Pergamonmuseum
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Pergamonmuseum is an archaeological museum on Museum Island in Berlin’s historic centre.
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Why go
- The Pergamon Altar dates to the 2nd century BC; its 113-metre frieze shows gods battling giants.
- Babylon’s Ishtar Gate and Processional Way form part of the monumental collection.
- The reconstructed Market Gate of Miletus is a principal exhibit of the Antiquities Collection.
- The Mshatta Facade is one of the museum’s best-known monumental exhibits.
Opening hours
Today10:00 – 20:00Show all
MondayClosed
Tuesday10:00 – 18:00
Wednesday10:00 – 18:00
Thursday10:00 – 20:00
Friday10:00 – 18:00
Saturday10:00 – 18:00
Sunday10:00 – 18:00
Don't miss
- PERGAMON panoramaPergamonmuseum. Das Panorama is open during the main museum’s refurbishment and offers a view from its highest visitor platform.Pergamonmuseum. Das Panorama
- Pergamon Altar onlineAn elaborate 3D scan of the altar, including its Gigantomachy frieze, is available online.Online
- Nebuchadnezzar II’s throne-room facadeA Babylonian architectural work in the main museum’s collection, unavailable during the main-building closure.Main museum; future visit
- Meissner fragmentThe Vorderasiatisches Museum’s collection includes this fragment from the Epic of Gilgamesh; unavailable during the main-building closure.Main museum; future visit
Know before you go
- The James-Simon-Galerie serves as one entrance to the main museum’s visitor route after reopening.
What's inside
- Museum of Islamic Art (Museum für Islamische Kunst): its collection includes a 13th-century mihrab from Kashan. Housed in the main museum before its closure.
Tips for your visit
- Main museum address: Bodestrasse 1–3, Berlin.
- For enquiries, call +49 30 266424242.
Tours and audio guides
- Group tours
- Bookable from June 2027.
Interesting facts4
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Pergamonmuseum is the newest museum on Museum Island.
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The first museum’s central hall already contained architecture from Pergamon, Priene and Magnesia.
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While the replacement museum was being built, the Pergamon sculptures were displayed in the Neues Museum.
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A portrait of Carl Humann by Adolf Brütt was unveiled at the museum’s opening.
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History
During the Second World War, many collection pieces were moved to safety, while rooms containing monumental works were sealed.
- 1698The Antiquities Collection began with an acquisition by a Roman archaeologist.
- 1830Part of the Antiquities Collection became publicly accessible when the Altes Museum opened.
- 1897–1899Fritz Wolff built the first museum building.
- 1901Emperor Wilhelm II inaugurated the first museum building.
- 1907–1909Alfred Messel designed a replacement based on Wilhelm von Bode’s idea. Ludwig Hoffmann took over after Messel died in 1909.
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- 1908Foundation problems led to the first building’s demolition.
- 1910–1930Ludwig Hoffmann built the replacement in simplified form, following Messel’s plans and commissioned by Emperor Wilhelm II.
- 1930The three-wing building opened with four museums.
- 1932The Islamic Art collection opened on the upper floor of the south wing.
- Second World WarAir attacks severely damaged the museum.
- 1945The Red Army took unattended museum objects during the postwar period and fires in Berlin.
- 1958Most objects taken after the war were returned to East Germany, although significant parts remained in Russia.
- 1999Museum Island joined the UNESCO World Heritage List for its architecture and the history of museums.
Sources: Pergamon Museum - Wikipedia · Home | Pergamonmuseum · Home | Pergamonmuseum · Pergamonmuseum - Wikipedia · Musée de Pergame - Wikipedia · checked 28 Sep 2026
Where
Bodestrasse 1-3, Berlin
- Phone
- +49 30 266424242
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Questions and answers
Why is the whole building called Pergamonmuseum?
Since 1958, the name has applied to the entire building; previously, it referred to halls in the east wing.
Who designed the Pergamonmuseum renovation plan?
Cologne architect Oswald Mathias Ungers designed it after winning the architecture competition in 2000.
When did the Museum of Islamic Art open in Pergamonmuseum?
It opened in 1932 on the upper floor of the south wing.
Where was the temporary Pergamon display shown?
From 2018, a temporary space outside Museum Island displayed a panorama of Pergamon and a 3D altar reconstruction.
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