This area is museums galore. There are so many to visit, hang out in front of, and where one has the opportunity to enjoy beautiful, historical architecture. Families, locals and tourists, just hang out and enjoy the afternoon sun sitting around this area. There are buskers with either their violins or guitars playing their instruments, along with people creating large bubbles from a couple rods in their hands. Saturday, there was an art market where artists sold their artwork. I saw paintings, ceramics, jewelry, and prints at reasonable prices. I bought three small cat prints and a magnet from original paintings. No room for a painting in my suitcase, unfortunately. If I was a local, I would have. read more

Museumsinsel - Museums Near Me - Berlin, BE

A beautiful area housing 5 incredible museums. In the first Sunday of each month they have free admission to all five!! It does get crowded for this reason but everyone is respectful and patient. At first I was nervous because they ask you to check in all of your belongings at the front including all coats, jackets, purses and bags but they were organized and bags seemed secure. Just outside of the island you're surrounded by landmarks and beautiful architecture. There is a flee market on one side selling books, art, and clothes and on the other end there are food stalls with bratwurst, drinks, and snacks. They had just wrapped up a marathon where the course runs right in front of the museums when I arrived. Great area to walk around and explore! read more

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Museuminsel (Museum Island) is located on Spree Island in the Mitte section of Berlin, and officially consists of the Altes Museum, the Neues Museum, the Alte Nationalgalerie, the Bode-Museum and the Pergamonmuseum, although there are several other museums (including the Humboldt Forum, German Historical Museum, James Simon Gallery), and historic landmarks (Berlin Cathedral, Ehemaliges Staatsratsgebäude der DDR, Ribbeck-Haus, Hanns Eisler Academy of Music - New Marstall), not to mention a large library branch, restaurants and other businesses that inhabit the rest of the island. Without going into too much detail, here's the main focus of each of the 5 museums: 1) Altes Museum - the first museum built on the island, displaying selected classical western sculpture, jewelry, and household objects of Etruscan, Greek, Roman origin. 2) Neues Museum - collections include pre-western history, Egyptian, Greek, Roman works, and a famous bust of Nefertiti. 3) Alte Nationalgalerie - the building is modeled after a Greek temple, housing paintings and sculptures from the artistic Ages of Classicism, Romanticism, Biedermeier*, Impressionism and early Modernism. 4) Bode-Museum - featuring Byzantine art, a numismatic (aka relating to coins, currency, and medals--I had to google this) collection, and European sculptures from the Middle Ages to 19th century. 5) Pergamonmuseum - one of the foremost museums worldwide for Greek and Roman art. Famous for the Pergamon Altar, a sculptural frieze depicting a battle between gods and giants, and the Museum of Islamic Art. Currently closed for renovations until 2027. Tickets can be purchased for each museum individually or as a single day pass (24 hours) for €24, either online in advance or in person. For those museum fans out there, a Berlin Museum Pass for €32 exists which allows admission over 3 days to 30 museums around Berlin. Separately, admission is free the first Sunday of each month throughout state-affiliated museums in Berlin, including those on Museuminsel, though be forewarned the lines can be long. Especially at the Alte Nationalgalerie I waited over an hour to enter, the other museums had no more than a 10-15 min wait. They do not allow you to purchase timed tickets in advance for free Sundays. If you want to go thru all 5 museums, trying to fit them into one day is tight, I'd suggest trying to fit in 3ish. Overall highly recommend checking out at least a few and hopefully all of them at some point if you have more time to explore! *period of Central European art and and culture between 1815-48 transitioning between Neo-Classicism and Romanticism, often associated with stagnation in evolution of artistic style due to aligning art production to the prevailing popular tastes of the rising of middle class. read more

Museumsinsel - Walking over the Friedrichsbrücke to Museuminsel - Museums Near Me - Berlin, BE

