Welcome to the Museum of Communication Berlin
Past, present and future of communication
About Us
Experience: COMMUNICATION
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.
Atrium
Let’s communicate! In the atrium, at 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.
Exhibitions – From Hand Axe to Smartphone
From the hand axe to the smartphone: In our exhibitions, we make the milestones of communication experienceable and refer to current debates – always from a different angle and always in dialogue with you, our community. They are an invitation to discover new points of view, become active and participate in the discourse.
General Information
Opening hours
Tuesday 9 am – 8 pm
Wednesday to Friday 9 am – 5 pm
Saturday, Sunday, public holidays 10 am – 6 pm
Closed on Mondays, and 24, 25 and 31 December
Admission fees
Adults €6
Reduced admission €3
for students, trainees, Berlinpass holders, disabled persons and groups of 15 or more people.
Free Admission
For visitors 17 and younger, refugees, supervised school classes from general and vocational schools, Museum Pass Berlin holders, members of the Deutscher Museumsbund, members of the ICOM, trainees, presscard holders, and groups of 15 people and over on Fridays from 9 am to 12 noon. On the first Sunday of every month, admission is free. For more info, please visit the Museums Sunday website.
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
How to reach us / Contact
Museum of Communication Berlin
Leipziger Str. 16
10117 Berlin
T+49 (0)30 202 94 0
Public Transport (bvg)
Nearest underground stations: U2 Mohrenstrasse, U2/U6 Stadtmitte
Buses: M48, 200, 265
FAQs – Visiting us under the current Covid regulations
COVID-19 Regulations
We look forward to welcoming you to the Museum of Communication Berlin! Your health and safety are our top priorities. Please be assured that the Museum of Communication follows its own safety procedures and the guidelines issued by the Berlin Senate to safeguard our health. Please inform yourself about the current Covid-19 measures prior to your visit. https://www.berlin.de/corona/en/
It is recommended to wear a medical mask or FFP2 face mask. You do not need a time-slot ticket for your visit.
Interactive Stations
To minimize the risk of infection, you can obtain a touch pen at the cash desk. With it, you can operate our media stations/touchscreens without touching them. After your visit, you can keep or return the touch pen.
Guided tours and workshops for adults, groups and school children
Workshops are held in accordance with the COVID 19 Regulations of the State of the Berlin. We kindly ask you to inform yourself about the current Covid-19 measures prior to your visit. https://www.berlin.de/corona/en/
Events
Events are held in accordance with the COVID 19 regulations of the State of Berlin. Please inform yourself about the current Covid-19 measures prior to your visit. https://www.berlin.de/corona/en/
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
Our guarded cloakroom is currently not available. Lockers for coats, etc. are located in the lower level of the museum.
Now in the Museum
Permanent Exhibition
ARGUMENTS. An approach
Education and Outreach
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.
Booking & advice
E-mail: vermittlung.mfk-berlin@mspt.de
Children, youths & families
Jutta Scherm
+49 (0)30 202 94 205
j.scherm@mspt.de
We would be pleased to assist you.
Service hotline: +49 (0)30 202 94 0
Tuesday to Friday 1 pm – 4 pm
School classes from 7th grade, vocational schools and adults
Stefan Jahrling
+49 (0)30 202 94 204
s.jahrling@mspt.de
