Berlin is a city of wonderful museums. Our list of the best Berlin museums will help you not to get lost in a wide variety of art spaces. The program includes an underground bunker, Marlene Dietrich and the largest dinosaur skeleton.

museum island

In the bend of the Spree River in Berlin there is a whole island on which there is a complex of five museums: the Pergamon Museum, the Bode Museum, the Old and New Museums and the Old National Gallery. Now here you can see a collection of papyri, the Pergamon altar, a bust of Nefertiti and other Egyptian, Greek and Roman relics. In the coming years, transitions between museums will be completed - this will turn the Museum Island into a single whole, which will allow you to see the entire history of the development of civilization.

Berlin History Museum

This museum has 23 thematic halls, which visually represent the entire history of the city from the moment of its foundation to the present. All information is presented in an interactive form using multimedia technology, which appeals to guests of all ages. Also attracting visitors is the fact that deep underground, under the museum building and nearby streets, there is a Cold War atomic bomb shelter. The corridors of the bunker and the atmosphere of a secret facility will not leave anyone indifferent.

Museum of computer games Computerspielemuseum

The Museum of Computer Games has a main permanent exhibition that tells the story of the development computer technology and the entertainment industry in general. In addition, from time to time there are about 30 different international exhibitions. The surroundings of the museum and its interactivity attract lovers of electronics, and the museum will also be of interest to fans of computer game characters.

German Historical Museum

The exposition of the German Historical Museum is located in two places: in an old baroque building on Unter der Linden and in a modern exhibition hall. Both buildings are connected to each other by an underground tunnel. permanent exhibition has about 8,000 exhibits and represents almost two thousand years of history of the German state. It should be noted that the German historical Museum- one of the most visited in Germany.

German Technical Museum

By the amount of technology, this museum is the largest in Europe. Here are exhibits dedicated to scientific achievements from ancient times to the present: the first calculators, robots, airplanes, combines and cars, various devices, devices and mechanisms that can not only be looked at, but also touched, twirled, and experimented with. Here you can see Foucault's pendulum and look into the camera obscura, and in the optics hall you can experience various optical illusions. From the German Technical Museum, not only children, but also adults will be delighted.

Berlin Art Gallery

The art gallery will impress all connoisseurs of art, because there is a huge collection of paintings by such great masters as Titian, Raphael, Caravaggio, Rubens, Botticelli and many others. This is truly a treasure trove of world painting. In addition to the main exhibition of about 3,000 paintings, the gallery often hosts exhibitions contemporary artists, designers, photographers, and in addition, the building also houses a library, archive and art school.

Jewish Museum

The building of the Jewish Museum, designed by architect Daniel Libeskind, is made in the form of a curved line. The floors of the premises are inclined, and visitors, passing through the halls, feel the heaviness of the rise, which symbolizes all the difficulties of the life of the Jewish people. The exhibits of the exhibition are dedicated to the life and culture of the Jews: dishes, documents, clothing items and much more. Also of interest is the installation of the "Holocaust Towers" - a small space with high black walls and a small hole at the top instead of a roof, through which you can see a piece of the sky.

Berlin Wall Museum Checkpoint Charlie

Now Checkpoint Charlie is just part of the Museum Berlin Wall, but from 1961 to 1990 it was a checkpoint for crossing from West Berlin to East. The Checkpoint separated the territories of the sectors of influence of the USA and the USSR, so now its windows show portraits of a Russian and an American soldier. In one of the houses standing nearby, there is the Museum of the History of the Berlin Wall, whose expositions are devoted to the events of those years, the international struggle for human rights, photographs of escapes and how the wall was destroyed.

Film and Television Museum

The Berlin Film Museum opened not so long ago, in 2000, but immediately gained numerous fans. The museum is divided into 13 halls, which are dedicated to the history of the development of German cinema: outstanding actors, directors and their films. Here you can touch the film, watch fragments of pre-war German films, see how modern special effects are created. An entire hall is dedicated to the great Marlene Dietrich and directors such as Fritz Lang, Robert Wiene and Leni Riefenstahl. As with many other Berlin museums, the exhibition space is multimedia and interactive, so you won't get bored browsing the exhibition.

Berlin Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum in Berlin is famous for having the tallest original dinosaur skeleton at over 13m in height. It also houses one of the largest and oldest natural science collections in the world. The exhibits demonstrate the stages of development of the Universe, nature and man. In the halls there is a collection of meteorites and a workshop where you can see how animal models are created. Viewing the expositions is accompanied by the voices of birds and animals, the sounds of nature.

