In this guide
💡 The Short Version: The Topography of Terror and the Jewish Museum’s core exhibition are free. The Humboldt Forum is €9 and closed on Tuesdays; the Gemäldegalerie is €14, the Neue Nationalgalerie €14 to €20 and Hamburger Bahnhof €16, and all three close on Mondays, as does Charlottenburg Palace (€12 a wing, €19 combined). The Museum Pass Berlin (€32) covers the Gemäldegalerie, the Neue Nationalgalerie, Hamburger Bahnhof, the Humboldt Forum and the Jewish Museum. Tempelhof airport is seen only on a tour, and its field is free. Or book a tour: the Humboldt Forum introductory tourad is €9, and the Charlottenburg Palace ticketad is the palace’s own at €19.
At a glance
Prices are the adult rate in euros, from each museum’s own site. Museum Island has its own pages: see Museum Island tickets and the Pergamon Museum.
| Museum | Adult price | Hours | Closed | Museum Pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemäldegalerie | €14 | Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 18:00 | Monday | Yes |
| Neue Nationalgalerie | €14 collection; €20 all exhibitions | Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday to Sunday 10:00 to 18:00; Thursday 10:00 to 20:00 | Monday | Yes |
| Hamburger Bahnhof | €16 | Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 18:00 from 1 December 2026 | Monday | Yes |
| Humboldt Forum | €9; five exhibitions free | Wednesday to Monday 10:30 to 18:30 | Tuesday | Yes |
| Jewish Museum | Core exhibition free | Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 18:00 | Monday | Listed |
| Topography of Terror | Free | Daily 10:00 to 20:00 | 24 and 31 December, 1 January | No |
| Charlottenburg Palace | €12 a wing; €19 combined | Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 17:30 in summer | Monday | No |
| Tempelhof airport | Guided tours only; the field is free | Tours daily except Tuesday | Tuesday (tours) | No |
| Berlin Story Bunker | €18 | Daily 10:00 to 19:00 | Never | No |
The Neues Museum
€14 · closed Mondays · Museum Island
The Neues Museum holds the bust of Nefertiti in the North Dome Hall, and the Egyptian Court. Entry is through the James-Simon-Galerie on Bodestraße, and it is on the €24 Museumsinsel ticket. It is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 18:00, and closed from 15 to 17 March 2027 for maintenance. Museum Island tickets has the order to go round the island.
Gemäldegalerie
€14 · closed Mondays · Kulturforum
The Gemäldegalerie shows paintings from the 13th to the 18th century. Adult tickets are €14 (€7 concession), and the Kulturforum ticket is €22 for all exhibitions at the Kulturforum museums. It is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 18:00. It is on the Museum Pass Berlin.
Neue Nationalgalerie
€14 collection, €20 all exhibitions · closed Mondays · Kulturforum
The Neue Nationalgalerie sells a €14 collection ticket and a €20 museum ticket for all exhibitions (€7 and €10 concession). It is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00 and on Thursdays from 10:00 to 20:00. Entry is free on the first Thursday of every month from 16:00 to 20:00, through the Volkswagen Group Art4All initiative. Barrier-free access is on the left side of the building, on Reichpietschufer. GetYourGuide sells the €20 ticket with an audio guidead. It is on the Museum Pass Berlin, which covers the collection and not the special exhibitions.
The Neue Nationalgalerie and its sculpture garden at the Kulturforum. Photo: Marmontel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
Hamburger Bahnhof
€16 · closed Mondays · Invalidenstraße
Hamburger Bahnhof is the Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart, the National Gallery of contemporary art. The €16 ticket (€8 concession) includes the temporary exhibitions. Until 30 November 2026 it is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 10:00 to 18:00, Thursday from 10:00 to 20:00 and Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 18:00; from 1 December 2026 it is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 18:00. Family Sundays run with reduced family tickets. It is on the Museum Pass Berlin.
