Picture Gallery of Sanssouci
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The Picture Gallery of Sanssouci is one of the oldest surviving royal museum buildings in Germany. The harmonious accord of interior design and individual works of art distinguishes what is a rather inconspicuous building on the exterior.
Floors made of yellow and white marble with colored stone inlays, ancient and Baroque sculptures, as well as gilded ornamentation and stuccowork allegories of the arts and sciences high above the heads of the visitors interact with the densely hung paintings.
Today, in addition to paintings from Frederick’s original collection, works from other Prussian palaces are also on display. Among the highlights are Caravaggio’s “Doubting Thomas,” Anthony van Dyck’s “The Descent of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost)” and works by Peter Paul Rubens.
We provide the following group offers:
- Picture Gallery of Sanssouci audio guide tour
- Entrance Picture Gallery of Sanssouci (bookable from 2025)
Bildergalerie von Sanssouci
Im Park Sanssouci 4
14469 Potsdam
Public Transportation
Stop "Potsdam, Schloss Sanssouci", "Potsdam, Orangerie/Botanischer Garten"
vbb-online | Timetable information
Traffic information
Parking
Paid parking spaces for cars and buses in the car park P1 – At the Historic Windmill.
Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5.30pm (May-Oct)
contact form for booking requests
gruppenservice@spsg.de
Phone: 0331.96 94-222
Fax: 0331.96 94-107
- not wheelchair accessible
Unfortunately, the exhibition rooms are not accessible for wheelchair users.
For conservation reasons, it is unfortunately not possible to use prams / baby strollers in the exhibition rooms.
Group tour
160 €
Audio guide available in German, English, Spanish, Italian and French
Group tour
160 €
Plan your visit! Use your own mobile devices to download the multi media guide tour.
Download via APP Store or GooglePlay
App Bildergalerie SPSG: German, English, Spanish, Italian and French
Group tour
112 €
Audio guides available in German, English, Spanish, Italian and French
Group tour
112 €
Plan your visit! Use your own mobile devices to download the multi media guide tour.
Download via APP Store or GooglePlay
App Bildergalerie SPSG: German, English, Spanish, Italian and French
The "SANSSOUCI" app is your portal and digital guide through the palaces and parks and is available free of charge from the App Store and Google Play .
The following language versions are available for the Picture Gallery of Sanssouci:
- English
- Deutsch
- Español
- Français
- Italiano
- for children aged 8-11 years
English
Deutsch
We recommend downloading the app from home before your visit.
We offer a fixed group price that depends on a maximum number of participants. This price includes entry to the respective palace for the group as well as, depending on availability, a personal guided tour, an audio guide tour, or the use of an app via a personal technical device (e.g., smartphone).
If the number of participants exceeds the maximum limit for the program, the group will be divided. Each subgroup will be allocated a specific entry time, and the group price will be calculated accordingly per subgroup. For some palaces, an additional fee is offered for the second entry time slot, up to a certain number of persons. This fee cannot be booked separately.
There is no minimum number of participants for a group booking. Programs can be offered in various languages, including personal tours in German and English, as well as the use of audio guides and tours in the SANSSOUCI app with additional language versions. Further information about the tours and language versions can be found in the current group price list.
If groups are accompanied by a licensed tour guide from the SPSG, a 10% discount is granted on the group package price. This discount does not apply to group bookings with an audio guide. Special openings for groups are possible upon request outside the regular opening hours of the palaces. The price for a special opening consists of the group price, a special opening fee, and, if applicable, additional personnel costs.
All information is subject to availability and changes. Group prices are only valid in conjunction with the General Terms and Conditions for Groups of the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg. All prices mentioned are exempt from VAT according to § 4 No. 20a UStG.
Important notice for school and youth groups
The group rate for students applies uniformly to school and youth groups, including vocational schools and universities, up to the age of 27. It is necessary for the booker to indicate in writing during the booking process that it concerns a school or youth group. Furthermore, written confirmation must be provided that the age restriction will be adhered to. A maximum number of participants, including teachers and chaperones, applies to school and youth groups. If this number is exceeded, the class will be divided into two groups.
The General Terms and Conditions for Group Tourism of the Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg apply.
Group cashier and information desk in visitor’s centre at the Historic Windmill, museum shop in Sanssouci Palace and garden museum shop next to the visitor’s centre, restrooms in Sanssouci Palace or in the visitor’s centre. Model Sanssouci Park overview in the visitor center
Please note: No luggage or baggage may be left in the entrance area of the palace for security and safety reasons.
Unfortunately, there are no facilities for storing larger pieces of luggage or similar baggage on the premises of this historical site. We appreciate your understanding.
In the surroundings you will find the following dining options:
‘coffee bike’
on the ‘forum’ near to the Chinese House
Café Caroline
at the Visitor Centre at the New Palace (South Gate Building / "Südtorgebäude")
Theaterklause
near the entrance "Grünes Gitter"
Augustiner im Bürgerbahnhof
next to the station "Park Sanssouci"
Café Repin
near Picture Gallery and Sanssouci Palace
Drachenhaus Restaurant & Cafe im Park Sanssouci
between "Paradiesgarten" and Belvedere Klausberg
Lottenhof / Bill's Kitchen
near Charlottenhof Villa
Zur Historischen Mühle
near Sanssouci Palace
The SPSG offers a free shuttle service between the Grünes Gitter (Green Grille) and the New Palace on the so-called “Ökonomieweg” in Sanssouci Park from April to October, daily from 11 am to 5.30 pm.
As the shuttle service is only made possible by the voluntary work of the drivers, we ask for your understanding if the service is not always available. Unfortunately, the shuttle service is also not available during heavy rain.
