Info

When?
Saturday, 29 August 2026 from 6 pm to 2 am

What?
During the Long Night of Museums, Berlin’s museums, exhibition venues, planetariums and memorials open their doors and invite everyone to experience speedy tours, workshops, concerts, readings, artist talks, performances and DJ sets. Each Long Night of Museums has its own theme and a special programme at the participating venues. This year’s theme is “Crime in Berlin”.

Crime in Berlin

Art forgeries, cybercrime, the black market: on this Long Night of Museums, 75 museums take you deep into the world of crime..

FAQ

From August 3 to August 16, tickets cost 15 euros, reduced price is 12 euros, afterwards 23 euros, reduced price is 17 euros. Children up to the age of 12 have free admission, but require a free children’s ticket.  All information on reduced tickets and free children’s tickets can be found on the ticket information page.

The ticket allows you to visit all participating museums and to use the Long Night of Museums’ shuttle service, which this year will include buses, historical S-Bahn trains, and Rickshaw Shuttles.

You can buy a ticket for the Long Night of Museums in the online shop here on this website. They are also available at the visitBerlin tourist information offices at the Humboldt Forum (Mon–Sun 10 am–6 pm), at the Brandenburg Gate (Mon–Sun 10 am–6 pm), at Berlin Central Station (Mon–Sun 8 am–8 pm) and at BER Berlin Brandenburg Airport (Mon–Sun 9 am–8 pm). On the day of the event, tickets will also be available at all participating museums participating museums.

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Museum Island meeting point

You don’t know how you want to spend the Long Night of Museums? Would you like to meet at a place where you can get off to a good start? Do you need a break between all the activities in the museums? Come to the Museum Island meeting point!

Getting Around During the Long Night

You can reach many of the museums in the Long Night of Museums quickly and easily by public transport. The U-Bahn and S-Bahn, and many trams, will be running all night. If you don’t have a BVG subscription or Deutschlandticket, we recommend you buy a 24-hour ticket for 11.20 Euro, reduced fare 7.40 Euro. It is valid for one adult and up to three children between 6 and 14 years old, younger children can ride for free. The Long Night of Museums also has its own shuttle service.

For the Long Night of Museums, shuttle buses will take you to museums located outside the city centre and often drop you right at their doors. There are also many museums located along the route of the historical S-Bahn train, between Nordbahnhof and Priesterweg. You can ride to the Archenhold Observatory in rickshaws. You can find all the information in the shuttle overview.

Help & Support

Unfortunately, you can’t return or cancel your tickets for the Long Night of Museums. By purchasing them, you accept our Terms and Conditions, which exclude the right of cancellation as described in Section 312g(2)(9) of the German Civil Code (BGB). If you have any questions about your order, please contact us at [email protected].

  1. First, check your spam folder.
  2. Not there? Then write to [email protected] (available Mon–Fri, 10 am–4 pm).
    Have the email address you used to book the ticket ready – typos are a common reason. From August 3, you can also call a service hotline.