--- title: "Berlin’s Middle" date: 2022-11-18 last_modified: 2026-03-20T07:44:10+01:00 generated_at: 2026-06-08T21:58:15Z url: "https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/en/exhibition/berlins-middle" description: "Eight hundred years of history and culture" image: "https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/stadtmodell-berlins-mitte.jpg" language: "en-US" --- # Berlin’s Middle ![]() ![Modell der mittelalterlichen Stadt Berlin im Museum Nikolaikirche, im Hintergrund unscharf Besucher und das Innere des Kirchenschiffs](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/stadtmodell-berlins-mitte.jpg) ![Momentaufnahme einer Führung im Museum Nikolaikirche](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/fuehrung-nikolaikirche.jpg) ![Ertastbares Modell zur Dauerausstellung](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Tastmodell-Museum-Nikolaikirche-©-Stadtmuseum-Berlin-_Foto-Michael-Setzpfandt-5.jpg) ![](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/nikolaikirche_sichtgrube_feldsteinmauern_stadtmuseum_berlin_foto_m.setzpfandt-e1722519476563.jpg) Permanent exhibition at the Museum Nikolaikirche on the history of the medieval building and the city. **Location** Museum Nikolaikirche Nikolaikirchplatz 10178 Berlin **Opening Hours** daily | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. (also on public holidays) **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. - The Museum Nikolaikirche provides insight into the building’s former functions with a vivid display of historical furnishings. Different exhibition stations cover a variety of topics: ![Schätze aus 800 Jahren Stadtgeschichte](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/©-Stadtmuseum-Berlin_Foto-Michael-Setzpfandt-28-300x200.jpg) **Searching for clues:** Berlin’s early history **From fieldstone to brick:** the Nikolaikirche’s architectural history **Walking tours:** the Nikolaiviertel of past and present **World famous:** hymns from the Nikolaikirche **Liturgy in transition:** sacred works of art and liturgical items **Funeral culture in the church:** Berlin’s Pantheon **Lost and found:** the coin treasure from the tower sphere An audio guide in six languages and interactive media stations in four languages provide insight into the historic building and convey in-depth exhibition content. The exhibition also includes participatory and accessible features, such as a multi-sensory audio-commentated tour of tactile models. ![Fünf Archtitekturmodelle machen im Museum Nikolaikirche die Gestalt des Baudenkmals für blinde, sehbehinderte und sehende Gäste begreifbar.](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Tastmodell-Museum-Nikolaikirche-©-Stadtmuseum-Berlin-_Foto-Michael-Setzpfandt-7-300x200.jpg) The museum offers a wide range of educational programming, workshops and guided tours, in addition to hosting a diverse array of events. - [ ![Tastmodell der Berliner Nikolaikirche in der Ausstellung](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/tastmodell-nikolaikirche-berlin-300x200.jpg) Permanent Exhibition ### Conceiving Architecture Addition to the permanent exhibition intended for both blind and sighted people Museum Nikolaikirche ](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/en/exhibition/conceiving-architecture) ## Info & Service ##### Opening Hours daily | 10 am – 6 pm (also on public holidays) **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) Mon | 31.08. | Closed Mon | 14.09. – 01.10. | Closed (Change of exhibition) 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://staging.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/besuchsordnung-stadtmuseum-berln.pdf) of the Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin apply. ##### Directions Nikolaikirchplatz 10178 Berlin [ Google Maps](https://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=Nikolaikirche%2C%20Nikolaikirchplatz%2C%20Berlin&aq=2&oq=Nikol&sll=52.514027%2C13.415251&sspn=0.015096%2C0.030513&vpsrc=0&ie=UTF8&hq=Nikolaikirche%2C%20Nikolaikirchplatz%2C%20Berlin&ll=52.517527%2C13.40744&spn=0.030189%2C0.061026&t=m&z=14&iwloc=A&cid=6093985458874356584) [ 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) ## 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 Nikolaikirche **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=5&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!