to reconstruct the buildings and reorganize their collections.

Museum Island today

Museum Island is home to 5 great museums and the German Cathedral.

1. Bode Museum
2. Pergamon (Pergamonmuseum Berlin)
3. Old National Gallery (Alte Nationalgalerie)
4. New Museum (Neues Museum)
5. Old Museum (Altes Museum)

In the north of the lake, the Bode Museum is located, connected to the two banks of the Spree by the Monbijou footbridge. Its neo-baroque building is crowned with a huge dome, from which the walls of the museum diverge like sides of a triangle.

In the Bode Museum you can see:

• Byzantine exhibits
• medieval sculpture
• coin office
• Berlin art gallery

Pergamon Museum

The Pergamon Museum adjoins the Bode Museum on the south side, separated by railway lines for electric trains.

The Pergamon Museum has collected exhibits:

• Ancient Greece
• ancient rome
• Western Asia
• Islamic states

Pergamon Museum

The museum is recognized as one of the best in the world. It is famous for the Miletus Market Gate and the Ishtar Gate, and thanks to the magnificent Pergamon Altar, it is the most visited in Berlin.

New Museum

From the southwest, the New Museum adjoins the Pergamon Museum.

Restored in 2009, the New Museum presents on its territory exposition of the Egyptian Museum and collection of papyri. We really liked it here.
The New Museum houses the famous bust of Nefertiti.

New Museum. East side

Southeast of the Bode Museum is the Old National Gallery. The style of the building resembles an ancient temple, in front of which there is a green lawn.

If you sit down to rest, the museum sculptures will be happy to keep you company. Doric colonnades limit the green area near the river itself. In the summer, film screenings, meetings and concerts are held here.

The place is called Kolonnadenhof Brunnen (Colonnaded Yard).

Courtyard with colonnade

The expositions of the Old National Gallery are sculptures and painting XIX century. They include both Impressionist works and Nazarene frescoes.

The Old Museum houses the Antique Collection. In its composition:

• decorations
• weapon
• sculptures of ancient Greece
• in front of the museum stands a unique

It is hard to believe that such a diverse and at the same time unique heritage coexists in such a small area! Therefore, if you want to spend a busy day, then definitely choose Museum Island for excursions and walks.

This is where our walk ended.

Tour of Museum Island

If you are interested in some exhibitions and you want to know more, ask a professional guide for help. Live story will make acquaintance with cultural property Berlin is even more educational. Here you can book a private tour museum island and Berlin.

Schedule

• All museums on the island are open from 10 am to 6 pm
• On Thursdays, almost all of them are open until 20:00 or 22:00

Be careful: The Old National Gallery and the Pergamon Museum are open every day. The rest of the island's museums are closed on Mondays.

What is the price

• In each building, tickets are sold separately, their cost fluctuates around 10 euros.
• Children's tickets cost twice as much.

Tip: It is better to take a combined ticket, which will be valid for three days. It costs 24 euros for an adult. Or buy Berlin.

For more information about discounts, benefits, opening hours, check the information on the official website of the Museum Island.

Official site: www.museumsinsel-berlin.de

Where to stay in Berlin

Now many housing options in Berlin have appeared on the service Airbnb. We have written how to use this service. If you do not find a free room in the hotel, then look for accommodation through this booking site.

We lived in Hotel Adam, Charlottenburg district. Liked it for value for money.

We offer good options for hotels in Berlin

How to get there

There are several ways to get to the island:

• by metro (U-Bahn). Take the U2 line to the Märkisches Museum stop or take the U6 line to the Friedrichstraße stop
• by city train (S-Bahn). Lines S5, 7, 75 to Hackescher Markt station
• by city train (S-Bahn). Lines S1, 2, 5, 7, 25, 75 to Friedrichstraße station
• by tram (Tram M). Nos. M1, M12 to the Kupfergraben stop or Nos. M4, M5, M6 to another Hackescher Markt stop
• by bus (Bus TXL Staatsoper). №№; 100, 200 to the Lustgarten Staatsoper stop or bus no. 147 to the Friedrichstraße stop

on foot - it will take approximately 20 minutes from.

Address Museumsinsel, 10178 Berlin, Germany

Museum Island on the map

Until we meet again, friends! Get ready for new adventures!

Sincerely,