Plan Your Visit
Please note: The Museum Barberini's security staff will carry out bag checks on all visitors before they enter the museum. Afterwards all bags and jackets must be handed in before visiting the exhibition; a checkroom and lockers are available free of charge. We ask for your understanding and wish you a pleasant art experience!
Opening Hours
Mon, Wed-Sun: 10 am to 7 pm
Closed on Tuesday
Ticket counter closes at 6.15 pm
Closures:
October 6–8, 2025
October 20–24, 2025 (exhibition setup)
Opening hours on holidays:
December 24, 2025: 10 am–3 pm
December 25 & 26, 2025: 10 am–7 pm
December 31, 2025: 10 am–3 pm
January 1, 2026: 1 pm–7 pm
Entry Prices and Tickets
€ 16 € 18 € 10 € 0 € 20 € 12
Full-price admission
Mon, Wed to Fri
(€ 10 from 5.30 pm)
Full-price admission
Sat/Sun, Public Holidays
(€ 10 from 5.30 pm)
Reduced admission fee*
Daily, except Tuesdays
Free admission*
Combined ticket full-price*
Daily, except Tuesdays
Combined ticket reduced*
Daily, except Tuesdays
The combined ticket is valid for the Museum Barberini and DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam. The joint house ticket allows entry once each. A visit to both houses is possible on two consecutive opening days. The combined ticket can be purchased without a time slot ticket at the ticket counter in the museum or at the webshop.
Entitled to free admission upon presentation of the necessary proof:
• Children and young people under the age of 18 and school pupils over the age of 18 (Free admission every Thursday from 2 p.m. for young people under 25 with the "Free ticket U 25")
• Recipients of unemployment benefits (ALG 1), "Bürgergeld" (citiziens' allowance) or social benefits, holders of the Berlin Pass, Berlin-Ticket S, VBB Kundenkarte Berlin S, or VBB Mobilitätstickets Brandenburg.
• Recipients of benefits under the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act
• Persons entitled to a residence permit according to § 24 para. 1 AufenthG
• Carers accompanying people with disabilities (confirmed with “B” in disability certificate)
• Holders of a valid Barberini Friends annual ticket or annual pass Plus
• Journalists with a valid press card
• Members of ICOM
• Members of the German Museum Association, the Museum Association of Brandenburg, the German Art Historian Association, the German Federal Association of Museum Education, the BDK Professional Association for Art Education
• Fine artists listed in the German Federal Association of Fine Artists bbk e.V.
• Members of the Association of German Tour Guides, the BBS Berlin Guides Association, Berlin Guides e.V., Potsdam Guides e.V, Guides of PMSG
• Students and their lecturers visiting the museum as a group in the context of a course (after registration via the Visitor Service)
• Members of Sotheby’s Preferred (plus free admission for 3 people)
• Holders of the Berlin WelcomeCard All Inclusive
Due to the limited number of visitors, we can accommodate at any one time, it is necessary to book a free time slot ticket (€ 0) even if you qualify for free admission. (Exception for children up to the age of 2, holders of Barberini Friends annual pass or annual pass plus).
Entitled to the reduced admission fee upon presentation of the necessary proof:
• Students, apprentices/trainees (Free admission every Thursday till December 31, 2025 from 2 p.m. for young people under 25 with the "Free ticket U 25")
• People with disabilities (from 50% degree of disability)
• Young adults taking part in Voluntary Social Year program
• Young adults taking part in German Federal Volunteers Service
• Volunteers working in museums
• Holders of an artCard by 'art' magazine
• Holders of the Berlin WelcomeCard
• Holders of the Berlin-Brandenburg volunteer card
• Holders of a sanssouci+ or charlottenburg+ ticket (valid on the day before, the day of the visit or the day after the museum visit)
• Holders of an annual pass from the SPSG
Please note that we cannot offer pensioners reduced admission.
These prices apply to groups of 10 people or more:
€14
Mon, Wed to Fri
€16
Sat/Sun, Public Holidays
Information on our extensive digital offers can be found here.
Barberini Friends can visit all the exhibitions of the museum without booking a time slot ticket. Annual tickets are available online in digital form or as a voucher and can also be purchased at the ticket office.
€ 40
Barberini Friend
Annual membership pass
€ 70
Barberini Friends
Annual membership pass for couples
€ 20
Barberini Young Friend
Annual membership pass for under 35-year-olds
€ 55
Annual membership pass plus for over 35-year-olds
Admission to the Museum Barberini and DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam
€ 27
Annual membership pass plus for under 35-year-olds
Admission to the Museum Barberini and DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam
How to get here
Museum Barberini
Humboldtstraße 5–6
Alter Markt
14467 Potsdam
Lukas Spörl
How to get to Museum Barberini?
From Berlin: IC, RB, RE, HBX, S 7
DB Travel Information
BVG Travel Information
VBB Travel Information
Parking places for cars:
P+R Bahnhofspassagen multi-storey car park, Babelsberger Str. 16
Am Lustgarten car park, Lustgartenwall
Wilhelm-Galerie multi-storey car park, Platz der Einheit Ost
Potsdam water taxi
Stop: Lange Brücke 6
Parking places for coaches:
Bassinplatz car park: 13 parking spaces
Charlottenstr.: 9 parking spaces
Lustgarten car park: 8 parking spaces
The entire Museum Barberini is barrier-free and offers elevators and barrier-free WCs. Public disabled parking spaces are available in the immediate vicinity. Barrier-free parking spaces are available at the museum for severely disabled people with a parking permit. Please reserve a parking space at least three working days in advance at besucherservice@museum-barberini.de
If you are traveling by public transport, the following stops near the museum are barrier-free: Potsdam Hauptbahnhof, Alter Markt/Landtag and Am Bassinplatz.
