Museum Barberini in Potsdam: Impressionist Masterpieces, Tickets and Opening Hours

Updated on October 5, 2026

Museum Barberini is Potsdam's leading art museum, housed on the Alter Markt in a reconstruction of the Baroque palace built in 1771-1772 for Frederick the Great and modelled on the Palazzo Barberini in Rome. The palace was destroyed in 1945, then rebuilt, and the museum opened in January 2017 at the initiative of the patron Hasso Plattner. It is best known for its Impressionist collection (Monet, Renoir, Sisley) and for its large temporary exhibitions, which change several times a year. It makes an excellent complement to a day at Sanssouci, about half an hour's walk away. Allow between an hour and a half and two hours for a visit. The museum is open every day except Tuesday, from 10am to 7pm.

Highlights

The rebuilt palace façade

At the corner of the Alter Markt and Humboldtstraße, the building recreates the 18th-century façades, inspired by a Roman palace. It faces the dome of the Nikolaikirche and the Landtag, the rebuilt Stadtschloss.

The Impressionist collection

Works from the Hasso Plattner collection, including paintings by Claude Monet, form the heart of the permanent display. The hang changes: check the museum's website before you come if you are looking for a particular painting.

Temporary exhibitions

Several times a year the museum devotes a major exhibition to an artist or a movement, often linked to its collection. Dates and themes change every season and are not detailed here: check the programme online.

Practical info

Tips

Full price is €16 from Monday to Friday and €18 at weekends and on public holidays; the reduced rate is €10, and admission is free for visitors under 18 and for students (prices checked in October 2026). Every day, the ticket drops to €10 from 5:30pm. A combined ticket at €20 also exists: check the museum's website to see what it includes. The museum sells timed tickets: book online for weekends and major exhibitions. It is closed from 2 to 6 November 2026 while an exhibition is installed. To extend your day, continue to the New Palace or the Dutch Quarter, then read our guide to visiting Potsdam from Berlin.

How to get there

Humboldtstraße 5-6, 14467 Potsdam. From Berlin, the RE1 regional train reaches Potsdam Hauptbahnhof in about 25 to 30 minutes, and the S7 S-Bahn takes a little longer; the Berlin ABC ticket at €5 is enough. From the station, allow about fifteen minutes on foot or take the tram to the Alter Markt/Landtag stop. The Glienicke Bridge and Sanssouci Palace can be reached by public transport from Potsdam.

Opening hours

Best: Weekdays from 10am

Monday 10:00-19:00

Tuesday Closed

Wednesday-Sunday 10:00-19:00 (last ticket sales at 18:15; open on 3 October and 31 October 2026; closed from 2 to 6 November 2026; 24 and 31 December 10:00-15:00)