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 Easter holidays in 2026, which run from Good Friday, April 3, to Easter Monday, April 6, 2026, the vast majority of Berlin’s museums will be open with special hours corresponding to those of a Sunday. All institutions of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin will be open – with the exception of the Musikinstrumentenmuseum, which is closed on Easter Monday.
In addition to the major institutions on Museum Island and at the Kulturforum, numerous other museums and exhibition venues – including the Jüdisches Museum Berlin, the Museum für Naturkunde, the Deutsches Technikmuseum, and C/O Berlin – will also be open throughout the Easter holidays.
From April 3 to April 6, 2026, the institutions of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin will follow Sunday opening hours; they are open from 10 am to 6 pm.
Other museums may have different opening hours. We have carefully researched and listed these differing times here. If in doubt, please check the respective institution’s website before your visit.
Museum Island + Mitte
Alte Nationalgalerie
Bodestraße 1-3
10178 Berlin-Mitte
Altes Museum
Am Lustgarten
10178 Berlin
Bode Museum
Am Kupfergraben 3
10178 Berlin-Mitte
James-Simon-Galerie
Bodestraße 1-3
10178 Berlin-Mitte
KW Institute for Contemporary Art
Auguststraße 69
10117 Berlin-Mitte
11 am – 7 pm
Humboldt Forum
Asiatisches Museum (Museum of Asian Art)
Schloßpl. 1
10178 Berlin-Mitte
Ethnologisches Museum (Ethnological Museum)
Schloßpl. 1
10178 Berlin-Mitte
Kulturforum + Tiergarten
Neue Nationalgalerie
Potsdamer Str. 50
10785 Berlin-Tiergarten
Gemäldegalerie
Johanna und Eduard Arnhold Platz
10785 Berlin-Tiergarten
Kunstbibliothek (Art Library)
Matthäikirchplatz 6
10785 Berlin-Tiergarten
Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of Decorative Arts)
Matthäikirchplatz
10785 Berlin-Tiergarten
Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart
Invalidenstraße 50
10557 Berlin-Tiergarten
Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Bröhan Museum
Schlossstraße 1a
14059 Berlin-Charlottenburg
Museum für Fotografie / Helmut Newton Foundation (Museum of Photography)
Jebensstraße 2
10623 Berlin-Charlottenburg
C/O Berlin
Hardenbergstraße 22-24
10623 Berlin-Charlottenburg
11 am – 8 pm
Georg Kolbe Museum
Sensburger Allee 25
14055 Berlin-Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
11 am – 6 pm
Kreuzberg + Neukölln
Gropius Bau
Niederkirchnerstraße 7
10963 Berlin-Kreuzberg
10 am – 7 pm
Berlinische Galerie
Alte Jakobstraße 124-128
10969 Berlin-Kreuzberg
10 am – 6 pm
Jüdisches Museum Berlin (Jewish Museum Berlin)
Lindenstraße 9-14
10969 Berlin-Kreuzberg
10 am – 6 pm
KINDL – Zentrum für Zeitgenössische Kunst (Centre for Contemporary Art)
Am Sudhaus 3
12053 Berlin-Neukölln
12 pm – 6 pm, closed on Easter Monday!
Zehlendorf
Brücke Museum
Bussardsteig 9
14195 Berlin-Zehlendorf
11 am – 5 pm
Haus am Waldsee
Argentinische Allee 30
14163 Berlin-Zehlendorf
11 am – 6 pm
WHEN?
Easter: Friday, 3. April, until Monday, 6. April 2026
