Come to ‘Sunday at the Nikolaiviertel’! Every first Sunday of the month, we offer a varied programme. Admission is free for everyone under 18 or on concession.
At the Museum Nikolaikirche, there are eight hundred years of history and culture to discover! Berlin’s oldest surviving church building has been a defining feature of the Nikolai Quarter and the centre of Berlin since the Middle Ages: once a place of worship, now a museum of church, architectural and urban history. Of particular interest to families is the model of the medieval twin cities of Berlin and Cölln. Here, children and adults can explore together which buildings from that era still stand and what the area looks like today.
On the Day of Action, a guided German language tour of the permanent exhibition Berlin’s Middle offers in-depth insights into the history of the area. There are also two special exhibitions: ‘Fighting over Stones?!’ uses six video stations to shed light on the colonial past of Berlin’s St Nicholas’ Church. ‘Who ruled the city?’ explores the church, power and coexistence before 1800, offering new perspectives on seven objects on display in the permanent exhibition.
An audio guide for families takes visitors on a tour of the museum with exciting stories in German. Designed especially for children, there is a museum treasure hunt illustrated by the Berlin-based comic artist Mawil, available in German, English, Turkish, Polish and Arabic.
The ‘Sunday at the Nikolai Quarter’
On the first Sunday of every month, we offer a special, wide-ranging programme for everyone at our three museums in the Nikolaiviertel. Families in particular are warmly invited – admission is free for everyone under 18 or for those eligible for concessions. Good reasons to look forward to great activities at the Museum Ephraim-Palais, the Museum Nikolaikirche and the Museum Knoblauchhaus!
Our solidarity-based pricing model offers free admission for adults with proof of concessions, including students, apprentices, those undertaking FSJ, FÖJ and BFD placements, people with severe disabilities, refugees, recipients of Bürgergeld or ALG I, and many others. Everyone else pays only the museum admission fee and can benefit from our discounted combined ticket for all three museums. The extensive programme is included in the price!
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Opening Hours
daily | 10 am – 6 pm (also on public holidays)
Differing opening hours:
Sun | 21.06. | 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. (Museum Festival / Fête de la Musique)
Sat | 29.08. | 10 a.m. – 2 a.m. (Long Night of Museums)
Mon | 31.08. | Closed
Mon | 14.09. – 01.10. | Closed (Change of exhibition)
Thu | 24.12. | Closed (Christmas Eve)
Fri & Sat | 25. + 26.12. | 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. (First & Second Christmas Day)
Thu | 31.12. | Closed (New Year’s Eve)
Fri | 01.01. 2027 | 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. (New Year’s Day)
The visitor rules of the Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin apply.
Directions
Nikolaikirchplatz
10178 Berlin
Contact
Infoline
+49 30 24 002-162
Mo – Fri | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
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Tickets
Admission
Combi-Ticket
15 euros
Valid for our three museums in the Nikolaiviertel (Museum Nikolaikirche, Museum Ephraim-Palais, Museum Knoblauchhaus) on two consecutive days (please note opening hours)
Single Ticket
7 euros
Day ticket for the Museum Nikolaikirche
Free admission
With proof of reduction
for children and adolescents under 18 years of age, students, trainees, FSJ/FÖJ/BFD volunteers, Berlin Ticket S holders, severely disabled persons (at least 50% GdB) and their Personal Assistant, refugees (with a valid work or residence permit/eAT and a Ukrainian passport or valid residence permit from Ukraine), recipients of transfer payments (Bürgergeld, ALG I), holders of the Berlin-Brandenburg Ehrenamtskarte, holders of the Super-Ferienpass / Berliner Familienpass, ICOM members, members of Deutscher Museumsbund, Verein der Freunde und Förderer des Stadtmuseums Berlin e. V. (except for the Museumsdorf Düppel), Förderverein Museumsdorf Düppel e. V., and Förderkreis Museum Knoblauchhaus e. V., media representatives with a valid press card.