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Long staircase with projected Hebrew and Latin letters that form city names

Highlights of the Core Exhibition

Public Tour in English

The core exhibition tells the story of Jews in Germany from the Middle Ages to the present day from a Jewish perspective with new focuses and a fresh scenography.

Which is the oldest object, which the most valuable? What is sacred in Judaism? And since when has Antisemitism existed?

Past event

Map with all buildings that belong to the Jewish Museum Berlin. The Old Building is marked in green

Where

Old Building, ground level, “Meeting Point” in the foyer
Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin

On this tour of the exhibition, you will experience true museum highlights with us – immerse yourself in the heart of our museum collection, the family estates, go on an acoustic search for traces, decipher medieval documents, and delve deeper into 21st century media. You will follow turbulent Jewish history between exclusion and belonging and learn how Jews see their Jewish identity today.

The exhibition tour is suitable for visitors interested in an initial overview of the core exhibition.

Where, when, what?

  • WhenSat 7 + 14 Feb + 14 Mar 2026, 3 pm
  • Duration90 minutes
  • Where Old Building, ground level, “Meeting Point” in the foyer
    Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin
    See location on map
  • Entry fee

    Tour 6 €, reduced rate 3 €, plus museum ticket

  • Please notePlease obtain an additional museum ticket at the museum ticket office at the entrance on the day of the tour. This is free of charge for the core exhibition.

Public Tours: Current Dates and Topics of our Guided Tours (23)

  • Current Dates and Topics of our Guided Tours

    You can currently participate in the following public tours. Details and ticket information can be found on the page of the respective guided tour.

     

  • Three adults examine an animal sculpture.

    ANOHA for Adults (60 minutes) – in German

    A visit to ANOHA – the Children’s World of the Jewish Museum Berlin for the inquisitive without children

    Guided Tour
    sundays, 2.45 pm

  • A black-and-white photo of an empty room still under construction, with very slanted windows in its concrete walls through which light streams in.

    Between The Lines

    Architecture tour through the exhibition

    Guided Tour
    Sat 1 Aug 2026, 3 pm

  • A black-and-white photo of an empty room still under construction, with very slanted windows in its concrete walls through which light streams in.

    Between The Lines

    Architecture tour through the exhibition (in German)

    Guided Tour
    2 Aug + 9 Aug 2026, 11 am

  • Exhibition view showing the neon lettering "égalité".

    From the Enlightenment to the Modern Age

    Public Tour

    Guided Tour
    Sat 8 Aug 2026, 3 pm

  • Room with color gradient from purple to turquoise blue, sofas, headphones, screens

    Jews, Germany and Israel

    A guided tour of the Core Exhibition

    Guided Tour
    Sat 25 Jul + 15 Aug + 29 Aug 2026, 3 pm

  • Collage: A beige jug with a lid is disassembled into larger individual parts. A black and gold-colored plant tendril grows from an upper part of the jug. A face appears in profile on the right-hand side (as part of the jug).

    Pictures Make People

    A Museum Visit for People with Dementia and their Companions (in German) 
     

    Guided Tour
    Tue 25 Aug + Wed 23 Sep + Thu 15 Oct 2026, 2 pm

  • Exhibition space with numerous screens on the walls, each of which shows a person looking at the visitor.

    After 1945

    Public Tour

    Guided Tour
    Sat 22 Aug 2026, 3 pm

  • Room with color gradient from purple to turquoise blue, sofas, headphones, screens

    Jews, Germany and Israel

    A guided tour of the Core Exhibition (in German)

    Guided Tour
    Sun 30 Aug 2026, 11 am

  • Long white paper banners with text hang from the ceiling interrupted by showcases, in the background stands a blonde woman

    Catastrophe

    Public Tour

    Guided Tour
    Sat 5 Sep 2026, 3 pm

  • Graphic: an orange area with a yellow, radiant dot in the center that is reminiscent of a sunrise.

    The Opposite of Now

    Artistic Paths to a Different Present (in German)

    Guided Tour
    Sun 6 Sep, 1 pm + 4 Oct, 3 pm, 25 Oct 2026, 12 pm + 3 pm

  • Graphic: an orange area with a yellow, radiant dot in the center that is reminiscent of a sunrise.

    The Opposite of Now

    Artistic Paths to a Different Present (in Ukrainian)

    Guided Tour
    Sun 6 Sep + 22 Nov 2026, 3 pm

  • Graphic: an orange area with a yellow, radiant dot in the center that is reminiscent of a sunrise.

    The Opposite of Now

    Artistic Paths to a Different Present – Curator's Tour (in German)

    Guided Tour
    Thu 10 Sep 2026, 4 pm

  • Graphic: an orange area with a yellow, radiant dot in the center that is reminiscent of a sunrise.

    The Opposite of Now

    Artistic Paths to a Different Present – For People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired (in German)

    Guided Tour
    Thu 17 Sep + 22 Oct + 19 Nov + 17 Dec 2026, 3.30 pm

  • Graphic: an orange area with a yellow, radiant dot in the center that is reminiscent of a sunrise.

    The Opposite of Now

    Artistic Paths to a Different Present (in Hebrew)


    Sun, 20 Sep + 11 Oct + 8 Nov + 13 Dec 2026 + 10 Jan 2027, 4 pm

  • Curved horn with carved Hebrew letters

    Religion and Ritual

    Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

    Guided Tour
    Sat 19 + 26 Sep 2026, 3 pm

  • Curved horn with carved Hebrew letters

    Religion and Ritual

    Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (in German)

    Guided Tour
    Sun 20 + 27 Sep 2026, 11 am

  • Graphic: an orange area with a yellow, radiant dot in the center that is reminiscent of a sunrise.

    The Opposite of Now

    Artistic Paths to a Different Present

    Guided Tour
    Sun 27 Sep, 3 pm + 18 Oct 3 pm, 25 Oct 2026, 4 pm

  • Graphic: an orange area with a yellow, radiant dot in the center that is reminiscent of a sunrise.

    The Opposite of Now

    Artistic Paths to a Different Present (in Russian)

    Guided Tour
    Sun 25 Oct, 2 pm + 6 Dec 2026, 3 pm

  • Diamond shaped showcase with Judaica objects

    Highlights of the Core Exhibition

    Public Tour in German

    Guided Tour
    no current dates

  • Long white paper banners with text hang from the ceiling interrupted by showcases, in the background stands a blonde woman

    Catastrophe

    Public Tour (in German)

    Guided Tour
    no current dates

  • Diamond shaped showcase with Judaica objects

    Highlights of the Core Exhibition

    Public Tour

    Guided Tour
    no current dates

  • Exhibition view showing the neon lettering "égalité".

    From the Enlightenment to the Modern Age

    Public Tour (in German)

    Guided Tour
    no current dates

  • Exhibition space with numerous screens on the walls, each of which shows a person looking at the visitor.

    After 1945

    Public Tour in German

    Guided Tour
    no current dates

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