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In October 2009 the Neue Museum (New Museum) on Berlin’s Museum Island finally opened its doors again, after being left in ruins by the war and slumbering like a Sleeping Beauty in the...
Profile of the Neue Museum. The opening of the Neues Museum marked a key chapter in the history of 19th-century art, museum design, and technology. Designed by Friedrich August Stüler and built from 1843 to 1855, the building suffered severe damage during World War II, after which it was left as an abandoned bombsite.
Current exhibitions. James-Simon-Galerie. Elephantine. Island of the Millennia. 26.04.2024 to 27.10.2024. Neues Museum. The Crown of Kerch. Treasures from the Dawn of European History. 19.10.2017 to 22.09.2024.
The Neues Museum (New Museum), built between 1843 and 1855, is considered an outstanding document of museum building in the 19th century. Since the Altes Museum did not offer enough space shortly after its opening, Friedrich August Stüler was commissioned to build the museum, which opened in 1859.
Since its reopening, the Neues Museum has won numerous awards. The original construction of the Neues Museum began in 1843 based on plans by the architect Friedrich August Stüler. It opened in 1859, being the first building of the “sanctuary for art and science” envisioned by Friedrich Wilhelm IV, and the second building on today’s ...
For over 60 years, not a soul was able to visit Berlin’s Neues Museum – in fact, it sat in ruins. But today it’s one of the city’s most celebrated attractions thanks to an extraordinary architectural design blending past and present with ancient historic collections.
About the collections. Two collections have taken up permanent residency in the Neues Museum to present their archaeological treasures to the public: the Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung and the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, with objects 'on loan' from the Antikensammlung.
