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Art museumBerlin, State of Berlin
Altes Museum
Art museumFounded 1822
KindArt museumBerlin
Visitors a year253k2017
Founded1822
Best monthsMay · Aug–SepBerlin
52.52° N, 13.40° EUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
When to goBerlin · weather score
Best timeMay · Aug–Sep
October: high / low14° / 6°
About
Altes Museum in brief
Altes Museum is an art museum in Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany.
It was founded in 1822.
In 2017 it welcomed 253,000 visitors.
Its best-known works include Bust of Queen Nefertiti, Market Gate of Miletus and Severan Tondo.
For the trip, the weather in Berlin is best in May, August and September; in October afternoons average 14°.
Facts
- Kind
- Art museum
- Founded
- 1822
- Visitors
- 253,000 (2017)
- Town
- Berlin
- Region
- State of Berlin
- Coordinates
- 52.51944° N, 13.39889° E
In the collection
Famous works to see here
The best-known pieces of the collection, by how widely they are written about.
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Visitors per year
253,000 in 2017 · highest 1.08M in 2008Visitors counted in each year; years without a figure are left out.
Location
Where to find it
When to visit
Climate guideWeather in Berlin
Month score for sightseeing
Best May · Aug–SepFestivals in Berlin
- Jan
- Feb1
- Mar
- Apr
- May1
- Jun1
- Jul2
- Aug
- Sep1
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
February
- Berlin International Film FestivalFilm festival
May
- German Fetish BallTraditional festival · May–Jun
September
- Folsom EuropeTraditional festival
Only the month is given: the exact dates change from year to year.
Nearby
All museums in GermanyMore to see close by
Museum for prehistory and early history
0.1 km NW
Archaeological museum
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Celine and Heiner Bastian exhibition room
0.1 km W
Museum
Around here
Berlin and around
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Berlin
State of Berlin · Germany
May · Aug–Sepbest months
25°July high
74 maltitude
Nature
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Lake Tegel
Lake · 31 m
Mountains
Heritage
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Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
architectural heritage monument · 1791
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Berlin Cathedral
architectural heritage monument · 1894
Museums
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Bode Museum
Art museum · 1904
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