Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The Reichsparteitagsgelände is about 4km southeast of the centre. Take tram 9 from the
Hauptbahnhof to Doku-Zentrum.
MUSEUM
Germanisches Nationalmuseum
(
www.gnm.de
;
Kartäusergasse 1; adult/child €6/4; 10am-6pm Tue & Thu-Sun, to 9pm
Wed)
Spanning prehistory to the early 20th century, the Germanisches Nationalmuseum is
the country's most important museum of German culture. It features works by German
painters and sculptors, an archaeological collection, arms and armour, musical and sci-
entific instruments and toys. Among its many highlights is Dürer's anatomically detailed
Hercules Slaying the Stymphalian Birds
. The research library has over 500,000 volumes
and 1500 periodicals.
At the museum's entrance is the inspired
Way of Human Rights
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, a symbolic row of 29 white concrete pillars (and one oak tree) bearing the
30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Each pillar is inscribed in Ger-
man and, in succession, the language of peoples whose rights have been violated, with the
oak representing languages not explicitly mentioned.
Neues Museum
(
www.nmn.de
;
Luitpoldstrasse 5; adult/child €4/3; 10am-8pm Tue-Fri, to 6pm Sat &
Sun)
The aptly named Neues Museum showcases contemporary art and design, with resid-
ent collections of paintings, sculpture, photography, video art and installations, as well as
travelling shows. Equally stunning is the building itself, with a dramatic 100m curved
glass facade that, literally and figuratively, reflects the stone town wall opposite.
MUSEUM
Albrecht-Dürer-Haus
(Albrecht-Dürer-Strasse 39; adult/child €5/2.50; 10am-5pm Fri-Wed, to 8pm Thu)
Dürer, Germany's most famous Renaissance draughtsman, lived and worked at the
Albrecht-Dürer-Haus from 1509 until his death in 1528. After a multimedia show there's
an audioguide tour of the four-storey house, which is narrated by 'Agnes', Dürer's wife.
Highlights are the hands-on demonstrations in the recreated studio and print shop on the
3rd floor and, in the attic, a gallery featuring copies and originals of Dürer's work.
MUSEUM
