Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Detail from the Pergamon Altar frieze
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Tapestry in the Kunstgewerbemuseum
Museums
Pergamonmuseum
Berlin's most impressive
museum is a vast treasure trove
of antiquities
(see pp20-3).
visitor on a journey through Ger-
man history, from the Middle
Ages to the present day. Spe-
cial exhibitions are devot-
ed to particular themes
(see pp12-5).
Ägyptisches
Museum
The star exhibit in the
Egyptian Museum, currently
in the Altes Museum, is the
beautiful bust of Nefertiti, wife
of Akhenaton. The long-necked
limestone bust, discovered in
1912, probably served as a
model. Also worth seeing
is the “Berlin Green Head ,
a small bust from the 4th
century BC. The muse-
um also holds numerous
mummies, sarcophagi, murals
and sculptures.
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Bodestr. 1-3, Am Lustgarten
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Map K5
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10am-6pm Mon-Sun
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(030) 34 35 73 11
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Admission charge
Dahlem Museums
The five museums
based in southern Berlin
are a fantastic resource
of exotic cultures. Four
museums are devoted to
Far Eastern, Indian, North
American and African art,
from prehistory to the
present day. Among the
star exhibits are
bronzes from Benin
and Japanese woodcuts. The
Ethnologisches Museum (Muse-
um of Ethnology), devoted to the
cultures of the Pacific area, is
equally impressive. Among its
exhibits are gold treasures of the
Inca
(see p89).
Bust of Nefertiti
Deutsches Historisches
Museum
Germany's largest History
Museum uses unique exhibits,
documents and films to take the
Jüdisches Museum
The new Jewish Museum,
housed in a spectacular building
designed by Daniel Libeskind,
documents the German-Jewish
relationship through the cen-
turies. There are special exhibi-
tions on the influence of Berlin
Jews on the town's cultural life,
and on the life of the Enlighten-
ment philosopher Moses
Mendelssohn. An empty room
commemorates the loss of Jew-
ish culture. There is also an excit-
ing programme of special events
(see p103).
The Jewish Museum
Ägyptisches Museum:
www.smb.spk-berlin.de/amp/s.html
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