A museum visit which will live long in my memory. Displays from Ancient Babylon and Assyria, deconstructed and moved to Berlin brick by brick, simply amazing viewing them knowing the history behind them and relating them to the stories from the Old Testament.This is certainly a must visit to a museum which was hidden for so long behind the Berlin Wall.

The exposition is not that big, but still impressive

A must visit in Berlin. The Port of Ishtar and Mileto are the gems of the museum. Interesting also the second floor.

Maybe the best museum in the entire world! Even I you hate to see a museum, even if you don’t want to spend even one second in a museum during a coty trip or a holiday, for the Pergamon you must make time! Awesome museum! Unbelievable.

Loved the museum! Super big and must-see for tourists or locals! It was just amazing!

Museum with an astonishing collection and very detailed background stories about history of each item and it’s acquisition

Absolutely worth visiting! It’s preferable to buy tickets online in advance to choose a time slot of your preference.Bags are not allowed inside, there are lockers inside to put all your belongings. Audio guide is included with the ticket

Great museum. Impressive ishtar gate. A parcours for kids would be a bonus.

The actual museum was closed due to remodeling so this is a temporary setting for some of the pieces. It was very interesting and well laid out.

The Pergamon Altar (Altar/Temple) is the most magnificent of the ancient artifacts brought from Anatolia. It is so magnificent that it did not fit in any museum structure, so it led to the construction of a private museum with the same name in Berlin in 1930. The main works exhibited in the museum are The entrance to the Pergamon Athena Temple, the Athena statue and the Aleppo room. The remains of this magnificent building were taken to Prussia of that time by the German engineer Carl Humann in the 1870s. Today, it is exhibited in the Pergamon (Bergama) Museum in Berlin and is visited by thousands of people every year.

The museum is impresive, but till 2024 the Pergamon part is in rebuild, so i suggest visiting Panorama too (the museum with incredible 360 display of pergamon) located next to museuminsel. The Pergamonmuseum itself has big thingslike Milet and the gate of Ishtar, that are breathtaking (both on photos). Go Visit

One of my favorite museums!

Überhaupt ausgezeichnet. Not to miss if you have any sense and love for history.

Definitely worth a visit while in Berlin, had to wait for a time slot but was there early as expected this with Covid regulations in place

Its really such a great place

Very interesting museum. Why no Arabic audio? The whole museum is literally made of pieces from Middle East 😁🙃I enjoyed my visit and will visit again.

You must reserve a time slot, even with the Berlin Museum Pass. I would not recommend reserving the last time slot (from 17.15) as the museum closes at 18.00 and it is not physically possible to see the whole museum during that time. I was quite disappointed that I could not see half of the exposition due to this issue. The time slots get booked very quickly so reserve your time a few days before.

The biggest museum that is part of the Berlin Museum Island, and probably the most impressive. Huge exhibits, including the great Babylonian gate. One of the best museums of whole Berlin, definitely worth visiting even if you are not a museum enthusiast.

It was such a nice opportunity to visit this museum.

The museum is currently under construction and has only 1/3 accessible. The exhibited item are quite boring except for the Gate of Ishtar. If you have the all access pass then maybe have a quick look.

Astonishing museum. Its incredible how they collected and set up in such a perfect way all the ruins and antiques.

One of the coolest museums ever. If you like the Egyptians then this is a 100% must see

Fascinating museum with a healthy mix of Islamic, Greek and Egyptian. Would highly recommend going to at least 3 of the nearby museums to get a full scope of whats to offer.

No museum is a bad place to be, but some museums are just More than others. The Pergamum Museum is a must-visit place for travelers and residents of Berlin alike. The archaeological finds in there are astonishing with the Ishtars gate as the cornerstone of them. The Islamic art section is also magnificent and holding a vast range of not only items, but also parts of houses and calligraphy works.The only one thing that took a little from the experience was that the items were not matched to their descriptions numerically, which made it a bit hard to read

Impressive museum with a nice collection of Persian and Islamic art. Students can get a 50% off ticket where international student IDs are accepted as proof.

Very impressive artifacts on display here. The presentation is absolutely gorgeous! The warmth inside ruined it a little bit, hard to have a chill view of all the works when you’re suffocating in a FFP2 mask. I’ll come back in winter I guess.

The Pergamon museum is one to put on your bucket list. Imagine being immersed in a world where Greeks. Romans. And Persians were alive. Here you will find history speaks to you.

