--- title: "Museum Ephraim-Palais" date: 2022-11-08 last_modified: 2026-05-11T08:58:17+02:00 generated_at: 2026-05-13T05:42:48Z url: "https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/museum/museum-ephraim-palais" description: "Exhibitions on Berlin’s history and culture" image: "https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DSC186350_1920px.jpg" language: "en-US" --- # Museum Ephraim-Palais ![Das Museum bei Nacht von außen mit blauer Leuchtschrift, auf der BERLINZEIT steht](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DSC186350_1920px-300x200.jpg) In the Ephraim-Palais Museum, the Stadtmuseum Berlin presents the permanent exhibition on the history of the city "BerlinZEIT". © Stadtmuseum Berlin | Photo: Alexander Rentsch ![Eine runde Treppe aus Stuck und Holz](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSC186214_1920px-200x300.jpg) The Museum Ephraim-Palais shows exhibitions and presentations on three floors and in the salon. © Stadtmuseum Berlin | Photo: Alexander Rentsch - In the Ephraim-Palais Museum, the Stadtmuseum Berlin presents its newly revised permanent exhibition "BerlinZEIT - The city makes history!" **Location** Museum Ephraim-Palais Poststraße 16 10178 Berlin **Opening Hours** Tue – Sun | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. (also on public holidays) Mon closed **Additional Opening Hours** see Info & Service **Admission** 7 euros (single ticket) | 15 euros (combi-ticket\*) | free admission (under 18 years or with reduction) \*Valid on two consecutive days for the Museum Ephraim-Palais, the Museum Nikolaikirche and the Museum Knoblauchhaus. [![Accessibility certified](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Englisch_Logo_barrierefreiheit_quer_RGB_128px_HG-grau-Kopie-01.png)](https://reisen-fuer-alle.de/museum_ephraim-palais_249.html?action=detail&item_id=3654) The building, whose history dates back over 250 years, was completely restored in 1987 for Berlin’s 750th anniversary. The Stadtmuseum Berlin uses this unique location for exhibitions and exclusive presentations of objects from Berlin's history. The Museum Ephraim-Palais is also home to the [*Ephraim Veitel Stiftung*](https://www.ephraim-veitel-stiftung.de/), a foundation promoting Jewish life in Germany. During opening hours, the museum shop offers a variety of literature and souvenirs related to the exhibitions. ![Besucherin und Besucher vor einem Stadtmodell mit Medienstation](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/berlinzeit-besucher-stadtmodell-300x200.jpg) This is how small Berlin used to be … Along original artefacts, digital media stations and large-scale models, the tour takes you through 800 years of history in one hour. © Stadtmuseum Berlin | Photo: Christian Kielmann During the renovation of the Märkisches Museum, the permanent exhibition [BerlinZEIT](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/exhibition/berlinzeit) on the 1st and 2nd floors of the Museum Ephraim-Palais takes visitors on a compact and easy-to-understand journey from the founding of the city to the present day. On the 3rd floor, temporary exhibitions explore a wide range of topics from Berlin’s past and present. A must-see for anyone interested in Berlin! ## Exhibitions ![Pärchen auf Motorroller wird mit Handy fotografiert](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/berlinzeit-motorroller-pitty-300x200.jpg) Stadtmuseum Berlin | Foto: Christian Kielmann ### BerlinZEIT **The city makes history!** A discovery tour through eight hundred years of diversity, disruption and change, with many original artefacts from Berlin's past. [ The Exhibition](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/exhibition/berlinzeit) ![Tanzendes Paar im Wohnzimmer](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/web-36b-288x300.jpg) Soula Palatianou in ihrer ersten eigenen Wohnung in Essen-Kettwig, 1970er Jahre © Agentur für Geistige Gastarbeit, Bonn ### Tapetenwechsel **Migration and Furniture since 1960** This exhibition is dedicated to living in a migrant environment, what sociologists call an “arrival city”. [ The Exhibition](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/exhibition/tapetenwechsel) ## Around the Museum Ephraim-Palais News about the museum and its exhibitions - [ ![Blick von der Vitrine mit Objekt des Monats zur Eingangstür des Museums](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/objekt-des-monats-visual-223x300.jpg) ### Object of the Month New at the Museum Ephraim-Palais: Monthly changing objects from our collections invite you to take a look for free. Article, 1 min Lesezeit ](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/article/objekt-des-monats) - [ ![](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/thumbnail_Rasha-300x168.png)](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/video/in-my-view-rasha-museum-ephraim-palais) - [ ![](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/thumbnail_Kaey-300x168.png)](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/video/in-my-view-kaey-museum-ephraim-palais) - [ ![](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/thumbnail_Dirk-300x168.png)](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/video/in-my-view-dirk-museum-ephraim-palais) ![Savoir-vivre im Nikolaiviertel: Das Museum Nikolaikirche ist umgeben von Cafés, Restaurants und liebevoll geführten Geschenkläden. ](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_57121-300x200.jpg) Savoir-vivre im Nikolaiviertel: Das Museum Nikolaikirche ist umgeben von Cafés, Restaurants und liebevoll geführten Geschenkläden. © Stadtmuseum Berlin | Foto: Fiona Hirschmann ### Discover the Nikolaiviertel! Welcome to the oldest part of the city of Berlin! Three museums invite you to discover here: the Museum Nikolaikirche, the Museum Knoblauchhaus and the Museum Ephraim-Palais. Learn about Berlin’s history in our historic and partly original buildings and take part in our programme. [ Learn more](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/nikolaiviertel) ## Info & Service ##### Opening Hours Tue – Sun | 10 am – 6 pm (also on public holidays) Mon closed **Differing opening hours:** Wed | 20.05. | 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (Staff meeting) Mon | 25.05. | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. (Whit Monday) 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://www.