BERLIN.- The date is set – Pergamonmuseum returns on June 4, 2027! - All museums on UNESCO World Heritage Site Museum Island open again.

First day open to the public at the Pergamonmuseum in Berlin: June 4, 2027 – Pergamon Altar, Islamic Art Collection and highlights from Babylonia will be presented in new display – Group bookings available from 1st of July, 2026

The Pergamonmuseum on Berlin's Museum Island will reopen its doors for visitors on June 4, 2027. Its name-giving highlight, the world-renowned Pergamon Altar, will then finally be visible again. In addition, the Museum of Islamic Art will present its completely redesigned permanent exhibition in the entire northern wing of the building, featuring unique exhibits like the more than 30 meter-long façade of the desert palace of Mshatta, the colourfully painted wooden Aleppo Room or a cupola from the Alhambra palace in Spain. One room will feature highlights from ancient Babylonia. The museum will highlight the global interdependencies and entangle- ments of the cultures of the ancient world.

"The wait is over!" declares Marion Ackermann, President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation. “We are all eagerly awaiting the opening of the Pergamonmuseum and look forward to welcoming the first visitors on June 4, 2027 – and rediscovering together a place that has shaped generations. It will be sensational!”

In the upcoming months, the Antikensammlung (Collection of Classical Antiquities), the Museum für Islamische Kunst (Museum of Islamic Art), and the Vorderasiatisches Museum (Museum of the Ancient Near East) will continue to set up their exhibitions. In addition, ticket counters, cloak- rooms and other visitor infrastructure such as museum shop and areas for education will be prepared.

The reopening of the Pergamon Museum is part of the five-year celebra- tions marking the 200th anniversary of Berlin's Museum Island.