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- Art Library, Berlin - Founded in 1867, the Art Library ranks among Europe's leading institutions specializing in literature concerning the history of art, graphic design, and printing. Permanent special exhibitions open to the public.
www.smb.spk-berlin.de/kb/e/s.html
- Bröhan Museum of Art Deco, Art Nouveau and Functionalism - The Bröhan-Museum specializes in Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Functionalism (1889-1939) of international provenance. The collection has two areas of primary interest: decorative arts and painting.
www.broehan-museum.de/wegweiser1.htm
- Centrum Judaicum - New Synagogue, Berlin, Oranienburger Tor - The permanent exhibition of the "New Synagogue Berlin - Centrum Judaicum" Foundation traces the history of the building and the lives connected with it. The various displays and documents give an impression of how diverse Jewish life once was, and again is, in the German capital.
www.cjudaicum.de/ausstellungen/a100en.html
- City Museum of Berlin: Various Collections - This website contains information about all the museums belonging to the City Museum Foundation: The Märkische Museum, Nikolai Church, Ephraim Palace, Knoblauch Residence, The Childhood and Youth Collection (formerly German School Museum), Gallows House Museum, Dahlem Agricultural Facilities, Medieval Düppel Village, Berlin Museum of Sports, The Hairdressing and Barber Museum, Berlin Crafts Museum, Friedrichsfelde Palace, Grünau Museum of Water Sports. Detailed descriptions and opening times.
www.stadtmuseum.de/en/index2.htm
- Collection of Classical Antiquities (Pergamon Museum and Old Museum) - The Collection of Classical Antiquities in Berlin contains architectural remains, sculptures, vases, inscriptions, mosaics, bronzes and jewellery of the Greek and Roman world.
www.pergamonmuseum.de/ant/e/s.html
- DaimlerChrysler Contemporary - Collection of Modern Art - Information about exhibitions (past and present) in the former 'Weinhaus Huth', plus info about DaimlerChrysler-owned sculptures displayed in the Potsdamer Platz area.
www.sammlung.daimlerchrysler.de/contemporary/contemporary_e.htm
- Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin - Located in a sandstone building re-designed by Richard Gluckman, the Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin is a joint venture of Deutsche Bank and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, and hosts three to four major exhibitions of modern art each year.
www.deutsche-guggenheim-berlin.de/english/index.htm
- Egyptian Museum - The Egyptian Museum in Berlin owns one of the world's most important collections on Ancient Egypt. It is home to the famous bust of Queen Nefertiti and some 2000 other exhibits.
www.museen-berlin.de/amp/e/s.html
- Film Museum Berlin - Deutsche Kinemathek - Extensive English-language information on this magnificent collection of more than 12500 films, 20000 screenplays and many items relating to cinema and film; including the Marlene Dietrich collection. Located at Potsdamer Platz; detailed information for visitors and researchers.
www.filmmuseum-berlin.de/english/index_eng.html
- Georg Kolbe Museum of Figurative Sculpture - Georg-Kolbe-Museum is located in the studio-building of the sculptor Georg Kolbe (1877-1947) in Berlin-Westend. The museum contains collections of figurative sculptures of the 20th century.
www.georg-kolbe-museum.de/kolbe-engl.htm
- Hamburger Bahnhof - "Museum for the Present" - On 8000 sqm, the former railway station houses the Berlin's most important collection of contemporary art. One wing of the building is devoted to Joseph Beuys, another houses private collector Erich Marx's exhibition of Andy Warhol, Cy Twombly, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Anselm Kiefer and Joseph Beuys.
www.museen-berlin.de/hbf/e/s.html
- Jewish Museum Berlin - Extensive info about the history and collection, housed in an avantgarde building by Daniel Libeskind, of the Jewish Museum Berlin. German-Jewish history from the middle ages to modern days. Website unfortunately does not support Netscape 6.
www.jmberlin.de/flashdeployment_eng.html
- Käthe Kollwitz Museum Berlin - Founded in 1986 by the art dealer, collector and artist Hans Pels-Leusden, the Käthe Kollwitz Museum is home to a permanent collection of the works of graphic artist and sculptor Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945).
www.dhm.de/museen/kollwitz/english/home.htm
- Martin Gropius Building Exhibition Hall - Built in 1881 in the style of an Italian renaissance building, the Martin Gropius Building is one of the most important exhibition halls in Germany. This webpage provides up-to-date links to current and future exhibitions.
www.berlinerfestspiele.de/gropiusbau/mgb-engl.html
- Museum for Pre- and Early History - The Museum of Ethnography collects and preserves objects of popular culture from the sixteenth century to the present. Housed in the Langhans building of Palace Charlottenburg, Berlin.
www.smb.spk-berlin.de/mvf/e/s.html
- Museum of Ancient Near Eastern Antiquities (Pergamon Museum) - The Museum of Western Asiatic Antiquities ranks as one of the world's top three leading museums of ancient oriental treasures. It is the only museum with an original and complete Processional Way along the axis of the museum, leading to the famous Ishtar Gate.
www.pergamonmuseum.de/vam/e/s.html
- Museum of Applied Art - The museum of Applied Art in Berlin possesses one of the world's major collections of European applied art, ranging from post-antiquity to the present and including silks, costumes, tapestries, as well as works in gold, enamel and porcelain.
www.museen-berlin.de/kgm/e/s.html
- Museum of Ethnology, Berlin-Dahlem - With a total of 500,000 objects and large numbers of sound recordings, documentary photographs and films, the Museum of Ethnology collects, preserves and researches cultural products of pre-industrial societies. Special permanent collection cover Africa, American archaeology, American ethnology, the Islamic Orient, Asia, the South Seas and Australia, as well as the ethnology of music.
www.museen-berlin.de/mv/e/s.html
- Museum of European Cultures - The Museum of Ethnography in Berlin collects and preserves objects of popular culture from the sixteenth century to the present. Established in June 1999 it embraces the merged collections of the Museum of Folklore and the European holdings in the Museum of Ethnology in Berlin.
www.museen-berlin.de/mek/e/s.html
- Museum of Islamic Art (Pergamon Museum) - The Museum of Islamic art in Berlin contains works originating from Spain to India, though the collection's main focus is the Middle East including Egypt and Iran.
www.pergamonmuseum.de/isl/e/s.html
- Museum of Musical Instruments, Berlin - Information about collections and opening hours and some of the 3000 exhibits ranging from Stradivari and Amati to Wurlitzer and Ruckers.
www.museum.com/jb/museum?id=139&show=2
- Schinkel Museum - Friedrichswerder Church - Collection of early 19th century sculptures in the Friedrichswerder Church in Berlin-Mitte.
www.museen-berlin.de/fwk/e/s.html
- The Bauhaus Museum of Design - The permanent presentation shows examples from all the fields of the Bauhaus such as architecture, art, classes, stage, and workshops.
www.bauhaus-archiv.de/english/index.htm
- The Berlin Museum Island - Declared World Heritage in March 2000, the Berlin Museum Island is the world's most diverse and coherent museum structure. It is also a treasure of 19th-century architecture. The Island is currently undergoing refurbishment due to its previous neglect under the East German Communist regime.
www.museen-berlin.de/e/loc/m.html
- The House of World Cultures, Berlin - One of the leading European centres for contemporary art and current developments in world cultures of non-European origin, especially from Africa, Asia and Latin America.
www.hkw.de/index_en.html
- Vitra Design Museum Berlin - Housed in a former industrial building complex, the Vitra Design Museum provides an innovative forum for design and architecture. English-language information on collections, exhibitions and details for visitors.
www.design-museum.de/berlin.asp
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