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Bode Museum

Known locally as Bode-Museum

A beautiful museum at the northern tip of Museum Island, especially rewarding for sculpture, Byzantine art and coins.

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Bode Museum Thomas Wolf , www.foto-tw.de · CC BY-SA 3.0
Typical visit
2 hours
Setting
Indoor
Region
Berlin and Brandenburg
Last checked
13 Sep 2026

Why visit

A beautiful museum at the northern tip of Museum Island, especially rewarding for sculpture, Byzantine art and coins.

What you will see

  • Sculpture Collection.
  • Museum of Byzantine Art.
  • Riverside dome.

History

Opened in the early 20th century, the museum was conceived as an atmospheric presentation of sculpture and painting within architectural settings.

Photographs

Bode Museum

Thomas Wolf , www.foto-tw.de · CC BY-SA 3.0 · full attribution on the image credits page.

Visitor tips

  1. 1

    Walk around the outside as well—the island-end setting is one of Berlin’s best museum views.

  2. 2

    Good alternative when the more famous island museums are crowded.

About Berlin and Brandenburg

Capital landmarks, Prussian palace landscapes and the waterways of Brandenburg.

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