City: Museum Island
Top Things to do in Museum Island
What to do and see in Museum Island, Germany: The Best Things to do
Berlin is an edgy city, from its fashion to its architecture to its charged political history. The Berlin Wall is a sobering reminder of the hyper-charged postwar atmosphere, and yet the graffiti art that now covers its remnants has become symbolic of social progress. Check out the Weltzeituhr (world time) Clock, topped by a model of the solar system, then turn back time by dining at the historic Zur Letzten Instanz, a 16th century restaurant that was frequented by Napoleon and Beethoven.
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1. Museum Island
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4.5 based on 8,925 reviews
Home to three famous museums - the Pergamon, the Altes and the Bode.
2. Berliner Dom
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4.5 based on 10,471 reviews
Reviewed By Johnbelfast123 - Belfast, United Kingdom
Superb adventure with fantastic views over Berlin - well worth the climb to the top. Looking down into the cathedral is breathtaking
3. Pergamonmuseum
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4.5 based on 20,507 reviews
The Pergamonmuseum is a three-wing complex. The museum houses three of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin’s collections: the Antikensammlung, Vorderasiatisches Museum, and the Museum für Islamische Kunst. The impressive reconstructions of massive archaeological structures – the Pergamon Altar, Market Gate of Miletus, the Ishtar Gate and Processional Way from Babylon, and the Mshatta Facade – have made the Pergamonmuseum famous throughout the world, with the result that it is the most visited museum at the Staatliche Museen and in Germany as a whole.
Reviewed By bsandrs - Portsmouth, United Kingdom
The Jewels of Museum Island in the centre of the City are the Pergamon and the Neue buildings and we enjoyed an excellent three hour guided tour from an expert on the collections, who whilst now living in Berlin, originated from the Isle of Wight, just off Portsmouth which was a strange coincidence. The contents of the Pergamon are mind blowing and you can only scratch the surface on a day visit. With the Pergamon Altar itself closed for the next few years, the undoubted highlights are the Ishtar Gate and Lion Approach from Babylon, together with the Miletus Roman Facade and we rightly spent most of our available time studying those. However, the whole Museum is packed with great artefacts and we simply must return.
4. Alte Nationalgalerie
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4.5 based on 889 reviews
We are more than happy that starting from 12th of May 2020 we can reopen several of the museums belonging to the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – among them the Alte Nationalgalerie! Please note that during your visit you have to follow some special hygiene and safety measures. All important information about visiting the museum can be found on our website. // The collection of the Alte Nationalgalerie is one of the largest collection of art between the French Revolution and the First World War, between Classicism and secession. Unique is the harmony between the collection and the style of the building.
Reviewed By coke_somchai - Bangkok, Thailand
Alte nationalgalerie is part of many museums in Museum Island in Berlin, Germany. There are a lot of 19th century paintings and sculptures collections here. I love this museum!
5. Gertraudenbrucke
6. Neues Museum
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4.5 based on 5,795 reviews
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. Emergency measures to secure the structure were only taken in the 1980s. Painstaking restoration work got under way in 2003 and was undertaken by the offices of the British architect David Chipperfield.The museum reopened its doors to the public in 2009 and combines geographically and thematically related exhibits pooled together from three separate collections at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin: the collection of Egyptian art from the Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, of prehistoric objects from the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, and of classical antiquities from the Antikensammlung.
Reviewed By 924vincep - Woodland Park, United States
This totally fascinating museum reopened its doors in 2009 and is well worth an extended visit. Its four floors contain a vast array of artifacts from the each of the prehistory eras (stone, bronze, iron), as well as other antiquity times (Greek, Roman, Nubian, and most notably, ancient Egypt). Exhibits include a Neanderthal skull, the world-famous bust, beautifully preserved, of Nefertiti, and the tall, gold-leafed golden hat. Be certain to take a few moments to sit and watch a fascinating, animated time machine projection of prehistorical life on the second floor near the golden hat exhibit.
7. Kampfende Amazone
8. Bogenspannerin
9. Museum of Greek and Roman Antiquities (Antikensammlung)
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4.0 based on 125 reviews
This museum features a large collection of various classical antiques.
10. Sculpture "Saemann"
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