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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. Information on the museum, opening hours, loacation and
admission prices.
http://www.deutsche-bank-kunst.com/guggenheim/e/
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The MoMA in Berlin 2004
200 of the most important masterpieces of the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, will be on
display in Berlin for much of 2004, while the MoMA in New York is closed for refurbishment.
Detailed information about opening hours, travel, catalogue, guided tours, displayed works of art
etc.
http://www.btm.de/english/veranstaltungen/e_ve_moma.html
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Bröhan Museum of Art Deco, Art Nouveau and Functionalism
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.
http://www.broehan-museum.de/home1.htm
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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.
http://www.design-museum.de/berlin.php
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Online Exhibition Berlin-Mitte: Explorations of an Urban Conversion
This website preserves the different stages of Berlin-Mitte's (on-going) evolution from the time
the wall came down in 1989 to its current state as an intellectual, artistic and economic center.
http://uinic.de/berlin-mitte/en/essay-start.html
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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.
http://www.museum.com/jb/museum?id=139&show=2
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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.
http://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/index2.htm
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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.
http://www.hkw.de/index_en.html
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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.
http://www.georg-kolbe-museum.de/kolbe-engl.htm
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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.
http://www.smb.spk-berlin.de/mvf/e/s.html
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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.
http://www.smb.spk-berlin.de/kb/e/s.html
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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.
http://www.cjudaicum.de/ausstellungen/a100en.html
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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.
http://www.jmberlin.de/flashdeployment_eng.html
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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).
http://www.dhm.de/museen/kollwitz/english/home.htm
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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.
http://www.sammlung.daimlerchrysler.de/contemporary/contemporary_e.htm
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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.
http://www.filmmuseum-berlin.de/english/index_eng.html
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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.
http://www.pergamonmuseum.de/vam/e/s.html
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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.
http://www.pergamonmuseum.de/isl/e/s.html
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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.
http://www.pergamonmuseum.de/ant/e/s.html
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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.
http://www.museen-berlin.de/e/loc/m.html
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Schinkel Museum - Friedrichswerder Church
Collection of early 19th century sculptures in the Friedrichswerder Church in Berlin-Mitte.
http://www.museen-berlin.de/fwk/e/s.html
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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.
http://www.museen-berlin.de/hbf/e/s.html
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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.
http://www.museen-berlin.de/kgm/e/s.html
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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.
http://www.museen-berlin.de/mv/e/s.html
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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.
http://www.museen-berlin.de/mek/e/s.html
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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.
http://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/gropiusbau/mgb-engl.html
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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.
http://www.bauhaus-archiv.de/english/index.htm
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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.
http://www.museen-berlin.de/amp/e/s.html
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