Questions & Answers

A standard day ticket for the Berlinische Galerie costs 12 €, with reduced admission at 7 €. On the first Wednesday of every month, all visitors are eligible for reduced admission (7 €). Tickets can be purchased online or at the cash desk.

Free admission for under 18s
Free admission for refugees
Reduced ad­mission for visitors with severe dis­abilities + Free admission for one recognized accompanying person

The Museum Pass Berlin (3 days of free admission to over 30 museums, including the Berlinische Galerie, 32 € / 16 €) will be available from 1.1.26 exclusively online via the ticket shop of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
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Concessionary admission to the Berlinische Galerie, subject to presentation of valid proof, applies to:

Children and young people, aged 18 and under
School groups and accompanying persons
Recognised helpers of people with severe disabilities
Press representatives
Museum Pass Berlin ("3-day pass")
DAIMLER art pass

Members of the following associations:
Deutscher Museumsbund, ICOM, ICOMOS, IKT International Association of Curators of Contemporary Art, Deutscher Verband für Kunstgeschichte

Members of societies and circles of friends at the following institutions: 
Berlinische Galerie, Brücke-Museum, Jüdisches Museum Berlin, Kunsthalle Emden, Photographische Sammlung der SK Stiftung Kultur/Köln

Employees of Berlin Tourismus & Kongress GmbH (Visit Berlin)
Tourist guides: Berlin Guide - Verband der Berliner Stadtführer e.V., Bündnis Berliner Stadtführer e.V., Bundesverband der Gästeführer in Deutschland e.V. (BVGD)

Sponsors of the current exhibitions

If you want to bring a group of 10 or more people or a school group to Berlinische Galerie, please buy a time-slot ticket in advance. Each time slot can take one group (max. 35 people). First select the date when you wish to visit, then the size of the group, and finally the time slot. A time-slot booking does not include a guided tour.

Admission is free for school groups and visitors under 18. Groups of 10 or more people pay the reduced rate.

You can book guided tours for groups directly through Museumsdienst Berlin (Tel. +49 (0)30-247 49-888, museumsdienst@kulturprojekte.berlin). In that case, it is not necessary to purchase time-slot tickets in advance.

You can purchase tickets online via the website or in person at the Berlinische Galerie's cash desk. After you’ve completed your booking, you can use the confirmation link to download your ticket. You will also receive it via email. Depending on how you book your online ticket, it may take up to ten minutes to receive the confirmation email. Do be sure to check your spam folder. The online ticket can then be presented as a printed copy or scanned from a smartphone screen as a mobile ticket.

Your online ticket for the Berlinische Galerie can only be refunded if the entire event is cancelled or if the entry is no longer possible on the specified date and time. Please also refer to our terms and conditions.

The Berlinische Galerie and the neighbouring Jewish Museum Berlin have a ticket cooperation. Upon presenting a ticket from the Jewish Museum, we will grant you an admission discount. The same offer applies in reverse to temporary exhibitions at the Jewish Museum. Its permanent exhibition can be visited free of charge.

If you have any questions or problems regarding payment or the booking section, our service provider will be happy to help:
E-Mail: publicticketsolution@visitberlin.de
Monday – Friday, 9am – 18pm

If you have any questions regarding your visit to the Berlinische Galerie, please feel free to contact us at bg@berlinischegalerie.de or via +49 (0)30-789 02-600. We will respond to your enquiry as soon as possible.

The Berlinische Galerie is open from Wednesday to Monday, 10 am to 6 pm.

Tip: On the first Wednesday of every month, all visitors can enjoy reduced admission (7 €) as part of ‘Happy Wednesday’.

Parking spaces are reserved for visitors with disabilities in the visitor car park behind the museum.
Please note that the parking spaces opposite the main entrance to the Berlinische Galerie are private parking spaces that may not be used freely.

The Berlinische Galerie is accessible to visitors with restricted mobility.

• Wheelchair users can move around the museum building, all the exhibition and event spaces and Café Dix.
• The entrance to the museum is step-free. There is a power-assisted door about 15 metres beyond the main entrance in the glass front on the right.
• The ticket counter cannot be lowered but it does permit communication from a seated position.
• Temporary exhibitions take place on the ground floor.
• There is a lift to the exhibition spaces on the upper level. This lift is suitable for wheelchair users.
• There is a toilet with disabled access next to the cloakroom in the museum foyer. It has a push-button switch for opening the door.
• Most of the exhibits and explanatory texts can be seen and read from a seated position.
• The standard height of the display cases is 78 cm and they are wheelchair accessible.
• In the museum café there are tables that can be lowered.

Parking spaces measuring 350 cm x 500 cm are reserved for visitors with disabilities in the visitor car park behind the museum.
Please note that the parking spaces opposite the main entrance to the Berlinische Galerie are private parking spaces that may not be used freely. The distance from the car park to the entrance of the Berlinische Galerie is approximately 100 metres.

People with severe disabilities are entitled to reduced admission to the Berlinische Galerie upon presentation of the relevant ID card and may bring one accompanying person free of charge.

Guide dogs are permitted to accompany their owners into all publicly accessible areas of the Berlinische Galerie.

There are seats along the glass façade in the foyer of the Berlinische Galerie. Seating in our exhibition rooms varies depending on the exhibition. Wheelchairs and folding stools can be borrowed free of charge from the cloakroom.

Wheelchairs and portable folding stools can be borrowed free of charge from the Berlinische Galerie's cloakroom.

