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The date is set – Pergamonmuseum returns on June 4, 2027!
Press release from 05/04/2026
First day open to the public at the Pergamonmuseum in Berlin: June 4, 2027 – Pergamon Altar, Islamic Art Collection and highlights from Babylonia will be presented in new display – Group bookings availa-ble from 1st of July, 2026
The Pergamon Museum, located on Berlin’s Museum Island – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – will reopen its doors to the public on 4 June 2027. This means that the Pergamon Altar will finally be on public display once again. In addition, the main level will feature further galleries housing architectural exhibits such as the Mschatta Façade. The Museum of Islamic Art will present its completely redesigned permanent exhibition throughout the north wing of the building. The Museum of the Ancient Near East will display highlights from its collection.
“The wait is over!” declares Marion Ackermann, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation. “We are all eagerly awaiting the opening of the Pergamon Museum and look forward to welcoming the first visitors on 4 June 2027 – and, together with them, rediscovering a place that has shaped generations. It will be sensational!”
Over the coming months, the galleries of the Collection of Classical Antiquities, the Museum of Islamic Art and the Museum of the Ancient Near East will be further fitted out. In addition, the ticket offices and cloakrooms, as well as other visitor facilities, are being prepared. The museum shop and educational areas will also be located on the entrance level.
The reopening of the Pergamon Museum is part of the five-year celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of Berlin’s Museum Island.
Details regarding press previews and dates for the
reopening celebrations will be announced separately.
