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Welcome to the Museum of Communication Berlin

About us
Your visit
FAQs
Exhibitions
Education and mediation

About Us

Broaden your horizons, discover amazing facts and have fun exploring interactive exhibits! Visit one of Berlin’s most attractive museums and become friends with our friendly robots ROBerta und ROBert. Discover the multiple facets of human communication. Send messages by pneumatic post and learn how to greet people from around the world. View and admire the Blue Mauritius, the world’s most famous stamp. Explore everyday stories and special aspects of communication in our showcase and temporary exhibitions. Trace the revolutionary history of human communication – and play a part in shaping its future. Welcome to the Museum of Communication Berlin!

The Museum

The Museum of Communication Berlin is the world’s oldest postal museum. In 1872, Heinrich von Stephan, Germany’s postmaster general back then, was the prime mover in setting up a museum to collect, document and display means of transport from around the world and across the ages. The imposing Wilhelmine-era museum building was completed in 1898 and has been a museum ever since. Badly damaged in the Second World War and later converted, renovated and reconstructed in an extensive refurbishment programme, the building re-opened in 2000 as the Museum of Communication Berlin. Today, it forges a link between the past, present and future of communication.

The Atrium

Let’s communicate! In the atrium, the heart of the building, two charming robots are waiting to greet you. Before you know it, you’ll be welcomed, invited to play or provided with information for your visit. Of course the robots can interact with each other, but they prefer to communicate with you!

The communication gallery around the atrium contains an array of interactive terminals that offer a fun way to explore the basics of communication. Exchange the latest news by smoke, light or acoustic signals, and try out the digital displays.

Lichthof des Museums bei Tageslicht

Your Visit

Admission fees

Adults €8
Reduced admission €4
for students, trainees, Berlinpass holders, disabled persons and groups of 15 or more people.

Our reductions

Reduced admission for school children, students, trainees, persons with a Berlin Pass / Berlin Ticket S eligibility certificate, severely disabled persons and groups of 15 or more (group registration required at +49 (0)30 202 94 0).
All reductions and exemptions can be found here (in German)

Special offers

Admission free
Free admission for children and young people under 18, refugees, supervised groups from kindergartens, general educational and vocational schools (group registration required at +49 (0)30 202 94 0), ICOM members and holders of MuseumsuferCard.

Opening hours

Tuesday to Friday 9 am – 5 pm
Saturday, Sunday, public holidays 10 am – 6 pm
every 3rd Wednesday of the month 9 – 20 Uhr
Closed on Mondays
Closed on Easter Monday, Whit Monday, 23 December, 24 December, 31. December and 1 January

Holidays

The museum is closed on 24, 25, 31 December and 1 January as well as on Easter Monday and Whit Monday

How to reach us

Museum of Communication Berlin
Leipziger Str. 16
10117 Berlin
T+49 (0)30 202 94 0

mfk-berlin@mspt.de

Public Transport (bvg)

Nearest underground stations: U2 Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Straße, U2/U6 Stadtmitte

Buses: M48, 200, 265

Museum App

Our audio-visual app is designed to make your tour of our exhibition even more enjoyable. From Stone Age hand axe to the pneumatic post and today’s virtual messaging – with this audio guide, the Museum of Communication Berlin brings the topic of communication vibrantly alive!

The app offers three tours: 1. Milestones in the History of Communication, 2. Museum Highlights and 3. Architecture. On your audio tour, discover such remarkable objects as a mail coach literally up in the air and the legendary Enigma rotor-based cipher machine – and learn about the magnificent Wilhelmine-era museum building which houses our museum.

The app has all the information you need for your visit – from opening times to how to get here plus floor plans to make it easy to find your way around. The links to our website take you directly to our other services and programme of events. And if you enjoyed your visit to the Museum of Communication Berlin, let your friends and followers know directly through social media channels.

You can also access the audio tours from the comfort of your own home.

Download the app for iOS/Apple or Android/Google

FAQs

Guided tours and workshops for adults, groups and school children

In the museum, we offer a variety of bookable and spontaneously visitable workshops. Check out our website for information on individually customizable offers, such as Family Sunday or our wide range of bookable workshops for kindergartens and schools.

Events

You can find current events in our calendar.

Accessibility

The museum building is fully accessible by wheelchair. A ramp leads to the main entrance. There is a wheelchair elevator on the first floor. All levels can be reached by elevator. There are handicapped accessible toilets.

Cloakroom

Lockers for coats, etc. are located in the lower level of the museum.

Current and upcoming exhibtions

Education and Mediation

Be it fake news or when cultures clash, we provide orientation in the communication jungle and help when it comes to media skills. We also want our programmes to be fun. After all, they all focus on experiencing communication and the joy of being together.