There is a lift to the Berlinische Galerie's exhibition spaces on the upper level. This lift is suitable for wheelchair users.

There is a toilet with disabled access next to the cloakroom in the museum foyer. It has a push-button switch for opening the door.

A tactile floor guidance system indicates the way to the ticket counter, cloakroom, lift, toilets and to the permanent collection on the upper level of the Berlinische Galerie.

The Berlinische Galerie has created a Media Guide to 17 works in the permanent exhibition. It can be used on a device borrowed free at the museum or on your own smart phone, tablet or desktop. The borrowed device triggers the audio descriptions automatically. On devices borrowed at the museum, the content is displayed and played automatically at each station without the need to key in a number or press a button. You can borrow the Media Guide free of charge at our information desk in the museum foyer. We can also provide audio induction loops. These loops are for people using a hearing aid or cochlea implant with a telecoil. The volume on a borrowed device can be adjusted as required. If you use the Media Guide on a device of your own, the audio descriptions will not play automatically. You will trigger them manually. The exhibition labels indicate the relevant symbol beneath the title of the work. You can use adjust the Media Guide to your personal needs by altering the contrast and enlarging the script. All the audio content is also available in text form.

• Browser-Version (without automatic triggering of audio clips in the exhibition)

Seven major works can be explored by touch. Tactile models made of different materials like felt, cloth and wood convey a textile impression of the original artwork in relief.

The Berlinische Galerie offers guided tours and workshops for people with disabilities in connection with our exhibitions. We frequently hold discussions about art and guided tours in/with German Sign Language as well as audio and tactile tours. You can find dates and further information here.

If you have any questions regarding accessibility at the Berlinische Galerie or regarding your needs before and during your visit, please feel free to contact the following colleagues:

Christine van Haaren
Head of Education and Outreach
Tel +49 030-789 02-836 
haaren@berlinischegalerie.de

Lena Klauser
Working Student Accessibility and Inclusion
Tel +49 030-789 02-836 
klauser@berlinischegalerie.de

In the foyer on the ground floor of the Berlinische Galerie, there is a free cloakroom and lockers of various sizes.

Please note: Liability for items in the cloakroom extends to their cash value only. No liability can be accepted for items of great value, cash or other means of payment, business papers, documents, identity cards of all kinds, and keys. Storage of such items is undertaken on the responsibility of the visitor alone.

Please leave jackets, coats, bags, large items of luggage and bulky objects at the cloakroom or in the lockers before visiting the Berlinische Galerie.
Rucksacks, bags and pouches measuring up to 30 cm x 30 cm x 30 cm, as well as walking aids, may be taken into the exhibition rooms without any problem.

Please note: However, it is not permitted to carry mini-rucksacks on your back or carry items of clothing over your arm within the exhibition area. Pushchairs may only be brought into the exhibition rooms for transporting a small child. In case of doubt, our staff will decide.

Our media guide for the Berlinische Galerie’s permanent exhibition (available in German and English) can be borrowed free of charge on site or accessed free of charge directly via the browser on your smartphone, tablet or PC.

• Browser-Version (without automatic triggering of audio clips in the exhibition)

There are seats along the glass façade in the foyer of the Berlinische Galerie. Seating in our exhibition rooms varies depending on the exhibition. Wheelchairs and folding stools can be borrowed free of charge from the cloakroom.

You can access the guest Wi-Fi free of charge in all public areas of the Berlinische Galerie.

Taking photographs and filming for private purposes is permitted in the exhibition rooms. Exceptions are possible especially during special exhibitions. However, flash and tripods may not be used. A special permit may be obtained for exceptions to this rule. May we point out that under certain conditions publication in any form of media (including social media channels such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Youtube etc.) may affect copyright laws; in this case, it is your own responsibility to acquire the necessary rights. Taking photographs and filming for commercial purposes and in the context of current reporting (press) is permitted only with an advance permit, to be obtained in writing from the museum management.

From Wednesday to Monday Café Dix by BARK Berlin offers cake, coffee and other beverages, seasonal dishes, salads, snacks and a frequently changing menu of hot meals – all freshly prepared with a focus on regional, seasonal produce.

Opening times

We recommend arriving at the Berlinische Galerie at least 15 minutes before the start of the guided tour or event, as the number of participants is usually limited.

The guides and the participants in each tour will meet in the foyer of the Berlinische Galerie, next to the information desk.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to book a guided tour or event at the Berlinische Galerie. Unless otherwise stated in the calendar entry, participation in the event is included in the museum admission fee. Registration usually takes place on site, though in some cases you can also register online using a registration form.

You can book guided tours for groups of the permanent exhibition “Art in Berlin 1880–1980” and the Berlinische Galerie’s special exhibitions.

Times: daily, except Tuesdays, between 10.15 am and 5.45 pm
Duration: 60/ 90/ 120 minutes
Cost: 60/ 85/ 110 € (plus the reduced admission fee per person)
Group size: maximum 20 people

Guided tours can also be booked in English and French.

You can arrange a date for your private guided tour via the Museumsdienst Berlin.

Registration and further information: Tel +49 (0)30-247 49-888, museumsdienst@kulturprojekte.berlin

bg@berlinischegalerie.de
Tel +49 (0)30-789 02-600

Janet Riedel
Communication
Tel +49 30-789 02-831 
riedel@berlinischegalerie.de

Sascha Perkins
Head of Communication and Education
Tel +49 30-789 02-829 
perkins@berlinischegalerie.de