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Visitor, User, and Inventory Figures for 2020
The Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz regularly publishes up-to-date figures on visitors, users, and holdings at its institutions. This overview provides insights into the development of the museums, libraries, and archives, as well as into the use of their collections and services.
The figures for the years up to 2016 can be found in the documents for theannual press conference. Since 2016, they have been published in theannual report of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation.
Every year, the Institute for Museum Research at the Berlin State Museums analyses visitor numbers and visitor demographics at museums and exhibition venues throughout Germany. The ‘Comprehensive Statistical Survey of Museums in the Federal Republic of Germany’ is regularly published at the end of the following year and has been published by the Institute in cooperation with the German Museum Association since 1981.
Figures for 2025
Berlin State Museums and the Museum of Musical Instruments
The museums of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation – the Berlin State Museums and the Museum of Musical Instruments – recorded a total of 3,632,077 visits in 2025 (2024: 3,671,370; 2023: 4,380,071). Berlin’s Museum Island accounted for a total of 1,828,651 visits in 2025 (2024: 1,862,918; 2023: 2,573,641).
Berlin State Library
In 2025, the Berlin State Library recorded 467,121 library visits at its Unter den Linden branch and 598,450 library visits at its Potsdamer Straße branch. This totalled 1,065,571 visits across both sites (2024: 909,201). The number of users with a valid library card stood at 70,471 (2024: 57,425).
Ibero-American Institute
In 2025, the library of the Ibero-American Institute had 3,697 registered users (2024: 3,623). 63 visiting scholars came to the Institute through, amongst other things, the IAI’s scholarship and fellowship programme (2024: 65). Around 4,292 participants attended the Institute’s events, both online and in person (2024: 3,756).
The collection of printed monographs grew to 1,257,538 books in 2025. The extensive special collections comprise around 334 estates, 64,440 sound recordings, a film collection containing over 7,474 videos and DVDs, some 76,400 maps, over 216,950 photographs, slides and postcards, 5,830 posters and billboards, 2,800 prints, 350,000 newspaper clippings and 19 archives from institutions such as working groups, research organisations, schools, foundations, associations and publishers.
Secret State Archive of Prussian Cultural Heritage
In 2025, a total of 38,759 archival records were made available for use at the Secret State Archive of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (2024: 45,709).
State Institute for Music Research
The Musical Instrument Museum of the State Institute for Music Research recorded a total of 37,362 visits in 2025 (2024: 41,627; 2023: 42,631). This visitor figure is included in the total number of visits to the SPK’s museums. In addition, the State Institute for Music Research organised around 500 concerts, guided tours, academic symposia and other events in 2025.