Long Night of Museums
Berlin’s Long Night of Museums is the first of its kind in the world and marks the highpoint of the museum year in the capital.
With more than 70 exhibition spaces, we invite all Berliners and guests to discover the diverse treasures of Berlin’s museum landscape in a new way. The capital’s biggest cultural event – invented in Berlin in 1997 – has been copied worldwide due to its success and has long since become a cult brand. Even after more than twenty years, the original Long Night of Museums reinvents itself every year, delighting fans and first-time visitors alike. This is demonstrated by the over one million tickets sold to date. Click here for the website.
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On 30 August 2025, around 48,000 people visited 75 museums in Berlin, which stayed open until well after midnight. The theme of this Long Night of Museums was: love. The Berlin Museum of Medical History offered advice for heartbreak, the Futurium explored the influence of AI on intimate relationships, and the Gemäldegalerie presented love stories from ancient mythology. Visitors sent love messages in Morse code, folded origami kisses and sang love songs at karaoke parties. Children also had a great time: they searched for works of art in the Charlottenburg museums, rode in a vintage bus and enjoyed themselves at the children’s disco. The next Long Night of Museums will take place on August 29, 2026.
Berlin’s Long Night of Museums reinvents itself every year and continues to inspire returning fans and first-time visitors alike.
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Annette Meier
Project leadLong night of the museums
