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Allied Museum
The Allied Museum tells the story of the Western powers and Berlin from the
period of 1945 to 1994. Clayallee 135 - Outpost, Berlin-Zehlendorf
Museum of the Unconditional Surrender
of Fascist Germany
In 1967, the Soviet troops stationed in the GDR founded the Museum der
bedingungslosen Kapitulation des faschistischen Deutschland im Großen Vaterländischen
Krieg 1941 - 1945 ("Museum of the Unconditional Surrender of Fascist
Germany in the 'Great Patriotic War' of 1941 - 1945"). The museum was
located in the same building where the signing of the capitulation took place in
1945. Initially, the museum was open only to members of the Soviet Army; however,
soon afterwards, it opened to the general public.
Zwieseler Straße 4
Deutsche
Guggenheim Berlin
The exhibition space hosts three to four important exhibitions each year,
many of which showcase a work specially commissioned by an artist. Unter den Linden 13-15
German Mediathek
The German Mediathek is dedicated to building a public bridge to the archives.
This bridge will become a museum -- or rather, a gallery of the history of
programming -- for German-language radio and television.
Rudower Chaussee 3 / Gebäude F1
Film Museum
Since its foundation the Deutsche Kinemathek has collected
everything that has to do with the history of film and film
exhibition and, to a lesser degree, television as well: film prints and all
kinds of material indispensable for cinematic research, including film programs,
posters, scenery and costume sketches, photos, scripts, estates, and other kinds
of documents.
Potsdamer Straße 2
Käthe Kollwitz
Museum
Founded in 1986 by the art dealer, collector
and artist Hans Pels-Leusden Käthe-Kollwitz-Museum shows in a permanent
collection on 800 m2 exhibition
space the works of Käthe Kollwitz, who was born in 1867 (Königsberg). After
having lived and worked more than 50 years in Berlin, Käthe Kollwitz died in
1945 (Moritzburg) near Dresden. Twice a year special exhibitions with works of
other artists, relating in various ways to Käthe Kollwitz, are being shown
Fasanenstraße 24
The Egyptian Museum
The Egyptian Museum owns one of the world's most important collections on
Ancient Egypt. The works of art from the time of King Akhenaton (around 1340 BC)
from Tell el Amarna are of international renown. Famous works such as the bust of Queen Nefertiti, the portrait of Queen Tiy and
the famous "Berlin Green Head" are viewed by some 500,000 visitors
every year.
Schloßstr.17
Collection of Classical Antiquities
The Collection of Classical Antiquities contains Greek and Roman works including
not only architectural remains, sculptures and vases, inscriptions and mosaics
but also bronzes and jewellery. It is on display in two locations: the Pergamon
Museum and the main floor of the Altes Museum.
Bode Museum
The Sculpture Collection is one of Germany's largest collections of
sculptures dating from the Middle Ages and later. After decades of separation
the collection was reunited in the Bode Museum, and in 2000 the Sculpture
Collection and the Museum
of Byzantine Art were united to one Museum.
Deutsches Historisches Museum
The museum shall in particular strive to help the citizens of our country to
gain a clear idea of who they are as Germans and Europeans, as inhabitants
of a region and members of a worldwide civilization.
Unter den Linden 2
Technology Museum
Since 1982, a far-reaching technology museum of international repute has been
developed in Berlin's old and new centre: the Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin. 14
departments currently exhibit just one quarter of their treasures on 14,000
square metres: old-timers, locomotives and planes, models of ships and
hydraulic structures, looms, household appliances and machine tools, computers,
radios and cameras, Diesel engines, steam engines, scientific instruments, paper
machines, printing presses and much more
Trebbiner Straße 9 Kreuzberg
Picture Gallery
The Picture Gallery possesses one of the world's finest collections of
European art from the 13th to 18th century. After the collection was
founded in 1830, it was systematically built up and perfected. The exhibition
includes masterpieces by artists from every age of art history such as van Eyck,
Bruegel, Dürer, Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio, Rembrandt and Rubens
Matthäikirchplatz 8
Georg Kolbe
Museum
The museum contains collections of figurative sculptures
of the 20th century.
Sensburger Allee 25
Museum for the Present
Berlin's Museum for the Present opened in the former railway station, Hamburger
Bahnhof, in November 1996. This gave the Nationalgalerie not only the first
permanent home for its collection of contemporary art but also a venue
for innovative exhibitions and events.
Invalidenstraße 50/51
Museum of Applied Art
The Museum of Applied Art is the oldest of its kind in Germany. Despite great
losses during the Second World War this museum still possesses one of the
world's major collections of European applied art. The collection
consists of two sections located at the Kulturforum and at Köpenick Palace
which is currently being restored.
Mattäikirchplatz 6
Museum of Prints and Drawings
The Kupferstichkabinett (Museum of Prints and Drawings) possesses one of the
largest collections of its kind. It is recognized as one of the world's finest collections
of graphic art with 80,000 drawings and about 520,000 prints, including
works by great artists ranging from Pisanello and Dürer to Picasso and Beuys.
Mattäikirchplatz 6
Museum of Indian Art
The Museum of Indian Art possesses works of fine and applied art from India,
South East Asia and Central Asia dating from the second century BC to the
present. At the moment the museum is being completely modernized and
probably will re-open its stunning new facilities in autumn of the year 2000.
