for people with impaired mobility
The entire exhibition space is accessible to wheelchair users. All public areas have elevator access. Parts of the grounds of the Jewish Museum Berlin have historical paving stones, which affects access to the group entrance and the museum garden. The space between the stelae in the Garden of Exile is unfortunately slightly too narrow for a wheelchair.
Short Facts
Built
in 1998 by Daniel Libeskind (new building), 1735 as Collegienhaus for the Prussian Court of Appeal (old building)
Founded
in 1978 as Jewish section of the Berlin Museum, 1999 as a separate museum in its own right
Opened
in 2001, new permanent exhibition in 2020
Exhibition space
2 360 m²
What to see
Objects bearing witness to Jewish history in Germany from the Middle Ages to the present, objects from Jewish religion and culture
Definitely don’t miss
the lower level of the Libeskind building with the axes and the exile garden
Must listen to
the sound of the shofar, the chanting of prayer, klezmer and Israeli pop music in the sound room of the permanent exhibition
Don't miss trying out
the interactive wall with objects from family archives in the permanent exhibition
Extra
many works by contemporary artists are integrated into the permanent exhibition