Museum Island

Island Berlin, Berlin, Germany

What to expect

Museum Island is a unique ensemble of five museums in the center of Berlin, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The complex includes the Altes Museum, the Neues Museum, the Alte Nationalgalerie, the Bode Museum, and the Pergamon Museum, offering a wide range of collections from prehistory to 19th-century art. The island also features beautiful architecture, public gardens, and a visitor center, making it a great place to visit with family and friends. The museums exhibit a vast array of objects and artifacts, including sculptures, paintings, and historical buildings, such as the Pergamon Altar and the Ishtar Gate of Babylon

Plan your family visit to the Museum Island with these blog insights 👇

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This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the five museums gathered there

Highlights: It is home to the acclaimed Pergamon Museum ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: The bus line 100 followed the street Unter den Linden. The Museumsinsel is a UNESCO World Heritage site. On the left, Altes Museum and Berliner Dom frame the Lustgarten. On the right, the palace rises in its historicizing new building

Highlights: The Museumsinsel was a nice stop. The museums are great, and the kids enjoyed the architecture. It's a World Heritage Site ✨

Berlin: Two full days on Museum Island with children

This family's experience:

Activities: We spent a whole weekend exploring the Museum Island. We visited the Pergamon-Tempel, Ischtar-Tor from Babylon, and the Markttor zu Milet

Highlights: The children showed lively interest in the exhibits. The audio guide with the number-collecting and entering was a hit. Silas was really enthusiastic, especially with the Greek section, relating it to stories from home ✨