Maintaining museums is art by itself. This one exceeds expectations in so many ways.1. Family friendly - they offer activity books for children so that they arent bored out of their nerves2. The location within the city is fantastic, very practical3. Providing interactive devices for audio walkthrough is practical4. Ability to not disown History but remember its flaws held the truth closer than everA must visit if youre in Berlin

Ive seen almost everything That they have there. Great architecture is seriously Breathtaking, but the rest.. not that much.

The Pergamonmuseum is an experience to relish and remember. The display of art and artifact is brilliant. I was amazed at the Babylonian gate and the Roman monument that have been so painstakingly assembled at the museum. The wonderful art and excavations from around the world are a treat to watch. The Egyptian gallery too is amazing. The museum is a must do for lovers of art and history.

What a beautiful place. Coming from California, where history begins in the 1930s, it was stunning to see relics from the earliest religions and rule of law. The recreations are epic and give you a sense of proportion to your own existence.

The gate of Pergamon is not in the exhibits and they have not notified it as much as they shouldnevertheless the Museum works perfectly and the staff is very good

Gorgeous museum. Well worth a visit. The famous gates of Babylon being the highlight of my visit. Unfortunately part of the museum was closed for renovations but was still well worth a visit.

Its a good idea to save at least 3h to visit it calmly.

Intresting museum with a good collection.The gates of Babylon are most impressive and the colours are wonderful.

Beautiful museum with a wealth of exhibits and a good English walk through audi system.

Great experience! Because of the covid measures, one has to book a visit. Otherwise it is not possible to enter.

This is an iconic place. One of the most interesting museums in the world

I love this museum, walking through the Ishtar Gate is a true experience!

Great museum! Unfortunately the altar of Pergamon it self is closed for renovation.

Unbelievable presentation of history, art, culture and more. Fun for the whole family.

I love it. You can find lots of ancient stuffs related to mesopotamian civilizations, Rome and Turkey Empires. You need at least 6 hours to visit the entire museum. If you and aim to visit more than one museum in the museum island you can save some money buying a combined ticket for all instead of buying one by one.

Simply. Awesome.German people has an unbelievable capacity in storytelling.

Great medium size museum. To cover it all at a normal pace will take you no more than 1 hour and half maximum. Most of the stuff are related to Turkish and ottoman history. On the first floor there is a good exposition about the Islam culture. The entrance is 18 bucks if you decide to go to this building plus the one next to it. Bring your student card! It would allow you to access to a 50% discount on entry tickets. Can be students id all over the world.

Long time ago I was there but it is a really special place with a lot of of history.

Incredible museum. Everything is described interestingly and there are multiple guided tours. The layout is well thought out. Its just astonishing to look at the massive ishtar wall or walking through an entire ancient building from mesopotamia… The focus of the main exhibition is on early high civilizations in the regions of mesopotamia, there is also a very beautiful exhibit of islamic art in the upper floor.

Interesting collection and exhibits.

The Pergamonmuseum is nothing short of a wonder in itself. Its rooms are overflowing with some of the world’s most impressive, long buried, treasures. The museum encompasses the vast history of the Ancient East, with collections that can not be experienced elsewhere. The museum is named after the Pergamon Altar, a Hellenistic masterpiece of white stone architecture. The imposing structure invites you to walk the steps of 2000 years of history and behold its intricacies close-up. But don’t get lost in this wonder for too long, as there are many more under the museum’s roof. Artefacts have been gathered from Iran, Asia Minor, Egypt and the Caucasus, and these worlds have been recreated for you to explore within the Pergamonmuseum.

I think it is one of the best Museum I have ever visited. Even though it is not as big as Louvre Museum, but the museum is definitely worth visiting.The museum creates the history as it is, rather than just showing historical pieces, it creates the actual model with the olden pieces. Lots of history you can see in this museum.

A fantastic selection of ancient artefacts. However, its Milet and Istar gates that are a must see here. Sounds obvious but these are a must see. The ticket price includes an audio guide. The inly minus here is that the exebition tour route could be organised in slighlty better way. That being said, I strongly recommand visiting this museum.

A little disappointing. The great or big hall was closed due renovation and in one hour you have seen everything. I saw better muses then this.

