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fire and collapse of the dome in World War Two, and suf- The Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery) dates
fered even more damage from exposure to the weather back to 1876. Today it houses a collection of paintings
over the next 30 years. The restored crypt was not re- and sculpture covering every age and style, from neo-
opened until 1999 and work continues today on some classical to early modern.
of the more heavily damaged coffins and monuments.
The Bode-Museum is home to a significant collection
Museum Island of sculpture from the medieval period through the late
The Berliner Dom is located on Museum Island, the 18th century, as well as pieces from the Museum of Byz-
name given to the northern half of an island in the Spree antine Art and the Numismatic Collection.
river, right in the heart of Berlin. Museum Island is a
UNESCO World Heritage site. Since the opening of Altes For those who enjoy history showcased in museums, the
Museum (Old Museum) in 1830, the island has accumu- Berliner Dom and the 5 museums of Museum Island can
lated 5 world class museums. easily be a 2 day adventure.

Altes Museum today houses a collection of classical art
and sculpture from ancient Greece to the Roman Em-
pire, as well as the largest collection of Etruscan art out-
side of Italy. Among its treasures are portrait busts of
Caesar and Cleopatra.

The Pergamon Museum is Berlin’s most popular mu-
seum with more than one million visitors each year. It
contains 3 museum collections, including the Museum
of Islamic Art, The Museum of Classical Antiquities, and
the Museum of the Ancient Near East.

The Neues Museum (New Museum) was originally be-
gun in 1841. It was destroyed during World War Two
and the rebuilding did not begin until1999. It reopened
in 2009 to house an unparalleled collection of prehis-
toric artifacts, early history and classical antiquities, as
well as the Papyrus Collection and the Egyptian Muse-
um. The pride of the museum is the famous bust of the
ancient Egyptian queen, Nefertiti.
For more information go to
www.visitberlin.com.