Humboldt Forum
€9 · closed Tuesdays · Schlossplatz
The Humboldt Forum fills the rebuilt Berlin Palace. The €9 exhibition ticket covers the Berlin Global exhibition on the first floor and the Ethnological Collections and Asian Art on the second and third floors, including their temporary exhibitions. Five exhibitions are free: “Insights. The Humboldt Brothers”, the Palace Cellar, the Sculpture Hall, the Video Panorama and “On Water: WasserWissen in Berlin”. The roof terrace is €3 and the media guide €3.
- Free for children and young people under 19 (under 18 for Berlin Global) and Museum Pass holders. Berlin WelcomeCard holders pay €5 for Berlin Global.
- Hours: Wednesday to Monday, 10:30 to 18:30. Closed on Tuesdays and on 24 December. On 31 December it closes at 16:00 and Berlin Global is closed, and on 1 January 2027 it opens at 12:00.
- Entrance: Portal 3 on the west side. A free cloakroom takes coats and bags larger than A4.
- Tour: the Humboldt Forum introductory tourad lasts an hour, with an English introductory tour among the options, from €9.
The Humboldt Forum from across the Spree. Photo: Dosseman, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jewish Museum Berlin
Core exhibition free · closed Mondays · Lindenstraße 9 to 14
The Jewish Museum Berlin has the Libeskind Building and the Old Building. The core exhibition is free for everyone, and so is most of the Libeskind Building, except certain temporary exhibitions. Temporary exhibitions in the Old Building are €10 (€4 reduced), and under-18s go free. ANOHA, the children’s world, can only be visited with a time-slot ticket and charges a non-refundable €3 booking fee on the whole basket.
- Booking: a free time-slot ticket is recommended from the ticket shop, up to six weeks ahead. Walk-in tickets are also available at the desk. Enter through the doorway of the Old Building.
- Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 18:00, with the last admission at 17:00. Closed on Mondays, on Saturday 14 November 2026 and on Thursday 24 December 2026.
- Getting there: U-Bahn U1 or U6 to Hallesches Tor, U6 to Kochstraße, bus 248, M29 or M41.
- Security screening is at the door.
The Jewish Museum on Lindenstraße: the baroque building and the zinc-clad Libeskind Building. Photo: Marek Śliwecki, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Topography of Terror
Free · open daily 10:00 to 20:00 · Niederkirchnerstraße 8
The Topography of Terror stands on the site of the Gestapo and SS headquarters. Admission is free. The “Topography of Terror” exhibition is indoors, “Berlin 1933–1945” is in the exhibition trench, and there are special exhibitions. The exhibitions are open daily from 10:00 to 20:00, and the outdoor areas and the site tour stay open until dusk. It is closed on 24 and 31 December and 1 January. The library is open Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 17:00.
- Getting there: U-Bahn Potsdamer Platz or Kochstraße, S-Bahn Anhalter Bahnhof or Potsdamer Platz. There is no parking.
- Guides: an audio guide and guided tours are offered on the foundation’s site.
The Topography of Terror documentation centre on Niederkirchnerstraße. Photo: Josef Streichholz, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
It lies a short walk from the Holocaust Memorial and Checkpoint Charlie.
Charlottenburg Palace
€12 a wing, €19 combined · closed Mondays · Spandauer Damm
Charlottenburg Palace is run by the Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten. The Old Palace and the New Wing are €12 each (€8 reduced), and the charlottenburg+ ticket is €19 (€14 reduced). It covers every institution in the palace gardens for one day, with the special exhibition: the Old Palace, the New Wing, the New Pavilion and the Mausoleum, some of which open only in summer. The online ticket books an admission time for the Old Palace. The self-guided visit is by app.
- Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 17:30 from April to October and 10:00 to 16:30 in November and December. The last admission is 30 minutes before closing. Closed on 24 and 25 December; on 26 December it is open 10:00 to 16:30, on 31 December 10:00 to 14:00 and on 1 January 2027 11:00 to 16:30.
- Rules: prams are not allowed in the rooms, and the palace is partly wheelchair-accessible.
- Tickets: the palace’s own charlottenburg+ ticket on GetYourGuidead is the same €19.
- The Museum Pass does not cover the palace.
