Over the Easter weekend, Berlin is buzzing with cultural activity, and most art museums remain open, offering an excellent opportunity to visit exhibitions even on public holidays.
Image above: Edouard Manet, Dans la Serre, Alte Nationalgalerie
During the 2026 Easter holidays, which run from Good Friday, 3 April, to Easter Monday, 6 April 2026, the vast majority of Berlin’s museums will remain open with special opening hours, which are the same as those on a Sunday.
From 3 to 6 April 2026, these museums will be open during their usual Sunday opening hours; most will be open from 10 am to 6 pm.
Museum Island
Alte Nationalgalerie
Bodestraße 1-3
10178 Berlin
Bode-Museum
Am Kupfergraben 3
10178 Berlin
James-Simon-Galerie
Bodestraße 1-3
10178 Berlin
Kulturforum
Neue Nationalgalerie
Potsdamer Str. 50
10785 Berlin
Gemäldegalerie
Johanna und Eduard Arnhold Platz
10785 Berlin
Kunstbibliothek
Matthäikirchplatz 6
10785 Berlin
Kunstgewerbemuseum
Matthäikirchplatz
10785 Berlin
Humboldtforum
Museum für Asiatische Kunst
Schloßpl. 1
10178 Berlin
Ethnologisches Museum
Schloßpl. 1
10178 Berlin
Museum für Fotografie (Helmut Newton Foundation)
Jebensstraße 2
10623 Berlin
Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart
Invalidenstraße 50
10557 Berlin
Berlinische Galerie
Alte Jakobstraße 124-128
10969 Berlin
Brücke-Museum
Bussardsteig 9
14195 Berlin
Georg Kolbe Museum
Sensburger Allee 25
14055 Berlin
WHEN?
Easter: Friday, 3. April, until Monday, 6. April 2026
