Berlin Skip-the-Line Pergamon and New Museum Guided Tour Plus Museum Island Pass

Highlights

  • This tour is ideal for history buffs and classic art lovers

  • Learn why these treasures are important to Berlin

  • Headsets are provided so you can hear your guide clearly

Summary

Your cultural experience begins when you greet your guide beneath the colonnade on the corner of Am Lustgarten and Bode Strasse. As you approach the entrance of the New Museum (Neues Museum), your guide provides an overview of the devastating WWI bombing campaign that almost completely destroyed the UNESCO-listed Museumsinsel (Museum Island). Skip-the-line passes to both museums mean you’ll bypass long lines of tourists waiting to behold the vast collections of the Neues Museum (New Museum) and the Pergamon Museum (Pergamonmuseum). Kick off proceedings with a tour of the Pergamon Museum (Pergamonmuseum), home to the opulent Collection of Classical antiques, the Middle Eastern Museum, and the Museum of Islamic Art. Feast your eyes on the famous Ishtar Gate, the Market Gate of Miletus, and the lovely tiles of the Processional Way, whose history and social context are explained by your guide. On a guided walk, you'll see, too, the Egyptian and prehistoric treasures of the Neues Museum (New Museum), whose recent renovation has restored the 1859 structure to its former glory: highlights include the priceless Bust of Nefertiti and portraits of kings that demonstrate the progression of sculpture throughout history.  Following your museum tour, you’ll receive a ticket that allows entry to all five of Museumsinsel’s (Museum Island’s) exhibitions spaces. Admire works from the eras of Classicism, Romanticism, and Impressionism in the Old National Gallery (Alte Nationalgalerie); see the Pantheon-inspired rotunda in the Altes Museum; and marvel at Byzantine sculptures in the Bode Museum.

Tour info

Duration
3 hours
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Why take this tour?

Discover the treasures found among Berlin's Museum Island (Museumsinsel) on this guided tour. Admire the artifacts and architectural structures of Ancient Egypt, Babylon, Greece, and Rome on display in two museums: the Pergamon Museum and the New Museum. Plus get a ticket to access all five of Museum Island’s exhibition spaces.

What’s included?

  • Guaranteed to skip the long lines

  • Local professional guide

  • A Museum Island day pass is included for all 5 museums

  • Headsets to hear the guide clearly

  • Entry/Admission - Pergamonmuseum

  • Entry/Admission - Neues Museum

  • Guaranteed to skip the lines

  • Gratuities

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

  • Food and drinks

Things to know

Before you book

  • Duration: 3h

  • Mobile tickets accepted

Covid Policy

  • Face masks required for travelers in public areas

Cancellation Policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

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