Berlin’s Museumsinsel Shines Brightly Again During the “Festival of Lights” in October 2026
News from 10/09/2026
After a long break, the Museumsinsel Berlin is back ‒ participating in the Festival of Lights once more from 9to 18October 2026 ‒ where the Pergamonmuseum and the historical colonnades at the Alte Nationalgalerie are currently aglow. This special lighting projection on the Pergamonmuseum is generating excitement ahead of its reopening. As of 4June 2027, the Pergamon Altar and other Hellenistic architecture from the Antikensammlung (Collection of Classical Antiquities), as well as the new permanent exhibition of the Museum für Islamische Kunst (Museum for Islamic Art), will be on view once again.
Alte Nationalgalerie © Festival of Lights 2026
Berlin’s Museumsinsel Shines Brightly Again During the “Festival of Lights” in October 2026
After a long break, the Museumsinsel Berlin is back ‒ participating in the Festival of Lights once more from 9to 18October 2026 ‒ where the Pergamonmuseum and the historical colonnades at the Alte Nationalgalerie are currently aglow. This special lighting projection on the Pergamonmuseum is generating excitement ahead of its reopening. As of 4June 2027, the Pergamon Altar and other Hellenistic architecture from the Antikensammlung (Collection of Classical Antiquities), as well as the new permanent exhibition of the Museum für Islamische Kunst (Museum for Islamic Art), will be on view once again.
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