Free entry at the museums of the Museum Island

Housing an incredible collection of 19th-century paintings and sculpture, the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin is a must-visit for art lovers.

The Altes Museum is one of the state museums of Berlin and is located on Museum Island. Since July 2010, it has housed the Prussian state collections of Roman and Etruscan antiquities upstairs and the Greek collection on the main floor. 

The Bode Museum houses the Prussian state collection of sculpture from the early Middle Ages through the late 18th century as well as selected paintings from the Gemäldegalerie, the Museum of Byzantine Art and the state coin collection.

The Neues Museum houses three collections: The Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection, the Museum of Prehistory and Early History, and the Collection of Classical Antiquities.

The Pergamon Museum has gained a worldwide reputation for its imposing reconstructions of archaeological building ensembles.