I didn't even know I was on Museum Island until after the fact. A short walk across a bridge and you enter a half mile island with stately buildings, which houses five main museums. No fee to enter the island but each museum has a fee, or you can buy a day pass. read more

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The museums were nice but the customer service was extremely rude. I've lived here for several months but I have never encountered employees as rude as the ones I met at the museums. One of them spoke to me in French at the customer service and then got mad at me when I couldn't quite understand him. He went on to say my French was bad before explaining where I could activate my student card. read more

This UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of its kind and is definitely not to be missed if you visit Berlin. Nowhere else on Earth can you find 5 World class museums clustered on a small natural island. The entire complex is an architectural wonder of the World that completely took my breath away. There are 3 parts to enjoying Museum Island: 1. It's free to walk around the island to enjoy the monumental beauty of the structures. Take lots of pictures! And a lot of people do just that. On a warm and sunny summer day, it was a comfortable and relaxing walk. A stroll along the Spree River could be refreshing as well as romantic, especially near sunset. 2. If you take the Spree River Cruise, Museum Island will be one of the highlights. Seeing the island from the river gives you a completely different perspective. You'll be able to see the whole "big picture" of the island in way that you cannot see on land. From a distance on the river, you'll be able to see just how majestic the entire island is, and why I call it an architectural wonder of the World. 3. Lastly, you'll definitely like to see the museums. You can buy individual tickets for each museum but the most economic package is a day pass for all 5 museums. The downside, of course, is whether you can see all 5 museums in one day (each one of them is probably several times the size of Getty in terms of content) and still be able to understand and absorb what you have seen. read more

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Make sure that you check the days and opening hours, some of the five museums are closed on certain days. The Pergamon is closed for remodeling, but the temporary exhibit is AWESOME. If possible, try to see all five museums over two or three days. Trying to see them all in one day is too much. Getting a time stamped ticket for the first opening time and getting there 20 minutes early saves time, you won't be standing in line as long. read more

What a great island dedicated to the arts. The museums are themselves a work of art and historic landmarks for Berlin. It's a beautiful series of buildings and the campus is as well nice. A lovely and tranquil area to spend an afternoon on a sunny day. The museums are a great haven from the sun, rain or for no reason at all. Lots of great relics, replicas and unique pieces. read more

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This review is about the product "Berlin: Museum Island day pass", sold by visitberlin.de for €19, not about the actual place. Beware the confusion of booking mandatory time slots for three of the five island museums that require time slots. Expect zero directions on your eticket about how to book your mandatory time slots. If you don't have time slots you won't succeed in getting in on the day of your visit because all time slots will be taken. The Berlin:museum Island one day pass comes with zero instructions on selecting time slots while also threatening that the pass is invalid without time slots. The actual Berlin museum webpages (smb) offer no hint on booking time slots either unless you are buying the ticket on their webpage. After much emailing to visitberlin.de and to smb and getting auto replies repeating the same confusing circular threats/warning and zero help or URLs for booking time slots, I finally got an answer from a real human. The secret is to go to smb tickets webpage, choose which museum, choose date and time then scroll waaaaaaaay down to the bottom of the list of ticket types and prices where it says "other ticket holders", then click on that, then you see the Museum Island day pass and you select it (zero Euros). Then your time slot is booked for that particular museum. Then repeat the steps to book time slots for all the other museums covered by your day pass. So easy right? The person who revealed the solution to the mystery helpfully provided me with screen shots with the steps circled. I would not have been able to figure it out otherwise. read more

Didn't have ample time to explore the museums, but did go around the museum complex and took the opportunity to take photos. In awe of its beautiful architecture. It was nice to walk by the river going back to our hotel. read more

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If you enjoy museums, I highly recommend to this visit Museumsinsel. A lot of museums to see and everything is a walking distance from each other. Not to mention this location has a historic purpose. read more