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](mailto:info@stadtmuseum.de) ##### 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://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/guru_top_tipp.svg) ## 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 Ephraim-Palais **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. [ Ticketshop ](https://tickets.stadtmuseum.de/#/tickets/time?museum_id=2&group=day) ### Ласкаво просимо! Всі, хто має український паспорт, візу для України або дійсне студентське посвідчення українського університету та візу на проживання в Німеччині, можуть безкоштовно відвідувати всі наші локації; це також стосується всіх, хто має дозвіл на проживання в електронному вигляді (eAT). Ми з нетерпінням чекаємо на Вас! ## Accessibility ### Directions **Local public transport** S-Bahn: S3, S5, S7, S9 “Alexanderplatz” (distance to the museum approx. 800 m) Underground: U2 “Klosterstraße” (distance to the museum approx. 600 m), U5 “Rotes Rathaus” (distance to the museum approx. 500 m) Bus: 200 “Rotes Rathaus” (distance to the museum approx. 450 m) Tram: 12, M1, M4, M5, M6 “Spandauer Straße / Marienkirche” (distance to the museum approx. 650 m) The Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (Berlin-Brandenburg Transport Association) offers free VBB Bus & Bahn escort service to help you get to the museum by public transport. **Parking** There are two public parking spaces for people with disabilities in Rathausstraße, distance to the museum approx. 500 metres. **On foot** The path to the museum is not vibration-free, but it is easy to walk and ride on. Over a distance of 20 metres, it has a longitudinal gradient of approx. 4.5 percent. ### Building The building is steplessly accessible (door threshold 2 cm high). Assistance dogs are welcome in all areas. The entrance door is a hinged door without an automatic mechanism; employees of the Stadtmuseum Berlin will be happy to help you open it. There is a dirt-trapping mat in front of the entrance door (behind the entrance door in rainy weather). All exhibition and event rooms are accessible at ground level or via a lift. The lift stops on all floors; the lift cabin is 100 cm x 200 cm wide. The route to the lift is not marked. The lift can only be used when accompanied by staff. Doors and passages are at least 90 cm wide. The counter for the cash desk, cloakroom and museum shop is 75 cm high at its lowest point; there is no other equivalent means of communication while seated. The exhibition rooms are spread over the three upper floors of the museum. The oval staircase there has handrails on both sides, but these are not straight. A total of 36 steps with handrails lead from the ground floor to the first floor. After 18 steps there is a landing, where the handrail is interrupted. A total of 33 steps lead from the 1st floor to the 2nd floor. After 16 steps there is another landing with an interrupted handrail. A total of 25 steps lead from the 2nd floor to the 3rd floor. After 12 steps, there is a final landing with an interrupted handrail. The steps are not visually rich in contrast. There is a barrier-free toilet on the ground floor, equipped with fold-up grab rails and a wheelchair-accessible washbasin (manoeuvring space in front of the toilet and washbasin 130 x 140 cm, to the left of the toilet 83 x 70 cm, to the right of the toilet 97 x 70 cm). There is also a changing table for babies. The door can be opened independently with a handle. Further toilets are located on the 1st floor (ladies) and 2nd floor (men). These are not barrier-free. ### Exhibition and offers The rooms and exhibits are mostly well lit and glare-free. Information about the exhibition and the objects is provided in writing in German, English and (partly) Turkish. An audio guide in German and English (with headphone connection) accompanies the exhibition (available in the foyer). The audio guide does not convey the spoken text automatically, but only on contact with the audio guide stations in the exhibition. There are tactile objects and media stations (touch screens, olfactory and video stations) in the exhibition. All videos are subtitled in German and English. The sound is provided via the audio guide. Not all exhibition objects, information, media and audio guide stations are visible, readable or accessible while seated. Staff at the Stadtmuseum Berlin will be happy to help if required. Seating and portable stools are available in the exhibition. Audio and tactile tours as well as guided tours in German sign language take place regularly in the exhibition. ### Certification The Museum Ephraim-Palais was inspected in 2025 by “Reisen für Alle” (Travelling for All) and awarded the “Accessibility Tested” certificate. The certification is valid until 2028. Detailed information on this can be found at: [www.reisen-fuer-alle.de](https://reisen-fuer-alle.de/museum_ephraim-palais_249.html?action=detail&item_id=3654)