When you think of the museums in Berlin, the Museum Island, the Pergamon Museum or the bust of Queen Nefertiti possibly cross your mind. Perhaps you also think of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, for to these belong the three.
Thus they are part of a world-famous Universal Museum of 16 houses for the preservation, research and mediation of treasures of art and culture of the entire history of humanity. Something you may not know: the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin can do more!
They can change into highly attractive event locations. And you can be the host there!
Museum&Location is your contact for exclusive events in the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (state library of Berlin). Whether dinner, gala, summer party or conference - Museum&Location assists you in all issues concerning the planning of your event and rents out the suitable location for your special occasion.
The best thing about it:
With your event at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin you do not only give your guests and yourself a treat but in addition you do a good deed. The proceeds of your event will be devoted to the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin at 100% and will finance future exhibition projects.
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In keeping with the architecture the Alte Nationalgalerie presents sculptures and paintings of the 19th century. The collection brings together many well-known artists such as Caspar David Friedrich, Carl Spitzweg, Adolph Menzel, Claude Monet, Edouard Manet, Auguste Renoir and Max Liebermann.
The Sculpture Hall with the “Two Princesses” by Johann Gottfried Schadow offers an impressive setting for a very exclusive dinner. Between works by Arnold Böcklin, Anselm Feuerbach and Hans von Marées lectures and ceremonial acts can also take place in the Deutsch-Römer-Saal (German-Roman Hall).


The Collection of Classical Antiquities presents art and culture of the ancient Greeks, Romans and Etruscans under the title “Ancient Worlds” in the Altes Museum. Arranged topically, the worship of the gods, martial heroism, life and death in the ancient world are presented descriptive.
During the warmer months, the gallery in the upper floor with its panoramic view over the Lustgarten (“Pleasure Garden”) offers the opportunity for standing receptions. The colonnade at the entrance area can be used for exclusive receptions in fine weather.


The Sculpture Collection, the Museum of Byzantine Art, the Numismatic Collection and parts of the Gemäldegalerie (Old Master Paintings) are presented in the Bode-Museum. In parts the artworks are presented today in accordance to the original concept and in context of the original ceilings, fireplaces, doorjambs, tapestries and furniture.
The so-called Basilica in the centre of the museum, which stretches over two floors and with its exhibited art, was supposed to give the impression of a Renaissance church room. It provides a festive setting for exclusive dinners. Receptions in the Great Domed Hall (Große Kuppelhalle) at the entrance are also possible.


The Neues Museum presents the Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection, the Museum of Prehistory and Early History and individual objects of the Collection of Classical Antiquities. The most famous exhibits are the bust of Queen Nefertiti and the “Berlin Gold Hat”.
The vestibule with two stone lions invites to receptions. In the upper foyer in front of the impressive staircase, which David Chipperfield inserted seamlessly into the centre of the building, even small exclusive dinners are possible.




The Pergamonmuseum was built between 1910 and 1930 according to the design of Alfred Messel under the supervision of Ludwig Hoffmann. As part of the ensemble Museum Island it belongs to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site since 1999. Currently, the building is successively restored under the supervision of Oswald Matthias Unger.
The Museum of the Ancient Near East, the Museum of Islamic Art and parts of the Collection of Classical Antiquities are housed in the Pergamonmuseum. In addition to everyday and cultural objects, jewellery and book design, the monumental reconstructions of archaeological buildings impress the most.
PLEASE NOTE: On 4 June 2027, the Pergamon Museum will partially reopen following several years of extensive renovation.
Among the highlights returning to view are the world-famous Pergamon Altar, the Hellenistic Hall, and the completely redesigned presentation of the Museum of Islamic Art.




The single-nave church with its upthrusting architecture offers a festive setting for small exclusive standing receptions and dinners surrounded by timelessly beautiful art of sculpture.


In this building, the Nationalgalerie presents art from 1960 to the present day. In addition to the permanently exhibited Erich Marx collection, which includes works by artists such as Joseph Beuys and Andy Warhol, the museum shows donations from the Friedrich Christian Flick Collection and the Sammlung Marzona (Marzona Collection).
The Hamburger Bahnhof, in the northern centre of the city, not far from the government district and right on the main railway station (Hauptbahnhof), provides space for day and evening events of all kind. During the warmer months the courtyard can be used for receptions.


The Kulturforum presents paintings of the 13th to 18th century in the Gemäldegalerie (Old Master Paintings), art-historical literature in the Kunstbibliothek (Art Library), drawings and watercolours at the Kupferstichkabinett (Museum of Prints and Drawings) as well as arts and crafts from the Middle Ages to the present at the Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of Decorative Arts).
The spacious entrance hall provides space for events with numerous guests. In the warmer months receptions can take place on the Piazetta in front of the Kulturforum overlooking the magnificent architectural backdrop of the nearby Potsdamer Platz.




The Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin is the largest academic universal library in Germany. Its special collections include even oriental manuscripts, (music) autographs, maps and historical journals. The building on Potsdamer Strasse is a research library for the modern holdings as from 1946.
The Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin is equipped with two lecture halls. The pentagonal Otto-Braun-Auditorium with fixed theatre style seating has excellent acoustics. Together with the Simón-Bolívar-Auditorium it is accessible via a separate entrance and foyer.


In the year 2000, the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) could purchase the collection. When Heinz Berggruen died in 2007, his family decided to lend further artworks to the museum. To properly exhibit these works, in 2013 the museum took over the neighbouring building which once served as the commandant's quarters for the Prussian military.


The Collection of Photography, a division of the Art Library, shows temporary exhibitions on all forms of photography from the 19th to the 20th century in the restored Kaisersaal. Alongside, the Helmut Newton Foundation presents works by Helmut Newton and his companions as permanent loans on two floors.
The Fürstensaal adjacent to the Kaisersaal was designed specifically for lecture events. Beyond that, it can also be used
for receptions and dinners. The lobby of the building with its famous “Big Nudes” by Helmut Newton also provides the possibility for receptions.


Titled “Surreal Worlds” top-class works are presented by the Surrealists and their precursors, from the holdings of the "Stiftung Sammlung Dieter Scharf zur Erinnerung an Otto Gerstenberg" (the foundation of the Dieter Scharf collection in remembrance of Otto Gerstenberg) including works by artists such as Hans Bellmer, Francisco de Goya, Salvador Dalí, René Magritte and Max Ernst.
Receptions, dinners and lecture events can take place in the Remise (coach house), which adjoins the Marstall (royal stables) and offers direct access to the courtyard. Since the Remise does not serve as an exhibition space, it is also available during the day.


Today it houses the Museum Europäischer Kulturen. Since 2005 the museum has been showing a cross-section of its collection on everyday culture in Europe from the 18th century to the present day in a wide range of themed exhibitions with accompanying cultural events.
The open foyer with its high ceiling offers an attractive space for dinners, receptions and weddings. It is also well suited for lectures. In addition, you can enjoy the green, relaxed atmosphere in the remarkable garden.


Today the Schloss Köpenick is a branch of the Museum of Decorative Arts. The exhibited works, such as tapestries and precious centrepieces, were used as wall and room decorations in bourgeois and courtly dwelling rooms during the Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo.
The Aurora Hall, with its magnificent stucco ceiling, provides a dignified setting for ceremonies, weddings, concerts and dinners. The courtyard and the shoreline of the river Dahme invite to concerts, receptions and dinners during the warmer months.


