Best for
Ancient history fans who understand the main collection is temporarily inaccessible
Time needed
60–90 minutes
Worth it?
Yes as its own experience, but manage expectations — this is not the full Pergamon Museum
Skip if
You specifically wanted to see the Ishtar Gate in person — it's off view until the renovation finishes
About Pergamon Museum (Das Panorama)
The Pergamon Museum opened in 1930 as the final piece of Museum Island's grand 19th- and early-20th-century museum complex, built specifically to house monumental antiquities too large for a conventional gallery — entire reconstructed gates, altars and building facades transported from archaeological sites across the ancient Near East and reassembled indoors at full scale.
Its single most famous holding is the Ishtar Gate of Babylon, a soaring wall of glazed blue brick decorated with rows of striding lions and dragons, built around the 6th century BCE under Nebuchadnezzar II and excavated by German archaeologists in the early 20th century. Alongside it, the museum has historically displayed the Pergamon Altar's monumental sculptural frieze and the Roman-era Market Gate of Miletus — pieces that, together, make the case that no other museum on earth lets you walk through this much reconstructed ancient architecture in one visit.
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As of 2026, the main Pergamon Museum building is closed for a major renovation project not expected to reopen even partially until 2027 at the earliest. The only way to experience any part of the collection in the meantime is "Pergamonmuseum. Das Panorama" — a separate building across the canal at Am Kupfergraben 2, combining a large-format 360-degree digital panorama of ancient Pergamon by artist Yadegar Asisi with a smaller selection of original artefacts.
It's a genuinely different experience from the full museum, worth doing on its own terms rather than as a substitute, but visitors expecting to walk beneath the actual Ishtar Gate should know it isn't currently on view — plan around the Neues Museum and Altes Museum next door for the bulk of a Museum Island visit in 2026.
What to See: Highlights
- 1Yadegar Asisi's large-format 360-degree panorama of ancient Pergamon
- 2A curated selection of original antiquities alongside the panorama
- 3Free entry for the first Sunday of each month ("Museumssonntag")
- 4Direct neighbour to the Neues Museum and Altes Museum on Museum Island
- 5The Ishtar Gate remains one of the world's great ancient artefacts, on hold until the main building reopens
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Insider Tips
The main Pergamon building with the Ishtar Gate is closed until at least 2027 — don't expect to see it in 2026
Book Museumssonntag (first Sunday of the month, free) slots the moment they open — they sell out in minutes
Pair a Panorama visit with the Neues Museum next door for a fuller Museum Island day
Students get roughly a 50% discount with valid ID
The Panorama building is separate from the main Pergamonmuseum entrance — check the address before you go
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Getting There
Am Kupfergraben 2, 10117 Berlin (Das Panorama building; main Pergamonmuseum building closed for renovation)
Open in Google Maps →- 1S-Bahn Hackescher Markt (S3, S5, S7, S9), then a 5-minute walk. Bus 100, 200 and tram M1 also serve the area.
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Should You Visit?
Visit if...
- You're curious about ancient Pergamon and enjoy immersive panorama installations
- You already know the main collection is closed and want the Panorama on its own merits
- You're combining it with the Neues Museum for a Museum Island day
- You can get a free Museumssonntag slot
Skip if...
- You specifically came to Berlin to see the Ishtar Gate — it isn't on view in 2026
- You're very short on time and Museum Island already has too many stops on your list
- You've already seen a similarly immersive panorama exhibit elsewhere
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Altes Museum
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