--- title: "Highlights 2026" date: 2026-09-10 last_modified: 2026-09-10T10:54:58+02:00 generated_at: 2026-09-10T09:45:46Z url: "https://langenachtdermuseen.berlin/en/highlights-2026/" language: "en-US" --- # Highlights 2026 # That was the Long Night of Museums 2026 On the 29th of August 2026, fitting to the theme of “crime”, 75 museums invited the public to talks with investigators, readings with crime thriller writers, live true crime podcasts and detective puzzlehunts. They opened their archives and basements, presented performances and concerts on rooftops and forecourts, in churches and lecture theatres. More than 50,000 Berliners and visitors to Berlin attended and were captivated by collections, exhibitions and silent films. They completed quests, danced the Charleston and swing, or sang at the Crime Karaoke late into the night. It was a long, late summer night with plenty of new discoveries! The Long Night of Museums will celebrate its 30-year anniversary on the 28th of August 2027. - ![People are sitting in lounge chairs at an evening event in front of a building, with a large screen in the background.](https://langenachtdermuseen.berlin/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1_LNDM26_c_Kulturprojekte-Berlin_Foto_Alexander-Rentsch_1.jpg) Long Night of Museums 2026, Silent Film Concert with Stephan Graf von Bothmer, Museum Island Meeting Point © Kulturprojekte Berlin, photo: Alexander Rentsch - ![Creative workshop with many participants at the table, drawing and crafting, inspired by a DJ and colorful background.](https://langenachtdermuseen.berlin/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2_LNDM26_Urban_Nation_c_Kulturprojekte_Berlin-Foto_Frank_Sperling__1516_LQ.jpg) Long Night of Museums 2026, No Crime! – Train Sketching and Beats: Sketch Circle and DJ-Set with Dejoe, Urban Nation © Kulturprojekte Berlin, photo: Frank Sperling - ![A group of people in front of a red banner for the "Long Night of Museums," under a tent at twilight.](https://langenachtdermuseen.berlin/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/3_LNdM26_Mitmachstand_c_Kulturprojekte-Berlin_Foto_Alexander_Rentsch.jpg) Long Night of Museums 2026, Museum Island Meeting Point © Kulturprojekte Berlin, photo: Alexander Rentsch - ![A fully packed church with spectators at an event, tall pillars and impressive windows in the background.](https://langenachtdermuseen.berlin/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/4_LNdM26_Nikolaikirche_c_Kulturprojekte-Berlin_Foto_Alexander_Rentsch.jpg) Long Night of Museums 2026, Crime – Organ Music from Film, Television, and the Underworld, Berlin Museum: St. Nicholas Church © Kulturprojekte Berlin, photo: Alexander Rentsch - ![Nighttime photo of a crowd sitting in a square, with light projection on a building wall.](https://langenachtdermuseen.berlin/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/5_LNDM26_LNDM26_Kulturforum_c_Kulturprojekte_Berlin-Foto_Frank_Sperling__1037_LQ.jpg) Long Night of Museum 2026, Spot On! Light Fabric at Kulturforum © Kulturprojekte Berlin, photo: Frank Sperling - ![A subway employee in uniform stands next to waiting passengers by a train with a nostalgic design.](https://langenachtdermuseen.berlin/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/6_LNDM26_LNDM26_Historische-S-Bahn-_c_Kulturprojekte_Berlin-Foto_Frank_Sperling__0383_LQ.jpg) Long Night of Museums 2026, Historic S-Bahn © Kulturprojekte Berlin, photo: Frank Sperling - ![A musician plays an organ while a silent film of a spooky scene is shown on a screen.](https://langenachtdermuseen.berlin/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/7_LNDM26_LNDM26_Musikinstrumenten-Museum_c_Kulturprojekte_Berlin-Foto_Frank_Sperling__1130_LQ.jpg) Long Night of Museums 2026, Silent Film: “Nosferatu – A Symphony of Horror”, Musikinstrumenten-Museum © Kulturprojekte Berlin, photo: Frank Sperling - ![People are collaborating on creative projects at tables in a lively venue.](https://langenachtdermuseen.berlin/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/8_LNdM26_DHM_c_Kulturprojekte-Berlin_Foto_Alexander_Rentsch.jpg) Long Night of Museums 2026, Tape your Art, German Historical Museum © Kulturprojekte Berlin, photo: Alexander Rentsch - ![Stand with information about the "Long Night of Museums," visitors receive flyers and info, lively atmosphere.](https://langenachtdermuseen.berlin/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/9_LNdM26_Infostand_c_Kulturprojekte-Berlin_Foto_Alexander_Rentsch.jpg) Long Night of Museums 2026, Museum Island Meeting Point © Kulturprojekte Berlin, photo: Alexander Rentsch - ![Group of people celebrating at a party with headphones and drinks in a festive night atmosphere.](https://langenachtdermuseen.berlin/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/10_LNDM26_c_Kulturprojekte-Berlin_Foto_Alexander-Rentsch_5.jpg) Long Night of Museums 2026, open-air silent disco, Museum Island Meeting Point © Kulturprojekte Berlin, photo: Alexander Rentsch