House Rules of the Jewish Museum Berlin
Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Jens Ziehe
We would like to make your visit as pleasant and safe as possible. For this reason, we would ask you to comply with the following house rules. By entering our buildings, you consent to these rules. They may be supplemented or changed for a limited time; any additions or changes will be communicated to you separately.
Security screening at the entrance is mandatory. Coats, umbrellas, large bags, and backpacks must be left at the cloak room. You are not permitted to display antisemitic, racist, or unconstitutional messages or symbols.
Out of consideration for others, please do not make noise or talk on the phone in the exhibition rooms.
Eating and drinking are not allowed in the exhibition rooms. There is a café in the museum where you are a welcome guest.
Please treat all museum installations with care. Touching original, openly displayed exhibition objects such as paintings and sculptures is not permitted. Compliance with this rule will keep you from being held liable for any possible damage.
Museum café at the Jewish Museum Berlin; eßkultur 2020, photo: Anja Zühlke
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You may take photographs or videos for private purposes in the museum, but you are not permitted to use flash units, tripods, or selfie sticks. You are responsible for respecting the copyrights and personality rights of others. If you wish to use the images commercially, you must first obtain written permission from the museum.
Animals are not allowed on the museum premises, with the exception of guide and assistance dogs. Smoking – including the use of e-cigarettes – is prohibited in all of our buildings.
Please follow the instructions of museum staff. Visitors who disobey staff instructions may be expelled from the museum and banned from its premises.
We look forward to your visit and are happy to assist you. Please do not hesitate to contact us. Visitor Services staff are available to answer all your questions and are happy to be of help.
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Etiquette for events at the Jewish Museum Berlin
The Jewish Museum Berlin (JMB) invites people from all backgrounds to engage openly and actively with Jewish history and contemporary life in Germany. Our aim is to promote reflection and encourage constructive debate. You are cordially invited to ask questions and join the discussion following our events and lectures at the Museum and the W. Blumenthal Academy. The JMB aims to provide a space where diversity is welcomed, different points of view can exist side by side, and differences of opinion are part of meaningful discussion. To ensure that our events are conducted in a spirit of tolerance and are productive for everyone, we request that the following principles be observed in the interests of freedom of expression and respectful exchange:
You are kindly requested to confine your questions and comments to the subject of the lecture, and to keep them brief and to the point, so as to leave room for as many audience contributions as possible.
It is not only on social media that expressions of opinion have become more radical and positions more polarized. Verbal attacks and insults can be hurtful and offensive to those on the receiving end. All participants are therefore requested to express themselves respectfully and responsibly.
The JMB is committed to providing a space free from discrimination. Antisemitic, racist, sexist or other discriminatory remarks, as well as personal insults, will not be tolerated in either digital or analogue settings. Speakers should be treated as individuals expressing personal opinions, rather than as representatives of any national, ethnic, religious or cultural group.
Repeated violations of these community standards may result in exclusion from the event.
Participants are not permitted to record or share the event or any part of it, including the materials used. Please note: We record many of our analogue and digital events and make them available online afterwards. For more details, please see our data protection regulations.
Issued 14 April 2025