Lansstraße Zehlendorf, Berlin Dahlem
Museum of East Asian Art
The Museum of Far Eastern Art exhibits archaeological objects and works of fine
and applied art of East Asia dating from the early Stone Age to the
present. The collection will again be on show to the public in April of the
year 2000 which is the projected completion date of major extensions and new
designs to the exhibition rooms.
Lansstraße Zehlendorf, Berlin Dahlem
Museum of Isalmic Art
The museum is situated in the south wing of the Pergamon Museum. Its permanent
exhibition is dedicated to the art of Islamic peoples from the eighth to the
nineteenth century. The works of art originate from an area stretching from
Spain to India. The collection's main focus is on the Middle East including
Egypt and Iran.
Im Pegamonmuseum
Museum of Ethnology
With a total of 500,000 objects from throughout the world and large numbers of
sound recordings, documentary photographs and films, the Museum of Ethnology
ranks among the largest and best of its kind. The museum collects, preserves and
researches cultural products of pre-industrial societies, primarily outside
of Europe.
Lansstraße Zehlendorf, Berlin Dahlem
Museum for Pre- and Early
History
The Museum for Pre- and Early History (Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte) is
one of the largest collections spezializing in the pre- and early history of
the Old World. The exhibition which occupies six galleries covers the
prehistoric cultures of Europe and the Ancient Near East from their beginnings
down through the Middle Ages.
Schloss Charlottenburg, Langhansbau
New National Gallery
The New National Gallery, the "temple of light and glass" is the home
of 20th century European painting and sculpture ranging from classic
modern art to art of the 1960s. The collection includes works by Munch,
Kirchner, Picasso, Klee, Feininger, Dix and Kokoschka
Kulturforum Potsdamer Straße 50
Alte Nationalgalerie
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The Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery) owns one of the largest
collections of 19th century sculptures and paintings in Germany.
Museumsinsel, Berlin Mitte
The Berggruen Collection
Berlin is the home of one of the world's major private collections. The
Berggruen Collection - Picasso and his Time presents exceptional works of
classic modern art. Included among the artists are Picasso, Braque,
Matisse, Klee, Laurens and Giacometti.
Schloßstraße 1 Westl. Stülerbau
Brücke Museum
The museum is devoted exclusively to the group of artists
called "Brücke". The group was founded in 1905 in Dresden by four
students: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Fritz Bleyl, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and Erich
Heckel. It is the oldest of the German groups of artists to have a decisive
impact on the development of 20th century art.
Bussardsteig 9
Hempmuseum
The Hemp-Museum Berlin provides a comprehensive view of the wide range of
possibilities of the 'cultural plant Hemp'.
In a pleasant atmosphere, nearby the historical 'Nikolaiviertel' and close to
the 'Rote Rathaus', some legal hemp-utensils are offered next to information as
well as a little place to sit and relax. These rooms are also easily accessable
by wheelchair users
Mühlendamm 5
Art Library
The Art Library has approximately 350,000 volumes and ranks among Germany's
leading institutions specializing in literature concerning the history of art.
The library attracts 35,000 visitors annually.
Matthäikirchplatz 6
Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte
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Das Museum besitzt eine der größten überregionalen Sammlungen zur Vor- und Frühgeschichte
der Alten Welt. In den sechs Ausstellungssälen werden Zeugnisse der prähistorischen
Kulturen Europas und Vorderasiens von ihren Anfängen bis ins Mittelalter
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Brüderstraße 10
Sugar Museum
In eleven departments the Museum gives the visitor an insight
into all fields related to sugar : technology, science and agriculture as
well as economic history, folklore and art.In addition to beet sugar, cane sugar
with its partly cruel history as well as other sources of sugar like honey, palm
and maple sugar,but also sweeteners and the most important by-products of the
sugar industry are taken into consideration.
Amrumer Straße 32
The House of World Cultures
The House of World Cultures in Berlin is a forum
for dialogue, primarily with the cultures of Africa, Asia and Latin America.
It is a platform and stage for all the arts, with the focus on contemporary
cultures. Music, dance, theatre, visual arts, film and literature all find ideal
conditions for interdisciplinary cooperation under the famous roof of the former
Berlin Congress Hall.
Kongresshalle, John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10
The Museum of 20th
Century Everyday Culture
The Museum of 20th Century Everyday Culture developed out of the work of
the Werkbund-Archive, which was founded in 1973. From the beginning, the central
objective of documenting the history of the Deutscher Werkbund (German Craft
Federation) was seen, not in isolation, but embedded in the context of the
Lebensreformbewegungen (literally "life reform movements") which
appeared in Germany in the early 20th Century. Researching the history and aesthetics of
objects of mass production and of
making the developments and ruptures in the everyday culture of the 20th century
Niederkirchner Strasse 7
New Synagogue Berlin
- Centrum Judaicum
The permanent exhibition of the "New Synagogue Berlin - Centrum Judaicum"
Foundation traces the history of the building and the lives connected
with it. Very little has survived that could tell us something about the
building. However, some architectural fragments and remnants of the interior
furnishings were recovered from the ruins of the historical building prior to
its restoration. These form the main part of the exhibition.
Oranienburger Straße 28/30
Botanischer Garten und botanisches Museum
Come for a walk through the magical world of wild plants: climb over the
European mountains to the impressive Himalaya, enjoy the calm beauty of a
Japanese landscape and the splendour of plants of North America. This journey
for adventurers is named Pflanzengeographie.
Königin-Luise-Straße 6-8
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