If you have any questions about planning your visit, please contact us: by email besucherservice@museum-barberini.de or by phone +49 331 236014-499
Program
Along with the Impressionist collection and three exhibitions per year, visitors to the Barberini can take advantage of a wide-ranging program of lectures, films, concerts, conversations, and readings. The museum also offers daily tours and workshops for participants of all ages—not only in German, but also in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian.
David von Becker
Henry Balaszeskul
Audio guides
Audio guides for adults and children can be found on our Barberini App, which can be downloaded free of charge from the App Store and Google Play.
The Barberini App is your personal companion before, during and after your museum visit and offers audio guides as well as city walks through Potsdam, multimedia content about the exhibitions and interesting facts about the museum's founder and the history of the Palais Barberini.
© Stefan Müller
Helge Mundt
Café & Restaurant
Come and relax in the Barberini Café & Restaurant after your visit to the exhibition or an event and enjoy tasty light meals, quiches, salads, and delicious cakes. In the summer months, you can also sit outside in the courtyard of the museum with a view of the scenic “Alte Fahrt” waterway of the River Havel and the “Freundschaftsinsel” or Friendship Island – the most beautiful place to round off your visit to the museum!
It is not possible to make a reservation during normal opening hours. However, you are welcome to book the restaurant exclusively for your private event outside normal opening hours: restaurant@museum-barberini.de
David von Becker
Barberini Shop
The museum shop offers selected art books and museum products from all over the world, stylish articles crafted by international artisans, pieces by young designers from German art academies and special gifts suitable for every occasion. An extensive collection of books for children and teenagers rounds off our collection – continuously inspired by the museum’s exhibitions. You can also order catalogs, posters and much more online.
Daily, except Tuesdays, 10 am to 7 pm
Helge Mundt
City Walking Tours
Italy, France and Holland in Potsdam - three audio tours of the free Barberini app take you out of the museum and across the city. Accompanied by the voice of Günther Jauch, discover the many buildings and works of art in Potsdam that were created in the 18th and 19th centuries based on Italian models. Learn more about the French influences and connections that have helped shape the city over the centuries. Or be surprised by the numerous Dutch references in Brandenburg's state capital. The city tours are also available as a printed guide in the museum store.
Further recommendations on how to spend a day in Potsdam: Neighborhood and Surroundings.
FAQs
During your visit to the museum, you can hire the Barberini App on your own smartphone. The app not only offers audio tours for adults and children but also service information and editorial content such as video interviews with experts. The Barberini App can be downloaded free of charge from the App Store or Google Play. Barberini App
Museum audio equipment is currently not available.
A free checkroom and lockers are available in the museum. Backpacks, jackets and bags, umbrellas, canes and similar items must be left there. Walking aids may of course be used. No liability can be assumed for the checkroom.
Tickets for group visits of 10 persons or more to the Museum Barberini can be booked regularly via our webshop. Guided tours for groups can be booked on request via our visitor service; all information on booking and cancellation conditions is set out in our terms and conditions. More information on group visits can be found here.
You can buy gift vouchers from the museum cash desk during regular opening hours until one hour before the museum's closing time or online. The vouchers are not linked to specific articles so you can use them to buy annual season tickets, normal entry tickets and food and drinks in the museum café. The gift voucher cannot be used for articles in the museum shop.
We want to make your visit to the Museum Barberini as pleasant as possible. Please help us by observing certain rules to protect the works on display and show your consideration for other museum visitors. Our supervisory staff are required to ensure that these rules are observed. Museum rules
Baby carriages and strollers can be taken into all the galleries. Strollers are also available free of charge for the duration of your visit. Please contact our guest services in the foyer if you are interested.
Taking photographs and filming in the galleries is allowed for private purposes but may be restricted for copyright reasons. For more details on this, please ask at the museum. We would like to point out that publishing online or posting them on social media is not considered private use and may, under certain circumstances, violate copyright laws. Taking photographs and filming for professional and commercial purposes requires the prior written approval of the Museum Barberini. Request
Wheelchairs and rollators are available free of charge for the duration of your visit. Please contact our guest services in the foyer if you are interested. The entire museum building is wheelchair accessible. Visitors with special needs
Benches are available throughout the museum building and in the inner courtyard. Folding stools are also available to use when visiting the exhibition. Please contact our guest services in the foyer if you are interested. There is also an auditorium with seating on the 2nd floor where you are invited to rest and spend some time viewing films on the exhibition.
We would be delighted to help you plan and set up your event! You can hire the exhibition rooms for exclusive use and also the foyer, auditorium, studio, and inner courtyard. Venue hire
Wi-Fi is available free of charge throughout the museum building. Connect your mobile device to the Wi-Fi network “Barberini Gast” and download the Barberini App.
