Plan your visit

We’re moving! On 31 October this year, we’re closing our permanent exhibition. Find out more about our move to E-Werk and be sure to get a ticket! Our admission-free week will take place from 24 to 31 October. No need to book a ticket in advance – we invite you.

  • Opening hours for the library

    Tue: 10:00–18:00
    Thu: 12:00–20:00
    Fri: 10:00–18:00

    The library

  • Opening hours for the archives

    Separate opening hours apply for our archives.

    The archives

Opening hours for the Museum für Film und Fernsehen

Wed–Sun: 10:00–18:00
Mon, Tue: closed

 

The museum will be open regularly on 3 October. In the last week before the permanent exhibition closes, the museum will be open continuously, including on Monday, October 28 and Tuesday, October 29, from 10 am to 6 pm.

 

Everyone is welcome!

Refugees and accompanying persons can enter the Museum of Film and Television free of charge.

 

  • Group registration

    If you visit us in a group of 10 people or more, please register under the link below.

    Group registration

Admission prices for the Museum für Film und Fernsehen

Day ticket adult (all exhibits) – 9 €

Day ticket reduced price – 5 €

Children and teens younger than 18, pupils – free admission

With KulturPass – free admission

Concession ticket – 5 €

Day ticket groups (10+ persons) – 5 €

Day ticket in combination with a guided tour – 3 €

Day ticket Mediathek Fernsehen – 2 €

Audio guide for permanent exhibition and special exhibition – free of charge (deposit required)

Information about all other free tickets can be found in the FAQs below.

Entrance to all exhibits is free on the first Sunday of every month.

  • You can find us inside the Sony Center at Potsdamer Platz

    Deutsche Kinemathek – Museum für Film und Fernsehen
    Potsdamer Straße 2
    D-10785 Berlin

    +49 30 300903-0

Getting to the museum

U-Bahn

U2 Potsdamer Platz
 

S-Bahn

S1, S2, S25 Potsdamer Platz
 

Bus

M41 Potsdamer Platz
M48, M85, 200 and 300 Varian-Fry-Straße
 

Parking facilities

Underground car park at the Sony Center (entrances: either Ben-Gurionstraße or Bellevuestraße)
Underground car park at Potsdamer Platz Arcades (entrance: Reichpietschufer)
Multi-storey car park at Schöneberger Ufer
Multi-storey car park at the Philharmonic Hall

Karte von Berlin mit Marker gesetzt bei Potsdamer Strasse 2, 10785 Berlin und Imhoffweg 6, 12307 Berlin

  • Deutsche Kinemathek Museum für Film und Fernsehen

  • Potsdamer Straße 2 D-10785 Berlin

  • Imhoffweg 6 D-12307 Berlin

Accessibility and inclusion

The Deutsche Kinemathek is open to all people. You can book accessible and inclusive programs individually or attend public appointments.

  • Mon–Sat: 10:00–20:00
    Sun and holidays: 10:00–18:00

    +49 30 2025 2512
    museumsshop [at] dussmann.de (museumsshop[at]dussmann[dot]de)

    In consequence of our relocation, the museum store will be closed as of 31 December 2024.

Shop

The Dussmann museum shop offers everything a film lover could wish for: the Kinemathek’s own publications, film books, DVDs, soundtracks, merchandising products and much more! Items that are out of stock can be ordered over night and pick-up is possible even on Sundays and public holidays.

  • info [at] ki-nova.de (info[at]ki-nova[dot]de)

Restaurant

In consequence of our relocation, the restaurant is permanently closed.

FAQ

Reduced admission prices apply to:

university students, members of the Verband der Berufsgruppen Szenenbild und Kostümbild e.V., holders of the Berlin WelcomeCard

Free entry for:

members of the Förderkreis des Museum für Film und Fernsehen e. V., Pressevertreter, members of the Internationalen Museumsbund e. V. (ICOM), members of the Deutschen Museumsbund e. V., medically necessary aides for seriously disabled visitors (aide must be recorded in disability pass), children and teens younger than 18, pupils, chaperon for school classes (one chaperon per ten students), and members of the Verband der Berliner Stadtführer Berlin Guide e. V., visitors with Museumspass Berlin, Goethe-Institut employees

We participate in the KulturPass – an offer for young people who celebrate their 18th birthday in 2023 or 2024. To take advantage of the offer, the KulturPass app is required. More information at kulturpass.de/jugendliche

Concession ticket (3 euro ticket)

Holders of a disability ID as well as recipients of standard unemployment benefits or Bürgergeld (Germany’s long-term unemployment benefits) can receive a daily ticket for 3 € upon presentation of their ID verifying that status. We reserve the right to modify these rules without prior notice.

Is the museum ticket valid for multiple days?

Your museum ticket is good for the day upon which it is validated by our visitor care staff.

May I take photographs inside the museum?

Photography is prohibited within the exhibits. You’re welcome to take private photographs in our museum’s foyer, however.

Are lockers available?

Coin-operated lockers are available in the 2nd basement level of the museum. All lockers are emptied every 24 hours.

Does the museum have a lost and found office?

If you’ve lost something at our film museum, please contact the information desk on the ground floor. The information desk can be reached by phone at +49 30 300903 0.

Is there wireless internet available at the museum?

WiFi is available throughout the entire museum. Access data can be found near the museum’s cash registers.

Is there video surveillance in the museum?

For security reasons, we use video cameras to record our exhibits, events and studio. Information on our privacy policy may be found at our information desk on the ground floor.

May I bring animals into the museum?

Animals are not allowed in the museum, with the exception of service animals such as seeing eye dogs.

May I bring my own food from outside into the museum?

There is a designated area for food in the entry area on the ground floor near the cash registers. Food is not permitted elsewhere in the museum.