Overview

• Over 70 guided tours and open-air concerts at the Kolonnadenhof drew large crowds to inaugurate the anniversary weekend.
• The Alte Museum, the oldest structure on Museumsinsel, serves as the 2025 focal point in the SPK’s quinquennial celebration.
• SPK president Marion Ackermann stressed the dual goal of preserving the UNESCO World Heritage site and expanding its audience.
• Renovation work at the Pergamonmuseum continues with the Nordflügel housing the Pergamonaltar slated to reopen in spring 2027.
• The celebration will proceed annually through 2030 with each of the five museums spotlighted before a final joint commemoration.