The Future of the Museum Island Berlin

The Museum Island Berlin is being restored based on a Master Plan, and developed into a future-oriented museum complex. This website gives information on the future character of the Museum Island. It explains the guiding principles of the Master Plan Museum Island, which was agreed upon in 1999 by the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) and its Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (National Museums in Berlin). Since then, the step-by-step realization of the Master plan has been under way. Three of the five museum buildings have already been renovated and restored.

The unique ensemble in the heart of Berlin became part of the UNESCO World Heritage in 1999. Its magnificent museums were designed by famous architects of their time. The collections exhibited on the Museum Island range from prehistory and antiquity all the way to 19th-century art. Each year, more than three million people let themselves be fascinated by the Museum Island.

The Master Plan in Detail

Museum Courtyards

Called the “Museum Courtyards,” the site of the former Friedrich-Engels-Kaserne has been intended for use by the Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural ... > more

Numismatic Collection

The Numismatic Collection is the largest of its kind in Germany. Its collections range from Greek antiquity up to the present. Comprising almost 750,000 objects... > more

Small Curiosities and Illuminations

Both the Pergamonmuseum and the Bode-Museum were only built after the construction of the railroad line which has run across the Museum Island since 1882... > more