Internationaler Museumstag im Museum Nikolaikirche

In the organizer's words:

We are celebrating International Museum Day on May 17. We invite you to visit the exhibitions in the Nikolai Quarter with Free admission.

Discover eight hundred years of history and culture! Berlin's oldest preserved church building has shaped the Nikolai Quarter and the center of Berlin since the Middle Ages: once a place of religion, now a museum of church, building and city history. The model of the medieval twin cities of Berlin and Cölln is particularly interesting for families. Here, children and adults can find out together which buildings from back then still exist and what they look like today.

An audio guide for families leads you through the museum with exciting stories in German. Especially for children, there is a museum rally illustrated by Berlin comic artist Mawil in German, English, Turkish, Polish and Arabic.

The two new exhibition projects Um Steine streiten?! and Wer bestimmte in der Stadt? are interventions in the permanent exhibition at the Museum Nikolaikirche. In different ways, they address the question: what does it mean to exhibit history in a building that itself contains so much history?

Info: International Museum Day will take place for the 49th time in 2026. Proclaimed annually by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) on May 18, it will be celebrated in Germany this year on the third Sunday of the month. The aim of the day of action is to draw attention to museums and invite people to discover their diversity.

Guided tours

We also offer guided tours on International Museum Day for a small fee. You can obtain the additional ticket on site or directly online here in our ticket store.

11 a.m.
Who determines in the city?
A guided tour through the exhibition project in the permanent exhibition of the Museum Nikolaikirche
Price: 5 euros | children under 6 years free of charge

3:30 p.m.
In 60 minutes through the Museum Nikolaikirche
Guided tour through the permanent exhibition: Immerse yourself in the city's past in a Berlin landmark!
Price: 3 euros | children under 6 years free of charge