Neues Museum Tickets

Discover history like never before at the Neues Museum, a 19th-century museum with ancient objects such as the Bust of Nefertiti and the Xanten Boy.

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Back to the past

Berlin is home to over 170 museums. While seeing all the museums may not be possible, a trip to the Neues Museum is a must. Built between 1843 and 1855 by Prussian architect Friedrich August Stüler, today the Neues Museum houses more than 200,000 objects from around the world. Start with their papyrus collection from Ancient Egypt and the famed Bust of Nefertiti at the Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection. Check out German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann's gold artifacts from Troy, known as Priam’s Treasure at the Museum of Prehistory and Early History.

A trip around the world

Explore the Treasures from the Rhine The Barbarian Treasure of Neupotz exhibit to view the collection of kitchenware, pottery, and iron tools from the Rhine. Visit the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age exhibit featuring the 11-year-old Neanderthal from Le Moustier in France and the Berlin Golden Hat, a late Bronze Age headdress made with thin gold leaf.