The garden front of Charlottenburg Palace. Photo: Michael.F.H.Barth, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tempelhof airport
Tours daily except Tuesday · field free · Tempelhof
The former airport at Tempelhof is the largest listed building in Europe, according to its operator, and it can only be entered on a guided tour. The tours run daily except Tuesdays, and the booking shop at thf-berlin.de lists the dates. English tours are “Tempelhof Myths”, “Hidden Places” and the 60-minute “THF in 60 Minutes”. Booked tickets cannot be cancelled, a good level of fitness is needed for the stairs and long distances, and the tour is not step-free. At the visitor centre, only card payments are taken.
Tempelhofer Feld, the former airfield, is a free park with seasonal hours: 7:30 to 17:00 in January and December, 6:00 to 23:00 in June and July, and 7:00 to 19:00 in October. Free things to do in Berlin has the full year.
A wing of the former Tempelhof airport building. Photo: UzeyirMikayil, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Berlin Story Bunker
€18 · open daily · Schöneberger Straße 23A
The Berlin Story Bunker is a private museum inside a Second World War bunker. The €18 ticket (€12 reduced) covers “Hitler – How Could It Happen”, “Germany 1945 to Today” and a Ukraine museum, with texts in German and English and an audio guide in 12 languages. It is open every day of the year from 10:00 to 19:00, with the last admission at 17:30, and takes only card payments. It is not suited to wheelchairs. The museum’s own ticket on GetYourGuidead is the same €18. The all-inclusive WelcomeCard includes it, and the Museum Pass does not.
The Humboldt Forum and Charlottenburg Palace both have a Christmas market from late November: see Berlin Christmas markets 2026. Museum Pass or WelcomeCard has the sums for combining these. What to book before you go to Berlin has the closed days for every sight, and free things to do in Berlin lists the free ones. The Reichstag dome and the DDR Museum have their own guides, and 3 days in Berlin places the museums around the closed Mondays and Tuesdays. To stay near the Kulturforum or the Humboldt Forum, see where to stay in Berlin. The Museum Barberini in Potsdam is in the Potsdam day trip, and the Berlin Story Bunker is covered with the underground tours.
Common questions
Which Berlin museums are free?
The Topography of Terror is free every day, and the Jewish Museum's core exhibition is free for everyone. At the Humboldt Forum, five exhibitions are free: the Humboldt Brothers exhibition, the Palace Cellar, the Sculpture Hall, the Video Panorama and On Water. The Neue Nationalgalerie is free on the first Thursday of the month from 16:00 to 20:00.
Which Berlin museums are closed on Mondays?
The Gemäldegalerie, the Neue Nationalgalerie, Hamburger Bahnhof, the Jewish Museum, Charlottenburg Palace and all of Museum Island. The Humboldt Forum and Tempelhof airport tours are closed on Tuesdays. The Topography of Terror and the Berlin Story Bunker are open every day.
How much is the Humboldt Forum?
€9 for the exhibition ticket, which covers the Berlin Global exhibition and the Ethnological Collections and Asian Art on the upper floors. Five exhibitions are free, the roof terrace is €3, and children and young people under 19 are free. It is closed on Tuesdays.
Is the Jewish Museum Berlin free?
The core exhibition is free for everyone, and so is most of the Libeskind Building. Temporary exhibitions in the Old Building are €10. A free time-slot ticket is recommended and can be booked six weeks ahead. It is closed on Mondays and on 14 November and 24 December 2026.
How much is Charlottenburg Palace?
The Old Palace and the New Wing are €12 each, and the combined charlottenburg+ ticket is €19. The palace is closed on Mondays and is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 17:30 from April to October and 10:00 to 16:30 in November and December.
Is the Museum Pass Berlin worth it for these museums?
It covers the Gemäldegalerie, the Neue Nationalgalerie, Hamburger Bahnhof, the Humboldt Forum and the Jewish Museum, but not Charlottenburg Palace, the Topography of Terror, Tempelhof or the Berlin Story Bunker. At €32 for three days it pays with a third paid museum.
