DDR Museum Berlin: Tickets, Late Opening Hours, the Trabant and Prefab Flat, and How to Avoid the Crowds

The DDR Museum, an interactive museum of everyday life in communist East Germany, sits on the Spree opposite the Berlin Cathedral. Tickets cost €13.50 for adults and €8 for concessions on the official site, and the museum is open every day from 9 am to 9 pm, including public holidays (closing at 4 pm on 24 and 31 December). The exhibition space is compact and hands-on, so it gets crowded 11 am-5 pm, especially at weekends and on rainy days when Museum Island visitors pour in. The trick is its late opening: come after 6 pm or at 9 am for a calm visit. Book a time-slot ticket online to skip the desk; the Berlin WelcomeCard gives 25% off only at the ticket office. Highlights include a you can sit in, a fully furnished and a . Allow .