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Long Night of Museums
29 Aug 2026, 6 pm – 2 am

Guided TourArchive

On the theme of the Long Night, “Crime in Berlin”, we are showing traces of crime and the justice system in the art collection’s depot, the architectural models display depot, the library and the reading room. The Picture Cellar and the rooftop bar with a view of the Brandenburg Gate are also open.

© Erik-Jan Ouwerkerk

At this year’s Long Night of Museums, themed “Crime in Berlin”, visitors to the Akademie building on Pariser Platz can look forward to a range of guided tours offering a glimpse behind the scenes.

In addition to architectural tours, the art collection’s underground depot will showcase which crimes have been immortalised in paintings and which paintings have themselves fallen victim to crime. The display depot offers a special insight into the outstanding collection of architectural models. Traces of crime and the justice system are also to be found there. The library focuses on historical criminal cases and Berlin prisons, and in the reading room, visitors can view hidden stories and almost forgotten writings from the Archives of the Akademie der Künste.

The Picture Cellar, with its unique examples of post-war modernist art from the GDR, is also open. And, of course, we warmly invite you once again to visit our bar on the rooftop terrace, which offers a spectacular view of the Brandenburg Gate.