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This island contains several museums and a grandiose cathedral. You can get the 1 day access pass for all the museums for 18 Euros. Visiting the cathedral is not covered. I did not plan to visit the museums but stopped here on my way walking from the Brandenburg Gate to the TV tower. Then, I realized that the museums had several world renown artifacts. It was a spontaneous decision to buy the ticket and it was a great decision. I spent the whole day here (from 10am to 4 pm) and enjoyed the experience immensely. If you are in Berlin, make sure make this a mandatory stop and allocate at least 1/2 day (probably 1 day would be better) - highly recommended even for those of you that are not museum people. read more

Museumsinsel - Whole museum island 1 day pass - Museums Near Me - Berlin, BE

One of the best museum complexes I have been to. There are five different museums in the Museumsinsel. The ticket for entry to all five was only 18 EUR. I went to four out of the five. The Pergamon Museum had too long of a line. I would recommend coming early if you want to go to the Pergamon Museum and don't want to wait. The wait was posted at about 2 hours. I was there around 11:00 AM. The art collections are excellent with many items from antiquity, Ancient Greece, the 18th and 19th centuries. Im not a big fun of contemporary art and there was no contemporary or modern art exhibition that I saw. One could easily spend a whole day here. I spent about four or five hours. This is one of the top items in Berlin to see if you're visiting the city. It wasn't crowded at all. read more

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Beautifully situated on the north end of an island in the river Spree, which cuts through the center of the city (Berlin Mitte), Museum Island is home to five of the great museums of the world, including the stunning Pergamon Museum, which houses the fabled Ishtar Gates of ancient Babylon. Walk the island, visit the museums, and drink lots of beer. It will be one of the best days of your life. read more

I wish more cities would adopt this idea! All the museums in one central location! You could easily spend the entire day on Museum Island. Or 3-4 hours in EACH museum if museums are your thing. It's such a beautiful space, very picturesque, and all the museums were well laid out. Even though we were there on a weekend in June, it didn't feel very crowded and the exhibits flowed through seamlessly. I would definitely recommend purchasing a day pass for 18 euros and you get access to all the museums. Otherwise, it's 10-12 euros each. Unfortunately, we only had time to visit the Pergamon Museum and the Neues Museum for the Nefertiti exhibit, but it was still totally worth it. Word of advice: Don't bring water bottles! Even if they are empty. They will make you dispose them or coat check them. I almost lost my bottle twice! All in all, a must visit attraction if you're in Berlin! read more

If you want to visit some greatest museums in Berlin, like to explore different cultures or maybe just have the curious soul within, then this is the place you must come. Museumsinsel (Museums Island) locates in the center of Berlin, it's the name of the northern half of an island in Spree reive which holding all of grand and finest museums. The museum are Altes Museum, Pergamon Museum, Bode Museum, Alte Nationalgalerie and Neues Museum. Beside these museums, Berliner Dom and Lustgarten also located there. I personally have already visited all of them (yeah!), and also wrote a individual reviews for each museum, if you are curious or interested at any of these museums, just look it up. Each of the museums have really huge and finest collections, surely no one could or should finished the whole place in one or two days, it's just too many cool and outstanding stuff. In my opinion, there are three museums must see! No.1 of course is Pergamon museum, that where the famous blue gate "Ishtar gate" is. Second is Neues Museum, it hold great collection of ancient Egypt. The third it's a bit hard for me to decided, I am torn between the Bode Museum and Altes Museum. I like them both, they both offer great collections and great architecture styles (very different to each other). If you looking for something grand, probably I suggest to visit Bode Museum. It is simply outstanding! The Museums Island is also a great place to make some awesome and unforgettable pictures, not only tourists will come here, also the locals and photo lover. It's mostly because of the historical and amazing architecture styles, which is not really common in Berlin, during the war time there were destroyed. Plus the view from this island just breathtaking, especially at the sunset. At the moment, The Museum Island processing their new project, so you could see there are lots of construction going around, I have already look up their project online, it looks great, can't wait! When they are done, I am sure will definitely explore this place all over again. At the end, this surely is one of my favorite places in Berlin. There are also many great places and restaurants around. There are always great activities and events happening. It is simply the place they never will be bored! Brilliant! read more

