--- title: "Long Night of Museums at the Ephraim-Palais" date: 2026-07-07 last_modified: 2026-07-08T09:34:56+02:00 generated_at: 2026-07-08T12:44:07Z url: "https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/events/long-night-of-museums-at-the-ephraim-palais" description: "True to this year’s topic, ‘Crime in Berlin’, the museum has a summery mix of culture, crime stories and music in store for you." image: "https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/92-LAN1.jpg" language: "en-US" --- # Long Night of Museums at the Ephraim-Palais Day of action, Nikolai Quarter # Long Night of Museums at the Ephraim-Palais [ Museum Ephraim-Palais ](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/museum/museum-ephraim-palais) ![Außenaufnahmen des Ephraim-Palais von der langen Nacht 2025 mit Publikum](https://cdn.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/92-LAN1-300x200.jpg) ![](https://cdn.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/berlinzeit-prolog-300x200.jpg) True to this year’s topic, ‘Crime in Berlin’, the museum has a summery mix of culture, crime stories and music in store for you. **Prices** Regular: 23 euros Reduced: 17 euros Children: under 12 years free of charge **Event** 2026-08-29 18:00:00 [Tickets](https://langenachtdermuseen.berlin/) **Duration** 8h [Tickets](https://langenachtdermuseen.berlin/) You can take to the stage late into the night and sing along to the coolest ‘crime’-themed songs – hosted and charmingly accompanied by our karaoke hosts Nancy Nutter and Oozing Gloop. Or just sing, dance and cuddle along! In the museum’s salon, you can listen to live performances of Kurt Weill’s lesser-known chansons about the night-time characters and the grey areas of the big city. During the event, you can have an AI generate a mugshot of yourself to take home as a souvenir. Last but not least, our major permanent exhibition, [BerlinZEIT](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/exhibition/berlinzeit), and the new special exhibition, [Tapetenwechsel](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/exhibition/tapetenwechsel), are open for you to visit. And that’s by no means all that awaits you on this long summer’s night! ##### Opening hours Non-stop from 6 p.m. until 2 a.m.! ##### Tickets and prices Tickets will be available [online](https://langenachtdermuseen.berlin/en/) from 3 August 2026. From 3 to 16 August: standard price 15 euros | concessions 12 euros | free for children under 12 From 17 August: standard price 23 euros | concessions 17 euros | free for children under 12 ## Programme **6 p.m. – 2 a.m.** | non-stop | Salon (ground floor) **Mugshot Selfie Station** Here, you’ll become the face of the criminal underworld: take your own wanted poster photo and see how AI turns you into a ‘suspect’! Snapshot, mugshot, printout – your own personal crime moment to take home. **6 p.m. – 2 a.m.** | non-stop | BerlinZEIT (1st floor, left, ‘Aufbau als Wettlauf’ room) Hands-on station **On the Run with ‘Pitty’** In keeping with the topic of ‘Crime in Berlin’, a GDR-era ‘Pitty’ scooter is transformed into a selfie station. Take this unique opportunity for a fast-paced snapshot – a picture that will last a lifetime. **6.30 pm + 7.30 pm + 8.30 pm** | 30 minutes | BerlinZEIT (meeting point: foyer) Guided tour **The Old Berlin Crime Case** On the trail of crime! Museum curator Gernot Schaulinski leads a tour through the BerlinZEIT permanent exhibition. There, he heads the investigation into artefacts from the early centuries of the city’s history. Language: German **7 p.m. + 8 p.m. + 9 p.m.** | 20 minutes | Salon (Ground floor) Music **Kurt – The Night, the Noise, the Song** Between the demimonde and metropolitan melancholy: singer Melanie Schmidli and guitarist Martino Dessi perform lesser-known songs by Kurt Weill, blending jazz and chanson. They deal with power, loneliness and seduction, with figures of the night and the grey areas of the big city. **10 p.m. – 1 a.m.** | non-stop | Salon (ground floor) Music **Sing your Song – Join-in Karaoke!** You can perform crime-themed songs from our extensive karaoke catalogue to suit your taste – from ‘I Fought the Law’ to ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ and ‘Smooth Criminal’. Drag queens Nancy Nutter, Oozing Gloop and Bleach will help you choose your songs and host the event. Language: English ## A partnership with Berlin’s museums and Kulturprojekte Berlin ![](https://cdn.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/LN26_Logo_EN_RGB_Kreis_P-300x300.png) ## Info & Service ##### Opening Hours Tue – Sun | 10 am – 6 pm (also on public holidays) Mon closed **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) 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](https://cdn.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/besuchsordnung-stadtmuseum-berln.pdf) of the Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin apply. ##### Directions Poststraße 16 10178 Berlin [ Google Maps](https://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=Ephraim-Palais%2C%20Poststra%C3%9Fe%2C%20Berlin&aq=0&oq=Ephraim&sll=52.520399%2C13.774109&sspn=0.482148%2C1.065674&vpsrc=6&ie=UTF8&hq=Ephraim-Palais%2C&hnear=Poststra%C3%9Fe%2C%2010178%20Berlin&ll=52.515855%2C13.408406&spn=0.008031%2C0.018797&t=m&z=16&iwloc=A&cid=18287331903694586850) [ Bus & Train](https://www.bvg.de/en/connections/connection-search) ##### Contact Infoline +49 30 24 002-162 Mo – Fri | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Write E-Mail ##### Accessibility The Ephraim-Palais is accessible without steps. All exhibition areas are accessible via an elevator. There are barrier-free toilets in the building. ![Helle Schrift ](https://cdn.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/guru_top_tipp.svg) ## Dates [ ![Außenaufnahmen des Ephraim-Palais von der langen Nacht 2025 mit Publikum](https://cdn.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/92-LAN1-300x200.jpg) Day of action, Nikolai Quarter ##### Long Night of Museums at the Ephraim-Palais True to this year’s topic, ‘Crime in Berlin’, the museum has a summery mix of culture, crime stories and music in store for you. Museum Ephraim-Palais 2026-08-29 18:00:00 ](https://tickets.stadtmuseum.de/#/tickets/groups?museum_id=2)