It was previously located in the former theatre building by Carl Ferdinand Langhans, next to Schloss Charlottenburg, and encompasses six exhibition halls on three floors.
Furthermore, the museum houses the Commission for the exploration of archaeological collections and documents from northeast Central Europe, a project for the study of ancient Egyptian calendars, and a number of other bodies.
After German reunification, the collection of the East Berlin "Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte " was incorporated.
Der Schliemann-Saal (Room 2) houses bronze and Iron Age finds from the Mediterranean, West and Central Asia and China.
It begins with finds from the Hallstatt culture of the Alps and the Sticna cuirass, followed by Celtic, Germanic and Roman material.