There's no place you can't get to public transport. Having traveled, for example, along the entire route number 29 from Grunewald, a rich and respectable area, to final stop in one of the poorest districts of Berlin, you can see how the face of the city is changing, it. Grunewald is an area of ​​rich villas, consulates, various houses of creativity. This is an area of ​​the respectable bourgeoisie. But, passing by museums, theaters, modern skyscrapers, you gradually find yourself in an area where the majority of the population are immigrants. Here you will hear foreign speech more often than German. Having traveled along the entire route from one final stop to another, you can observe a kind of cut social life modern Berlin.

Charming double-decker buses run around the city around the clock according to their routes and schedules. A trip on such a bus is a great opportunity to get the first general impression of Berlin without leaving the bus.

Another very interesting bus route in Berlin is the so-called “weave” - route number 100. Having bought a bus ticket and driving along the entire route, you will see almost all the historical sights of Berlin that guidebooks advise you to see.

You will see the sights of Berlin: the presidential residence - Bellevue Palace, the building, Unter der Liden Street, the palaces of the Prussian kings, the Humboldt University, the opera house, the cathedral, the television tower. In the capital of Germany, you can get off the bus at any stop, take a closer look at those sights of Berlin that especially attracted your attention, and then continue your trip around the city again. A one-way ticket on any mode of transport is valid for two hours. I assure you, it is very practical and convenient. Be sure to take advantage of this opportunity.

Numerous river buses run along the river Spree. They go around the Island of Museums from two sides. The view from the water of the ancient Prussian capital is impressive. Sometimes, the prevailing image of Berlin suddenly changes, and you notice an unexpected resemblance either to Venice, the pearl, or to our St. Petersburg. A river walk will show you that the whole city is cut by rivers and canals, and numerous bridges and small bridges, like stitches in sewing, hold the fabric of the city together. You can imagine yourself as a special royal and take a walk along the river from Berlin's landmark - the 12th-century Charlottenburg Palace, the former summer residence of the wife of Elector Frederick III, heading into the city center and admiring the magnificent views. Such a walk, lasting an hour and a half, will give you great, incomparable pleasure.

The area around Savignyplatz is an area whose development began in the 10s. Successful engineers, doctors, lawyers, representatives of the bourgeoisie began to settle here, running away from the smoke of factories and factories on the one hand, and not wanting to coexist with snobs from palaces, ministries and barracks, on the other. Their elegant houses, decorated with stucco, columns and caryatids, expressed their feeling dignity, directly talked about their prosperity and well-being. Gradually, it was here that the intellectual and cultural life of the city began to move. The first cinema in the city appeared here. The first metro line also began to operate here. A new one was also built here. Opera theatre. A large number of excellent tenement houses attracted people associated with art here. This prevailing spirit of enlightened bourgeoisism was not disturbed even by the changes that took place in Berlin in the sphere of politics. Artists continue to be attracted to the area. When an international film festival was held in Berlin, all the restaurants in the area were full of people whose belonging to this event could be identified by festival bags. And this is despite the fact that the festival events were held in a completely different part of the city.

Cultural life is in full swing in Berlin. It hosts both traditional academic events, as well as alternative and simply entertaining ones. Choice for every taste! You can familiarize yourself with the events, their program and timing by reading full program for the next two weeks, which is published in Zitty and Tip magazines. You will find all the information you need there.

Museums in Berlin are full of unique masterpieces of world art. But, surprisingly, there are quite a few visitors in museums. But this is only a plus for the tourist. You have the opportunity to calmly walk around all the halls and calmly enjoy the contemplation of masterpieces. Almost all museums are closed on Monday, but don't let that fact discourage you. You have the opportunity to go to the Grunewald area, which is located quite far from the center. Here, among the greenery of the park, you will see the one-story building of the Brücke Museum. If you are close to expressionist painting, you should definitely get here. The Brücke Museum is a museum of German Expressionist artists who were part of the Bridge association. The works of Kirchner, Schmidt-Rotluff and Pechstein will amaze you with their expressiveness, riot of colors, and the power of the stroke.

Near Potsdamerplatz there are several museums, a collection of engravings and an art library. Here is the Church of St. Matthew, the Berlin Philharmonic. On the other side of the street you will see the largest in Europe public library. No wonder this place is called “Forum of Culture”. If you go to the museum of musical instruments, here you can not only see ancient and rare musical instruments but also listen to their sound. Each visitor is given headphones in which these ancient musical instruments sound.

