Berlin's Top Ten Sights - Museum Island

Museum Island
 The Museum Island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here five museums invite you to explore great treasures.   The Altes Museum (Old Museum), completed in 1830, is a work of Schinkel and houses the antiquities collection.
  The Neues Museum (New Museum), built 1841-59 by August Stüler, is the second oldest building on Museum Island. After the destruction in  Second World War, the museum is now completely restored.
 Since 2009 the Museum of Prehistory and Early History and the Egyptian Museum are housed here. In the Egyptian Museum you should definitely visit the bust of Queen Nefertiti.
  The  Bode Museum is home to the Museum of Byzantine Art and has also a good coin collection.

 The Pergamon Museum is the most visited museum in Berlin. Its main sight the Pergamon Altar is unfortunately not  accessible for several years, but two gates, the Market Gate of Miletus and the Ischtar Gate are very impressive and make up for this temporary loss.
In Pergamon Museum are also the Middle Eastern Museum and the Museum of Islamic Art.

The Alte National Galerie (Old National Gallery) has an excellent collection of paintings and sculptures.




Tips: In the vicinity of Berlin Cathedral and Museum Island, on Schloßplatz, lies the Humboldt-Box. Opened in summer 2011, it became in a short time a very popular attraction. The Humboldt-Box provides information on the planned reconstruction of the Berlin City Palace. The Berlin City palace was for 500 years the seat of the Berlin electors, kings and emperors. After being destroyed in World War II, it was demolished in 1950. The Humboldt Box has great views over Berlin and is so a good place to take pictures of Berlin.
Humboldt Box

Another highlight during your visit to Berlin is a visit of the Berlin Sea Life Centre.
A combination ticket for the Museum Island is available.
How to get there:
Train station: S5, S7, S75 Hackescher Markt
Underground: U8 (Weinmeisterstr.)
Bus: 100, 200
Tram: M1, M4, M5, M6

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