Berlin Island Of Museums
Elevated to unesco world heritage status in 1999 and located in berlin s historical centre the complex is the centrepiece of the city s museum network and is europe s largest cultural investment project.
Berlin island of museums. The museum island german. Short entertaining and full of famous sights. Apart for the legendary bust of the egyptian queen nefertiti the most famous and important cultural exhibits on show here include the breathtaking pergamon altar and the stunning ishtar gate. A cultural and architectural monument of great significance it was awarded unesco world heritage status in 1999.
A small island sandwiched between the berlin dome and humbodlt university it houses 6 museums including the bod altea and the pergammon. The unique collection of galleries and museums on berlin museum island with its five temple like buildings houses treasures from 6 000 years of human history. The museum complex made up of eight museums is a popular hotspot for tourists and locals alike. See berlin s old centre around the rebuilt berlin palace during this one hour walking tour in the mitte district.
Berlin s museum island museumsinsel is a magnificent total art work a truly outstanding ensemble of five world renowned museums. Berlin s museumsinsel museum island is a unique ensemble of five museums including the pergamon museum built on a small island in berlin s spree river between 1824 and 1930. It s a museum building and area that s very photogenic as is the whole of museum island so many great museums so much beautiful architecture and some fantastic pubs bars and restaurants everyone who enjoys art should definitely pay a visit at this fantastic museum but you need to spend a few hours at least in order to see all the wonderful sculptures paintings marble statues and so on. Contemporary art by international artists dating from 1990 to the present located in a former air raid shelter tours by appointment bröhan museum.
Berlin s museumsinsel museum island is the name given to the northern half of a small island in the middle of the river spree in the heart of berlin mitte true to its name museum island houses a small collection of 5 impressive museums of cultural and architectural importance. Museumsinsel is a museum complex on the northern part of the spree island in the historic centre of berlin it it is one of the most visited sights of germany s capital and one of the most important museum sites in europe built from 1830 to 1930 by order of the prussian kings according to plans by five architects the museum island was designated a unesco world. Pergamon was unfortunately shut due to covid however the panorama designed by yaldear asisi is a must visit.