One of the best historical museums ever. All three sections Ive visited (Babylon, Roman and Arabic) are filled with wonderful items. And some medieval crazy paintings are present too :)

Interesting museum. Recommend to visit all museums that are located in Museum Island. But may need to spend whole day to visit all museums and see all exhibitions. If you dont have time, please visit here first.

Palace of Nebuchadnezzar is impressive. Entry fee a bit pricey compared with other museums in Berlin. Islamic art exhibition has an AR app to interact with.

It is under reconstrution, so you cant see the Pergamom Altar, only the Istar Gate and Miltaes gate.

One of my favorite museums in Berlin. I was not expecting museums like this in Berlin. The museum is mostly about Islamic Art, showcasing artifacts from royals to peasants. The Ishtar Gate from the Babylon period is something you have to go and see. The auto-guide gives a lot of details into the history and the construction of some of the artifacts, trying to bring you back to a time when people think that gods walk among us, and faith is engraved in almost everything they owned. I enjoyed it every much.

One of the best museums in Berlin. The experience is really great and fantastic. Here you can find the famous Babilonias Door. Really good. In the museum island, very easy to reach it with the metro underground. I suggest you this place if you like art.

By the time the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum on Museum Island (today the Bodemuseum) had opened in 1904, it was clear that the edifice was not large enough to host all of the art and archaeological treasures being excavated under German supervision. Excavations were underway in the areas of ancient Babylon, Uruk, Assur, Miletus, Priene and ancient Egypt, and objects from these sites could not be properly displayed within the existing German museum system. Wilhelm von Bode, director of the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum, initiated plans to build a new museum nearby to accommodate ancient architecture, German post-antiquity art, and Middle Eastern and Islamic art.

Very nice museum I loved the recreation of the gate of Ishtar, but only 3 stars since the actual Pergamon part of their Pergamon museum has been closed since 2013 and thus I didnt see it

Nice place although i couldn’t find the epic of gilgamesh

Some of the best Islamic artifacts of Syrian culture are displayed here. Above magnificent. Also i wonder how the curators have painstakingly recreated some of the damaged iconic buildings and sculptures. Its a unique experience. Although the ticket price is a bit unfair as they club surrounding museums and give you a combo ticket. If you are short on time then you end up paying more and seeing less.

Very cool experience. There are free coat room and audio guides, and also a paid locker room.

It takes about 1-1,5 hours to visit the museum and the collection is mostly Assyrian,Babylon, Hittities and Islamic civilization. The price of the ticket is 19 euros for an adult. You can find 3 other museums in the area so you have to check the boards carefully.

I wonder whether anything we do now will exist or even be remembered in 5000 years

I have not seen such masterpieces before. Im thrilled at this museum. Tickets are 19 euros includes audio guides. After here visit panorama.

The Ishtar Gate is enough in itself to make this museum a must. But there is much more. Including the wonderful room from Aleppo. So poignant since the city has so recently been destroyed.

A great museum in which one must visit when coming to Germany. The museum did a great job in organizing the artifacts and the English audio tour of the museum was also very well done. It’s a place where you can stay for a whole day and gain a lot of knowledge.

Spectacular museum! One of many museums on museum island, but this one is a must see. Currently part of the museum is under construction and we have missed some of the displays, this is a pity, but understandable. I hope after the renovations it is even beter.

Wonderful collection of Mesopotamian, Islamic and Persian items. There was a line out the door to enter but it moved fast enough. I thought the ticket price was fair.

Amazing museum! Very much recommended. I enjoyed being in the 360° panorama 💚 The sound effects are really wonderful! We enjoyed our time there. Very relaxing somehow.

I only went to the Mesopotamian part of the museum I loved it so much that I had to go back again and again with friends and family. I loved how each piece has a number on it and they give you an audible device that is available with numbers to dial. You can dial the number of each piece and listen to the history of it. The prices aren’t so expensive and if you have a student ID you only pay half of the price.

Most of the exhibits have only a description in German. Also the exhibits are mounted on the walls, something I did not like at all.

A huge advantage of getting the fancy annual museum pass is skipping the line at the Pergamon. Ive been here probably ten times and it never fails to uplift and inspire me. In fact, I often have a leave after an hour or so because I become too overwhelmed by beauty.

Impressive museum that houses monumental buildings reconstructed from the ruins found in Anatolia. The museum is subdivided into the antiquity collection, the Middle East museum, and the museum of Islamic art.

So much to see in one day. Definitely get the audio guide

Brilliant Islamic art collection.

