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  1. Museum Island: Head to the island festival at the end of May! - With one ticket to all 6 houses (29.04.2025)

    The "200 Years of Museum Island Berlin" anniversary starts with a special programme from 30 May to 1 June - island day ticket for 14 euros / annual ticket valid for 2 people. Museum Island Berlin is kicking off its fifth anniversary year with a kick-off weekend centred around UNESCO World Heritage D

  2. Launch of the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2026 (06.01.2026)

    The Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2026 starts on 7 January in the subjects of piano and chamber music with wind instruments The oldest German competition for young musicians in the fields of piano and chamber music with wind instruments will be held from 7 to 11 January 2026. Th

  3. Visitor figures for the museums in 2005 (21.12.2006)

    The Institute for Museum Research at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Preußischer Kulturbesitz, together with the German Museums Association, has published the overall statistical survey of museums in the Federal Republic of Germany for the year 2005. The survey provides information on visitor number

  4. Homage to the furniture designer Erich Dieckmann - Kunstgewerbemuseum and Kunstbibliothek der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, Kunststiftung des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt and Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle prepare joint exhibition (05.05.2021)

    For the first time in over thirty years, a major exhibition will be dedicated to the furniture designer, Bauhaus member and Burg teacher Erich Dieckmann (1896-1944), which will be on show in Halle (Saale) and Berlin in 2022. Dieckmann, who became known for his type furniture programmes, worked in We

  5. The winners of the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2022 in the subjects of piano and composition (17.01.2022)

    The Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2022 ended yesterday evening with a spectacular finale. This year, the competition was held in the subjects of piano and composition. The Konzerthausorchester Berlin performed under the direction of Leslie Suganandarajah. This year's prizewinner

  6. A venerable house in the heart of the island (26.03.2026)

    Since 1 March 2025, Anette Hüsch has been director of the Alte Nationalgalerie – with respect for the past and a vision for the future. In this interview, she talks about the opportunities presented by the SPK reform, new exhibition ideas and the significance of Museum Island as a vibrant cultural h

  7. A venerable house in the heart of the island (26.03.2026)

    Since 1 March 2025, Anette Hüsch has been director of the Alte Nationalgalerie – with respect for the past and a vision for the future. In this interview, she talks about the opportunities presented by the SPK reform, new exhibition ideas and the significance of Museum Island as a vibrant cultural h

  8. Media worlds - knowledge, information and communication in the digital revolution (27.08.2014)

    As part of the event "Mediale Welten - Wissen, Information und Kommunikation im digitalen Umbruch", experts will discuss the consequences and development potential of digital communication technologies and the associated future changes to the world of work in the fields of science and research on 1

  9. Violist Sara Kim wins the Mendelssohn Prize at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition 2015 (19.01.2015)

    The Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition in Berlin ended with an impressive concert on Sunday. The first prize winners of this year's competition in viola, trumpet and clarinet played accompanied by the symphony orchestra of the Orchesterzentrum NRW under the direction of Garry Walker.

  10. Festive concerts by the greatest young talents (06.01.2015)

    The winners of the 2015 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition will be presented to the public in three festive concerts at the University of the Arts in mid-January From 14 to 16 January, the best students at German music academies in the fields of viola, trumpet, clarinet and vocal ens