Architectural guided tour THE NEW MUSEUMS ISLAND

The restoration of the Museum Island according to David Chipperfield’s master plan is currently Berlin’s largest inner city project. Following the celebrated re-opening of Neues Museum, the construction of a new central entrance building, the James Simon Gallery marks the completion of the UNESCO World Heritage site’s extensive restoration – leading into an impressive 21st century museum complex. With short visits to selected museums, the tour highlights the many eras that have left outstanding marks on the peak of the former island of Cölln.

Buildings visited in the course of the tour – including interior visits: Bode Museum by Ernst von Ihne, Heinz Tesar; Pergamon Museum by Alfred Messel, Ludwig Hoffmann, O. M. Ungers, Jan Kleihues, Walter Noebel; Galerie am Kupfergraben and James Simon Gallery building site by David Chipperfield; Neues Museum by Friedrich August Stüler, David Chipperfield; Alte Nationalgalerie by Friedrich August Stüler, Heinrich Strack, H.G. Merz and the Colonnade Courtyard by Levin Monsigny; Altes Museum by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Hilmer & Sattler und Albrecht; Lustgarten by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Hans Loidl; Berliner Dom by Julius Carl Raschdorff

Duration approximately 2.5 hours, tours are arranged by appointment