Pergamon Panorama, hard to describe how spectacular and beautiful this place is.

Very rude staff and quite aggressive. The museum itself is used as a marketing tool and the tickets are sold for it only to find out that they dont allow you to visit it, for various reasons. MISSINFORMATION IS THEIR GOAL, to take your money. Stay away!

Good place to know the ancient history,spend 18EU you can enter 5 museums ,and the audio guide is free , worth a visit

Great museum with a highlight of the Ishtar Gate. Right after you enter, a must see. Take a couple min and see it. Truly stunning.

I had a tour guided, the guide was very knowledgable on the history and the concept of the museum is very cool. They reconstruct some part and made us able to imagine what would it looks like if we’re back there. The only downside is another part of the museum is under construction and wouldn’t be finish until 2030 (According to the guide). The building is UNESCO world heritage since after the WWII so you’ll be able you see the remains from the war like rounds of bullet hole still there.

Why egyptian and other poc cultures in a white colonialist miseum though

I was deeply disappointed because the actual Temple of Pergamon is closed (undergoing renovations) and will remain so until 2024 according to one of the employees or until 2025/2026 according to another one.Some of the employees I asked didnt speak English so we couldnt communicate.Whats worse, it was terribly hot inside the museum, only a couple of rooms in the upper floor were a bit cooler, but the temperature was way too high inside the museum.So for €19 you get to see about one third of what this museum is supposed to offer.It doesnt get only one star even after the queues and the heat because of the marvel of the Gates of Ishtar and a couple other ancient jewels.

Its a sin no to visit this amazing place. However, there are substantial construcion works so you cannot see the Zeus altair

Amazing museum, not unfairly highly rated. The audio guide was great. Not to be missed.

A unique art collection from the Middle East. No point to describe it, since it is one of the must visit plaves to all art lovers.

A lovely museum. Everything is in english and labelled. Make sure you get the ticket that lets you in to all the sub buildings as it appears to be better value.

Definately worth seeing.

The Pergamon Museum (German: Pergamonmuseum) is situated on the Museum Island in Berlin. The building was designed by Alfred Messel and Ludwig Hoffmann and was constructed over a period of twenty years, from 1910 to 1930. The Pergamon Museum houses monumental buildings such as the Pergamon Altar, the Ishtar Gate of Babylon, the Market Gate of Miletus reconstructed from the ruins found in Anatolia, as well as the Mshatta Facade. The museum is subdivided into the antiquity collection, the Middle East museum, and the museum of Islamic art. It is visited by approximately 1,135,000 people every year[citation needed], making it the most visited art museum in Germany (2007), and is one of the largest in the country. The comprehensive plan for Museum Island includes an expansion of the Pergamon Museum, with connections to the Neues Museum, Bodemuseum, Alte Nationalgalerie and a new visitor centre, the James Simon Gallery. An architectural competition in 2000 was won by Oswald Mathias Ungers from Cologne. The Pergamon Museum will be redeveloped according to his plan, which controversially proposes large alterations to buildings unchanged since 1930. The current entrance building in the Court of Honor will be replaced with a fourth wing, and an underground walk (Archäologische Promenade, archeologic walk) will connect four of the five museums.

Ansolutly outstanding museum! But Go watch the Pergamon PANORAMA show very close from here!!!

A museum with a collection focuses on Anatolia Middle East and Islamic culture and art. Collections are not as many as other big name museums in Europe but still very impressive and informative. The signature collection such as Ishtar Gate is breath taking.

Very impresive, must see in Berlin!

Totally worth it! Be aware that you need 1 euro coin to keep your belongings in the locker. Do not miss this museum if you need to choose from many options.

Fantastic tour around Pergamon, breathtaking artefacts, a lot of interactive displays. Loved it!

Amazing acoustics. Enjoyable journey in history artefacts. Easy to reach and I explore. Friendly stuff.

This place u must visit in Berlin. Very nice museum.

Love it, but it will probably not reopen in my life time, given the typical length of Berlin city building projects.

It is necessary to book a time slot due to pandemic. It is needed even with WelcomeCard. Shame I didnt know in the advance and because of it spent little time there

Nice museum, i thought it was bigger but in 2 hours is possible to visit most of it.

The Ishtar Gate are an awe-inspiring sight and the main reason to visit this museum. There are also other artifacts from the ancient times and the visit to this institution is recommended to anybody who is interested in that period of human history.