Visitors face up to 20% entry fee hike for Berlin’s state museums

This article was first published by the Daily Sabah.

The cost of admission to major museums in Berlin is rising, mirroring the upward trend in prices for various commodities such as a packet of rice or a tank of petrol.

Inflation in Germany, like many other European countries, remained high in 2023 after reaching a record level in 2022, and the roughly 4 million visitors to Berlin’s state museums can now expect to pay up to 20% more to see the bust of Nefertiti or the works of Gerhard Richter in future.

Hermann Parzinger, president of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, which is responsible for the museums, said the museums have been forced to react to increased costs.

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