Opened as the Royal Museum in 1830, the Old Museum originally housed all the art treasures on Museumsinsel. It was designed by Schinkel and is considered one of his finest...

Built by Berlin architect Ernst Eberhard von Ihne in 1904, the Bode Museum reopened after a thorough renovation in 2006. It was originally intended by Wilhelm von Bode as a...

Brecht's home from 1948 until his death in 1953 has been preserved exactly as he left it. Tours of the house (phone in advance for an English one) give interesting insights...

Bright blue neon signage and a Trabant in the window welcome you into 'one of Europe's most interactive museums!' This is 'Ostalgia' in action. Touch screens, sound effects and...

In partnership with the Deutsche Bank (and housed in one of its buildings), this is the least impressive European branch of the Guggenheim. The modest exhibition space was...

The permanent exhibition in the Zeughaus finally opened in July 2006 and provides an exhaustive blast through German history from 100BC to the present day, divided...

In what used to be part of the headquarters of the Stasi, you can look around the offices of secret police chief Erich Mielke - his old uniform still hangs in his wardrobe -...

The world's largest hemp museum aims to teach the visitor about the uses of the plant throughout history, as well as touching on the controversy surrounding it. The café...

This small museum celebrates the 'special relationship' between Berlin and the Kennedy family, cemented by John F Kennedy's iconic 'Ich bin ein Berliner' speech in June 1963....

This neo-classical mid 18th-century townhouse was home to the influential Knoblauch family and contains an exhibition about some of their more prominent members. However, the...

This extensive, curious and somewhat old-fashioned museum traces the history of Berlin through a wide range of historical artefacts. Different sections examine themes such as...

A direct descendant of the world's first postal museum (founded in 1872), this collection covers a bit more than mere stamps. It traces the development of telecommunications up...

Berlin's recently renovated Natural History Museum is a real treasure trove. The biggest draw is the skeleton of a Brachiosaurus dinosaur, which weighed 50 tons at death and is...

The Museum of Childhood and Youth is the place to to come if you want to show kids how lucky they are to be going to school today and not 50 years ago. Apart from old toys, it...