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Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

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Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz - Verwaltung, Stauffenbergstraße, Berlin, Deutschland

The institution, known as the National Museums in Berlin (SMB for short), is an outstanding institution of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and is one of the largest universal museums in the world. Its origins date back to its foundation in 1823 by the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm III. As the guardian of works of art, archaeological finds and ethnological artefacts from various eras, from antiquity to the present day, the National Museums in Berlin have divided their collections between two main locations: the UNESCO World Heritage Site Museum Island in Mitte and the Kulturforum in Tiergarten. With an impressive collection of around 5.3 million works, they are undoubtedly one of the most outstanding art collections in Europe. In 2019, the National Museums in Berlin recorded a total of 4.2 million visitors, with the Neues Museum being the most popular with 828,000 visitors.

Special exhibitions on the history and culture of Berlin take place in the Ephraim-Palais of the Stadtmuseum Berlin.

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Museum Ephraim Palais

The State Institute for Music Research is regarded as the leading non-university research centre for musicology in Germany.

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Musikinstrumenten Museum

The Bröhan Museum, Berlin's state museum for Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Functionalism, bears the name of its founder Karl H. Bröhan

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Bröhan Museum

The DDR Museum stands out as one of the most visited museums in Berlin due to its uniqueness and extraordinary presentation.

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DDR Museum

The Urban Nation Museum, which opened in Berlin-Schöneberg in 2017, aims to provide a platform for contemporary urban art.

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Urban Nation

The Tränenpalast is a former border crossing point between East and West Berlin at Berlin Friedrichstraße station, which was in operation from 1962 to 1989.

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Tränenpalast

The Samurai Museum Berlin, at its new location in Berlin-Mitte since 2022, is the first museum in Europe dedicated exclusively to the culture and history of the samurai.

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Samurai Museum Berlin

The riding stables of the Prussian kings, which were originally built as an orangery in 1685, were given their present form in the 18th century by the master builder Knobelsdorff von Sanssouci.

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Filmmuseum Potsdam

Since 2000, the Brandenburg Gate Foundation has been based in the Max Liebermann House, a reconstructed building on Pariser Platz, right next to the Brandenburg Gate.

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Stiftung Brandenburger Tor

At the Machmit! Museum in Prenzlauer Berg, children have the opportunity to experiment, explore new things and try out the unusual.

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Kindermuseum MACHmit

Historical jewel and cultural centre in the heart of the city.

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Museum Nikolaikirche

The Boros Foundation is passionately committed to promoting and supporting contemporary art as a non-profit organisation.

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Boros Foundation

The Freundeskreis Willy-Brandt-Haus e.V. association presents a varied and sophisticated cultural programme consisting of art exhibitions, readings and concerts in the Willy-Brandt-Haus.

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Willy Brandt Haus

The Military History Museum (Air Force Museum) in Berlin-Gatow is dedicated to the fascinating history of military aviation and air warfare in Germany.

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Militärhistorisches Museum

Germany's National History Museum is the German Historical Museum, which defines itself as a lively place for the communication and discussion of history.

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Deutsches Historisches Museum

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