Knoblauchhaus
At the Knoblauch House, you can immerse yourself in the world of the Biedermeier period. Lovingly furnished living spaces show how the Knoblauch merchant family lived here around two hundred years ago.
Location
Knoblauchhaus
Poststraße 23
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 Ephraim-Palais, the Nikolaikirche and the Knoblauchhaus.
The exhibition gives you a sense of how people lived and worked back then. In the ‘Berlin Salon’ section, you’ll also meet people who were friends of the Knoblauch family, such as the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel and the scholars Wilhelm and Alexander von Humboldt. A free audio guide in German, English, Spanish and Turkish guides you through the exhibition.
The permanent exhibition also features a small area where visitors can join in the discussion and get involved. This space is dedicated to current issues, new perspectives and thought-provoking questions. Initiatives, associations, school classes and other partners contribute their own viewpoints. In this way, the museum becomes a lively place for exchange and dialogue.
The Raphael Cabinet
The Italian artist Raffaelo Sanzio de Urbino (1483–1520) was already regarded as a artistic genius 200 years ago. In 1835, Carl Knoblauch dedicated a room to his art. It housed copperplate engravings based on works by the painter and architect. Thanks to a faithful reconstruction, you can now experience the Raphael Cabinet once again just as it used to be.
Exhibitions
To Have a Match!
Special presentation by the junior curators
3 July to 27 September 2026
As part of the ‘To have a Match!’ project, pupils in Year 11 at the Thomas-Mann-Gymnasium in the Märkisches Viertel asked themselves: What was it like in the 19th century to look for a life partner? How was it different from today? What is still the same? They are displaying their findings in the special area on the first floor.
3-D tour
Info & Service
Opening Hours
Tue – Sun | 10 am – 6 pm (also on public holidays)
Mon closed
Differing opening hours:
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 of the Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin apply.
Directions
Poststraße 23
10178 Berlin
Contact
Infoline
+49 30 240 02 – 162
Mon – Fri | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Write E-Mail
Accessibility
not barrier-free
Tickets
Admission
Combi-Ticket
15 euros
Valid for our three museums in the Nikolaiviertel (Nikolaikirche, Ephraim-Palais, Knoblauchhaus) on two consecutive days (please note opening hours)
Single Ticket
7 euros
Day ticket for the Knoblauchhaus
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.
Accessibility
Bus: 200 “Rotes Rathaus” (distance to the museum approx. 400 m).
S-Bahn: S3, S5, S7, S9 Alexanderplatz (distance to the museum approx. 750 m)
Underground: U2 “Klosterstraße” (distance to the museum approx. 650 m), U5 “Rotes Rathaus” (distance to the museum approx. 450 m)
Tram: M4, M5 and M6 “Spandauer Straße / Marienkirche” (distance to the museum approx. 650 m)
The Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg 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. 150 m).
On foot
The path to the museum is not easy to walk or drive on in places.
The entrance is visually contrasting.
The entrance door is a double-leaf door without automatic (threshold 4 cm high), our museum staff is available for assistance.
Assistance dogs are welcome in all areas.
The exhibition rooms are accessible only by stairs (19 steps to the 1st floor, another 20 steps to the 2nd floor).
All doors and passageways are at least 78 cm wide (door thresholds up to 5 cm high).
The toilet is not barrier-free (door width 53 cm).
The rooms and exhibits are predominantly brightly lit and glare-free.
Information about the exhibition and the objects is mainly visible while sitting down, the signage is visually high-contrast, but the lettering is sometimes very small.
Information on the exhibition objects is conveyed in writing and acoustically.
Occasional seating is available in the exhibition.
Additional audio content can be accessed via QR codes in the exhibition.
An audio guide (with headphone connection) in German, English, Spanish, Turkish and for families (in German) can be borrowed free of charge from our staff in the entrance area.
For detailed information, see: www.reisen-fuer-alle.de