75 participating museums and 750 events await Berlin culture night owls on the night of August 24. The Kollwitz Museum is also opening its doors between 6 p.m. and midnight in addition to its usual opening hours and is offering a varied program under this year’s motto “Berlin Secrets”.
You can purchase your Long Night Ticket from 5 p.m. and start your museum evening!
Program for Lange Nacht der Museen:
Detective tour
MYSTERY FUN FOR CURIOUS MINDS – MUSEUM DETECTIVES IN ACTION
18.00 – 21.00
Meeting point at the entrance to the museum
Attention master detectives: There’s a mysterious case to solve here. Exciting secrets are hidden behind some of the objects in the Charlottenburg museums. Make your own equipment and join us on the hunt for clues! A captivating detective game through the museum landscape at Charlottenburg Palace.
The cast collection of antique sculptures, the Bröhan Museum, the Käthe Kollwitz Museum Berlin, the Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection and Charlottenburg Palace are all taking part. The detective tour can start at any of the five participating museums.
Workshop
ANIMAL ACTION AT KÄTHE KOLLWITZ
20.00 – 22.00
Discover ostriches, otters and penguins in the museum – be artistically inspired by the animal sculptures by sculptor August Gaul (1869-1921), which can be seen as part of a temporary intervention in the Kollwitz exhibition. In the workshop you can create your own animal sculpture to take home using the simplest of materials.
Express guided tour
DATE WITH KÄTHE KOLLWITZ
at 19.00 and 23.00 respectively
Meeting point in the foyer
Let our team guide you through the exhibition presentation “And yet it is art” and gain an insight into the impressive life and work of Käthe Kollwitz.
Get to know the highlights of our collection and immerse yourself in the world of this important draughtswoman, graphic artist and sculptor.
Wine tasting
ART AND PLEASURE
18.00 – 22.00
During the Museumnight, you will have the opportunity to get to know the Hungarian wines of the Neukölln wine shop BorStore during a wine tasting.
Treat yourself to a glass of wine between our events and enjoy a relaxing evening at the Kollwitz Museum at Charlottenburg Palace.
Take advantage of the Lange Nacht Bus Shuttle!
Once again this year, you have the opportunity to travel from museum to museum on a specially organized Long Night Bus Shuttle.
The four bus shuttles (North, East, South and West) connect museums in outlying districts with the museums in Mitte and Kreuzberg. The West and East shuttles are operated by BVG buses, the North and South shuttles by vintage buses from the Traditionsbus association. All shuttles are specially designed for the Long Night and can therefore only be used with a valid LNDM ticket.
The Käthe Kollwitz Museum is located on the West Route. This extends from Potsdamer Platz to Charlottenburg and reaches the following museums:
Deutsches Spionagemuseum, Deutschlandmuseum, Deutsche Kinemathek, Musikinstrumenten-Museum, Gemäldegalerie, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Kupferstichkabinett, Neue Nationalgalerie, C/O Berlin, Museum für Fotografie, Bauhaus-Archiv, Abguss-Sammlung Antiker Plastik, Bröhan-Museum, Gaslicht Kultur e.V., Käthe-Kollwitz-Museum Berlin, Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg und Schloss Charlottenburg
The stop for the Kollwitz Museum is Luisenplatz/Schloss Charlottenburg.
The buses run every 15 minutes between 18.00 and 1.00
You will soon find an overview of the route on the city map on the Long Night of Museums website, a more detailed view will be made available to you soon. On the Long Night itself, the exact route will also be displayed at the relevant bus stops and can also be found in the printed service plan.
Ticket purchase: What you need to know!
Tickets are already on sale online.
July 29, till August 11: 12 euros, reduced 10 euros
August 12 till 24: 18 euros, reduced 12 euros
Children up to 12 years free, but require a free children’s ticket
Further information, the program of all 75 participating museums and tickets can be found on the website of the Langen Nacht der Museen. Tickets are also available from the Berlin Tourist Info offices of visitBerlin or from us at the museum box office on the day of the event.
Come and see us. We look forward to your visit!
