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Sight Old Town, Potsdam

Museum Barberini

A sight in Old Town, Potsdam, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 2 hours. Best time to go: Morning.

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Museum Barberini in Old Town, Potsdam
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Why go

Art museum in a rebuilt baroque palace on the Alter Markt, strong on Impressionist paintings.

It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Potsdam, alongside 5 sights, 1 place for a drink and 1 place to eat. 2 more of our picks sit within 1 km in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Brandenburger Straße and Dutch Quarter.

Type
Sight · Culture
Neighborhood
Old Town
Price
$$
Time needed
2 hr
Best time
Morning

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Potsdam, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Brandenburger Straße

    Pedestrian street of cafés and bakeries between the Dutch Quarter and Sanssouci.

    Food · 0.8 km straight-line
  2. 2
    Dutch Quarter

    Four blocks of red-brick gabled houses built for Dutch craftsmen in the 1730s.

    Sight · 0.9 km straight-line
  3. 3
    Alexandrowka Russian Colony

    Wooden Russian-style houses built for Russian singers in 1826, a UNESCO site.

    Sight · 1.5 km straight-line
  4. 4
    Sanssouci Palace

    Frederick the Great's single-story Rococo summer palace above terraced vineyards.

    Sight · 1.9 km straight-line
  5. 5
    Park Sanssouci

    Large palace park with the Chinese House, Orangery and miles of paths.

    Outdoors · 2.4 km straight-line
  6. 6
    Glienicke Bridge

    Bridge on the old border where East and West swapped spies.

    Sight · 2.7 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Museum Barberini is a stop on our Berlin, Potsdam & Dresden route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

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When to go

Average daily highs in Potsdam run from 2°C in January to 26°C in July; July is usually the wettest month. For Museum Barberini itself, we suggest: Morning.

Modelled monthly averages for Potsdam from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Potsdam weather by month.

Getting there

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Address
Humboldtstraße 5-6, 14467 Potsdam, Germany
Coordinates
52.39512, 13.06222
Destination
Potsdam, Germany
Website
museum-barberini.de

Museum Barberini: quick answers

How much time do you need at Museum Barberini?

Plan on about 2 hours at Museum Barberini. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Museum Barberini?

Our pick: Morning. Insider tip: Closed Tuesdays; book a timed ticket online for big shows.

Where is Museum Barberini?

Museum Barberini is at Humboldtstraße 5-6, 14467 Potsdam, Germany, in Old Town. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Museum Barberini?

Museum Barberini appears on Berlin, Potsdam & Dresden, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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