The Collection of Classical Antiquities is one of the most important collections of Greek and Roman art in the world. It displays the Collection of Classical Antiquities, the Museum of the Ancient Near East and the Museum of Islamic Art. The three-winged Pergamon Museum by Alfred Messel is the most visited museum in Berlin. Market Gate of Miletus in the Pergamon Museum Berlin © SMB, Foto: Becker One island and five museums The Pergamon Museum The Archaeological Promenade will connect four of the five museums and exhibit important objects from the art collections. His most famous transfer of ownership to Museum Island is under the northern dome in the Neues Museum: the bust of Nefertiti. James Simon (1851-1932), a Jewish citizen in Berlin and a passionate art collector, now receives special recognition for the first time: he was the most important patron of Museum Island, who provided Berlin’s museums with extensive collections. His firm David Chipperfield Architects had already overseen the reconstruction of the Neues Museum. The British star architect David Chipperfield accepted the commission for planning the James Simon Gallery. In addition, the individual museum buildings, each of which faces a different direction, were to be connected to form one large, unified whole.Ī modern central entrance and exhibition building, the James Simon Gallery, has been welcoming guests since 2019. This included the reconstruction of the Neues Museum and the restoration of the other museums. In 1999, 10 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Board of Trustees decided on a comprehensive restoration of the ensemble, entitled Museum Island’s master plan. James-Simon-Galerie © © David Chipperfield Architects, Foto: Ute Zscharnt Reconstruction began during GDR times, but the Neues Museum still remained a ruin. After the war, Museum Island was a landscape of ruins, the Neues Museum in particular was almost completely destroyed. The Nazis planned a gigantic conversion, which fortunately could not be implemented. And in 1930, the Pergamon Museumwas added as the last of the five large museum buildings. In 1904, the neo-baroque Kaiser Friedrich Museum at the tip of the Museum Island, today’s Bode Museum, opened. It took until the beginning of the 20th century to complete the ensemble. In 1876, the Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery), with architecture reminiscent of a Greek temple and incorporating Stüler’s designs, opened its doors. And at the end of the 1870s, Berlin’s Museum Island received its current name.īy 1855, a second impressive museum building was erected according to the plans of Friedrich August Stüler: the Royal Prussian Museum, today’s Neues Museum (New Museum). Over the next 100 years, a total of five museums were built on the site. Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Prussia’s most important architect, provided the designs. The idea of a museum open to everyone goes back to the Enlightenment and its educational ideals. With its opening in 1830, historically significant collections and artworks were made accessible to the general public in Berlin for the first time. The Altes Museum (Old Museum) is located at Lustgarten, directly opposite the Berlin Cathedral and the new Humboldt Forum. You will find it in the North Dome Hall of the Neues Museum. The Museum Island is also home to the world-famous bust of Nefertiti, which is over 3,000 years old. Nefertiti in the New Museum © visitBerlin, Foto: Frank Nürnberger The core of this is an underground connection, the Archaeological Promenade, to be built between the museum buildings. In 1999, the Museum Island master plan was also adopted. Museum Island and its buildingsīerlin’s Museum Island is a grand work of art: five world-famous museum buildings from the time of the Prussian rulers, together with the modern James Simon Gallery, form an exciting ensemble that was awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 1999. The Panorama" with the 360-degree panorama by Yadegar Asisi and antique originals from Pergamon makes it possible to experience the Pergamon Altar in its original form and in its urban context on the Acropolis. to 7 p.m.Ī new, temporary exhibition building is located opposite the Museum Island: the exhibition " Pergamon Museum. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 9 a.m. Take advantage of the special opening hours since July 2023: The Pergamon Museum will close on 23 October 2023 to carry out extensive renovation work. Due to the construction work, individual rooms, including the hall with the Pergamon Altar, cannot be seen even now.
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