Lange Nacht der Museen Berlin
During the Long Night of Museums, the Humboldt Forum invites you on an individual journey through space and time with atmospheric lighting and a DJ set.
This year the Humboldt Forum is part of the Lange Nacht der Museen Berlin. From 6 pm onwards, the Humboldt Forum looks forward to your visit.
After dusk you will enter the Schlüter Courtyard through portals illuminated in rainbow colours, which as always invites you to linger. You will be able to see a concert of light shooting its beams far into the Berlin night sky from afar. The air-conditioned Foyer invites you to dance or chill to the rhythms of DJ Ben Olayinka during this long night. Enjoy a digital sea of colours played out for you by our Kosmograf.
Get to know the entire house in one long night: All four actors will open their doors for you
In the Humboldt Forum you can expect a programme from the Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin with the Ethnologisches Museum and the Museum für Asiatische Kunst, as well as the Stadtmuseum Berlin and the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Connect with the globe in BERLIN GLOBAL on an interactive tour during the Lange Nacht der Museen and experience how the city and its people are connected to the world – then and now. Or find answers to the question of how climate change, species extinction and the crisis of democracy are connected in the Humboldt Laboratory’s exhibition After Nature. The exhibitions of the Ethnologisches Museum and the Museum für Asiatische Kunst of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin again offer very different views of past and present cultures of Africa, Asia and Oceania.
Tickets & organization
Tickets for the Lange Nacht der Museen will be available from 29 July 2023 on the LNDM website and at the Tourist Infos of visitBerlin.
Advance booking:
- Savings tickets: 29 July to 11 August: 12 euros, reduced rate 10 euros.
- Regular prices: 12 to 24 August: 18 euros, reduced 12 euros
- Children up to 12 years free
For those who make up their minds at the last minute: tickets are available at the Humboldt Forum from 6 pm on 24 August.
The tickets entitle the holder to visit all participating museums and the bus shuttles set up especially for the Lange Nacht der Museen.
From 6 pm, access to the Humboldt Forum via Portal 3 and the revolving doors in the Passage is only possible with a Lange Nacht der Museen Ticket.
The Sculpture Hall (access Portal 6 or Schlüter Courtyard) and the Video Panorama (access Schlüter Courtyard or Passage) are accessible without an LNDM ticket until 10 pm.
Highlights
Exhibitions
Guided Tours & Live Speaker
Experience BERLIN GLOBAL together: Live speakers* will be available for spontaneous mini tours in the area of the Berlin Exhibition at the Humboldt Forum. Come and talk to the live speakers about the city of Berlin, its history, current issues and the city’s connections to the world.
Meeting point
To be announced on site
Guides will be on hand from 6pm–12am to provide information on the background and significance of this unique exhibition.
Venue
Special Exhibition, Ground Floor
How are climate change, working conditions in a textile factory in Bangladesh and the extinction of insects in the Uckermark region connected? The exhibition in the Humboldt Laboratory focuses on crises of ecological and social systems and links objects from historical collections with contemporary debates and research.
Times
7 pm–7.30 pm
8 pm–8.30 pm
9 pm–9.30 pm
10 pm–10.30 pm
11 pm–11.30 pm
Meeting point
To be announced on site
from 7.30 pm – Short guided tours of the Ethnologisches Museum and the Museum für Asiatische Kunst
During the Lange Nacht der Museen, short guided tours will give you interesting insights into selected works of art (For the Inquisitive) or an overview of a special collection area (For Those in a Hurry). You will have the opportunity to learn exciting stories in a short and snappy way and to ask your questions. English Languague Tours are also available. For the first time, all permanent exhibitions of the Ethnologisches Museum and the Museum für Asiatische Kunst will be on view during this Lange Nacht der Museen.
Short guided tour through the Ethnologische Museum
Tines
7.30 pm–8 pm
8.30 pm–9 pm
9.30 pm–10 pm
10.30 pm–11 pm
11.30 pm–12 am
Meeting point
To be announced on site
Short guided tour on a topic/object in the permanent exhibition of the Ethnologisches Museum
Times
7.45 pm–8.15 pm
8.45 pm–9.15 pm
9.45 pm–10.15 pm
10.45 pm–11.15 pm
11.45 pm–12.15 am
Meeting point
To be announced on site
Come with me. I will show you some highlights. Short guided tour in English.
Times
8 pm–8.30 pm
9 pm–9.30 pm
10 pm–10.30 pm
11 pm–11.30 pm
Meeting point
To be announced on site
Short guided tour through the Museum für Asiatische Kunst
Times
8 pm–8.30 pm
9 pm–9.30 pm
10 pm–10.30 pm
11 pm–11.30 pm
Meeting point
To be announced on site
Short guided tour on a topic/object in the permanent exhibition of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst
Times
8.15 pm–8.45 pm
9.15 pm–9.45 pm
10.15 pm–10.45 pm
11.15 pm–11.45 pm
Meeting point
To be announced on site
Come with me. I will show you some highlights. Short guided tour in English.
Times
8.30 pm–9 pm
9.30 pm–10 pm
10.30 pm–11 pm
11.30 pm–12 am
Meeting point
To be announced on site
6 pm–11 pm: Activities of the Friends of the Museums
Did you know that there are several different Friends of the Humboldt Forum museums? The Friends are particularly committed to the respective focal points of the museums and their collections, for example by issuing publications, organizing guided tours and lectures, organizing trips and also supporting the museums financially. As a Friend, you get exciting insights into the work behind the scenes.
Get to know the different Friends groups: During the Lange Nacht der Museen, the Friends present themselves and their activities in the Schlüter Courtyard and at the entrance to the respective exhibition areas in the Humboldt Forum and invite you on a special tour of the collections. Come along – we look forward to seeing you, your friends and your families!
Venue
Portal 4
The DGOK – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ostasiatische Kunst (German Society for East Asian Art) invites you to fold cranes.
Venue
Stair Hall, Third Floor
The DGOK – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ostasiatische Kunst (German Society for East Asian Art) invites you to get into conversation with each other over a cup of tea.
Venue
Stair Hall, Third Floor