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Jewish Museum Berlin

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Jewish Museum Berlin explores Jewish history and contemporary Jewish life in Germany at Lindenstraße 9–14 in Kreuzberg, near Checkpoint Charlie and the former Berlin Wall.

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Why go

  • The Holocaust Tower, a 24-metre empty concrete silo lit only by a small roof slit.
  • The Garden of Exile, with 49 pillars on a tilted foundation, one filled with Jerusalem earth.
  • Jewish Life in Germany: Past and Present, a 3,500-square-metre exhibition told from a Jewish perspective.

Plan your visit

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From the venue's website · checked 3 Nov 2026

Opening hours

Today10:00 – 18:00Show all
MondayClosed
Tuesday10:00 – 18:00
Wednesday10:00 – 18:00
Thursday10:00 – 18:00
Friday10:00 – 18:00
Saturday10:00 – 18:00
Sunday10:00 – 18:00

Don't miss

  • ShalekhetMenashe Kadishman dedicated these 10,000 steel faces to Jews killed in the Shoah and all victims of violence and war. Visitors may walk across them, producing a clang and rattle.Memory Void floor
  • The AxesFollow the three intersecting, slanting basement corridors symbolising continuity, exile and the Holocaust.Libeskind building basement
  • GlashofFour freestanding steel supports hold the glass roof over a 670-square-metre courtyard; its design represents a sukkah.Kollegienhaus courtyard

Know before you go

  • Visitors undergo security screening, including a metal scanner.
  • Reserve an ANOHA time-slot ticket in advance.

What's inside

  • The permanent exhibition contains more than 1,000 objects; over 70% come from the museum’s collection.
  • Five Voids mark losses from the destruction of Jewish culture in the Shoah. They rise 20 metres, and visitors can enter two of them.
  • The exhibition includes three sound installations by Via Lewandowsky about destroyed objects of Jewish culture.

With kids

  • ANOHA Children’s World tells the story of Noah’s Ark through an experience designed for children.
  • The ANOHA shop section has books, games and craft ideas based on the Torah story of Noah’s Ark.
  • The café serves homemade cakes, and the courtyard and garden offer places to pause without an admission ticket.

Tips for your visit

  • Enter through the Old Building and descend the black slate staircase to the underground passage into the Libeskind building.
  • Museum tickets can be bought online through the museum’s website.
  • The large garden behind the museum has deck chairs and views of Libeskind’s architecture.

Tours and audio guides

Audio guide app
Free to download
Infrared headphones
Hear up to 40 recordings Listen while moving along the mirrored glass walls.
Guided tours and workshops
Many languages For children, teens, students and adults.

Interesting facts3

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  1. 189 competition

    Daniel Libeskind’s design was selected from 189 competition entries.

    Jewish Museum Berlin - Wikipedia

  2. Libeskind named the design Between The Lines, using a straight fragmented line and a winding line to represent German-Jewish history.

    Musée juif de Berlin - Wikipedia
  3. 250,000 visitors

    Before exhibitions and collections were installed, the empty building attracted about 250,000 visitors over two years.

    Musée juif de Berlin - Wikipedia

Shorts

History

The first museum treated Jewish history as living history and collected modern Jewish art as a contribution to German art history, including an Ernst Oppler retrospective. Parts of its art collection are now at the Skirball Cultural Center and Israel Museum.

  1. 1735The Kollegienhaus was built for royal administration offices.
  2. 24 January 1933Berlin’s first Jewish Museum was founded beside Neue Synagoge on Oranienburger Straße.
  3. 10 November 1938The Gestapo closed the first museum during the November Pogroms and confiscated its inventory.
  4. 1963–1969The Kollegienhaus was rebuilt after wartime destruction left only its outer walls.
  5. 1989Daniel Libeskind won the design competition for the new museum extension.
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  1. November 1992Construction of the Libeskind extension began.
  2. 1999The Libeskind building was completed.
  3. 9 September 2001The museum held its gala opening.
  4. 13 September 2001The museum opened to the public after a two-day delay following the September 11 attacks.
  5. 2007A glass roof was added over the Kollegienhaus courtyard.
  6. 2012The W. Michael Blumenthal Academy opened.
  7. 23 August 2020The current core exhibition opened.

How to get there

  • TrainU1, U3 or U6 to Hallesches Tor, near the museum.
  • BusBus 248 stops at Jüdisches Museum.
  • BusBus M29 stops at Lindenstraße/Oranienstraße.
  • BusBus M41 stops at Zossener Brücke.
  • ParkingTwo accessible parking spaces are near the museum entrance.

Sources: Jewish Museum Berlin - Wikipedia · Jewish Museum Berlin - Wikipedia (part 2) · Berlin/East Central - Wikivoyage (see) · Jewish Museum Berlin · Planning Your Visit | Jewish Museum Berlin · About Us | Jewish Museum Berlin · Jüdisches Museum Berlin - Wikipedia · Musée juif de Berlin - Wikipedia · checked 29 Sep 2026

Where
Lindenstrasse 9-14, Berlin

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Questions and answers

Is Jewish Museum Berlin free?

The core exhibition is free for everyone; presentations in the Libeskind Building are generally free too.

When is Jewish Museum Berlin open?

Tuesday through Sunday, 10:00–18:00.

Can I explore Jewish Museum Berlin online?

Its digital museum covers Jewish history and contemporary life in Germany.

Can I use Jewish Museum Berlin’s library and archive for research?

They offer research opportunities. The Academy’s Library and Reading Room are across the street from the Libeskind Building.

What does Jewish Museum Berlin collect?

Ceremonial and applied arts, fine art, photography and everyday culture.

How can I contact Jewish Museum Berlin?

Call +49 30 2599 3300.

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