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The museums collectively are a must-see for a tourist! Here are a few things I wish people would have told me before visiting. 1. You can get your ticket when you get to the museum. You have the option of buying a ticket for one museum for $12 or a day pass to all the museums for $18. I was worried because while standing in a long line I noticed many people already had tickets; I feared we should have bought them beforehand, but that's not necessary. 2. You could easily spend 3-4 hours in EACH museum. So if you are planning on doing all of these, you may want to pick up the pace and kinda cruise through them and not sit and read every single placard. 3. Probably should have known this (but I didn't)... don't touch any of the exhibits. I did and got scolded. And don't lean on anything. I did and got scolded. And don't drink water near exhibits. I did and got scolded. And don't photograph things that say "don't photograph". I didn't do this but saw someone else do it and they were harshly scolded. Just be good and keep your hands off everything. read more

TOURISTS BEWARE!!!!! Unfortunately the service here was SOOOO BAD! They have inconsistent rules about what is allowed in and what is not. God damn, this museum guard (at altes) told me, after following me around like a creeper, that I had to check my bag or get out AFTER I was already in the museum for 1/2 hr! Seriously lady, don't you think the guy at the entrance would have stopped me? As a tourist, we NEED large bags to carry around a day's worth of things. If they had turned me away at the door then that would be a different story. However, they only had coat check (no lockers) and I didn't want to have to go thru my things before handing it off to a stranger. So I left (and am typing up this review outside). I would have had such a better experience if only they (the museums) are more CLEAR & TRANSPARENT about their rules. Ever think to be smart enough to post it up BEFORE people enter your museums? Also, there wasn't anything "special" in any of the museums (nothing that I would distinctly say, this is from Museum Island) but we didn't have too bad of a time at Pergamon. read more

They have many of the museums in Berlin Mitte here. It is a little bit of a walk from the S-Bahn and U-Bahn stops. Worth a visit. Don't try to visit all the museums in one day. Pick one or two and figure you will be back. There was supposed to a card you could get that would give you multiple entrances to the museums but the cashier at the Pergamon Museum had no idea what I was talking about. I think they did not want to bother. Would have given 5 stars except for that. read more

The Museum Island is AMAZING. Do not miss it if you're in Berlin. There's the Berlinerdom (Berlin Cathedral), the Lustgarten, and the Bode, Pergamon, Altes, Neues Museums & the Alte Nationalgalerie. If you plan on visiting a couple of them, I suggest you get a Museum Pass (http://www.visitberlin.de/en/article/museum-pass-berlin) which lasts three days and allows you to visit 55 different museums/attractions for free, including all there is to see on MI. It costs €19 regularly, €9,50 if you're a student. Don't miss it! read more

US Students Beware!!! I purchased tickets online for Museum Island under the "Student" price only to be told that my Student ID was not valid because there was no expiration date on it.. No where on the website does it say that this is a problem and furthermore, I've never had this problem anywhere else in Germany that I've used my Student ID. After trying to explain multiple times that Student ID's in the US don't have expiration dates, I was berated by a very hostile old man at the ticket office and basically was told that I would have to buy a completely new ticket and the money I already spent was no good to be transferred over to the price of a new ticket. Absolutely ridiculous, at the very least update the website so people don't waste money. read more

Let me preface this by saying that I HATE museums. That said, I can still appreciate how well organized Museum Island is. Everything's pretty close together, and there are ticket stands with clear markings. You can definitely make a day or two out of it, so plan accordingly! read more

It's lovely just to be at Museum Island w the beautiful, stately architecture. We only wane to the Altes Museum and the Neues Museum. The Nefertiti and Gold Hat live up to the hype. Never made it in to the Pergamon- an hour wait to enter, and the Altar was closed for construction. read more