In the state art gallery canvases of such ancient masters as Cranach, Botticelli, Bosch, Vermer are kept. In the New National Gallery you can admire the masterpieces of modernism. Museum applied arts famous for its exhibits showing both simple and complex crafts. You can spend the whole day enjoying the masterpieces of world culture, and in the evening attend a concert in one of the best concert halls peace.

Now it is difficult to imagine that after the end of the war, this place was only a pile of stones instead of buildings. Only two houses survived - the drinking house "Hut" and the remains of the Grand Hotel "Esplanade", more precisely, only its hall. Now it is closed with a glass cap and included in one of the high-rise buildings. And before, many people stayed at the Esplanade Grand Hotel. famous people such as Charlie Chaplin and Greta Garbo. Life was in full swing around. In 1961, the Berlin Wall passed right along Potsdamerplatz. And this place immediately turned into a kind of dead end with a huge wasteland near the wall. Even the buildings of the Berlin Philharmonic, the National Gallery and State Library could not change this impression. Only with the beginning of the construction of the “Forum of Culture”, which began shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall, did its former glory return to this place. In the nineties, a huge rack unfolded here. It was called the main construction site in Europe. Now it is impossible to imagine that once, and not so long ago, there was a wasteland in this place, where they sold contraband cigarettes, punks spent the night, there was a tent of a circus tent.

The island of museums, which goes around two branches of the Spree River, is recognized by UNESCO as part of the world cultural heritage. You can drive around the island by car, or you can admire it from the elevated metro car. Sometimes the train passes houses so close that you can even see some of the museum exhibits. Nabokov described this in his work "The Gift", and this is not an exaggeration of the great writer. Trains in Berlin can be called the most fast way movement. Since all routes pass along high flyovers, you have a great opportunity to view all the sights of Berlin from the window of the car.

Visiting museums is an integral part of every tourist trip. At any age it is interesting to learn and see something new, exciting! Berlin is no exception, because there is a huge number of museums that are attractive for all ages and categories of interests. We offer you a list of the most iconic museums in the German capital that should definitely be in your “tourist arsenal” and a list of “What to see in Berlin?”.

museumsinsel

museumsinsel- this complex includes 5 of the most famous museums not only in Berlin, but also in the world. All of them are located at a close distance from each other, so you will not need to wander around in search of each of them. Not in vain with German language"Museumsinsel" is translated as a museum island, because it really is an island of knowledge, beauty and art.

You can purchase tickets to these museums on the official website of the Berlin State Museums https://shop.smb.museum/#/start . If you want to visit several museums, then it is worth buying a single day ticket for the entire Museumsinsel exhibition area. Its cost is 18 euros.

So, let's begin:

Pergamonmuseum

Pergamonmuseum(Pergamon Museum) - so unusual name hides a whole ensemble of colossal architectural structures. If you are a fan of the ancient world of Greece, Rome, Islamic states, Byzantium and the countries of the front of Asia, then you should definitely visit this place. The procession road brought from Babylon and the Ishtar Gate will definitely not leave you indifferent!

The address: Am Kupfergraben 5, 10178 Berlin

Opening hours:
Monday-Wednesday - 10:00-18:00
Thursday - 10:00-20:00
Friday-Sunday 10:00-18:00

Ticket price: 12 euros (preferential 6 euros)
Official site:
http://www.smb.museum/museen-und-einrichtungen/pergamonmuseum/home.html

Altes Museum

Altes Museum (old museum) - is the first building in the Museumsinsel complex. Not only the exhibits, but the museum building itself is a landmark building of the era of classicism. It was built from 1823 to the 1830s by architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel. Here you will find famous busts, sarcophagi of Egyptian pharaohs, various images Roman-Egyptian period, as well as other antique collections State Museum of Berlin.

The address: Am Lustgarten 1, 10178 Berlin

Opening hours:
Monday - closed
Tuesday, Wednesday -10:00-18:00
Thursday - 10:00 - 20:00

Price: 10 euros (preferential - 5 euros)
Official site: http://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/altes-museum/home.html

Neues Museum

Neues Museum (New Museum) - this museum has a very dramatic history. The museum was opened in 1850 and until the beginning of the Second World War it successfully developed. But during the war years, the building was seriously damaged, and restoration was undertaken only in 1986. For more than 20 years, architects have been restoring the museum, it was decided to leave traces of shootings and bombings on the walls as a symbol of tragic events and a reminder to posterity that war is always scary. On three floors of the museum you can find large collection papyri, various artifacts, household items of ancient people, ancient Egyptian pharaohs. The new museum is famous for the fact that it is here that the bust of the beautiful Nefertiti, which dates back to the 14th century BC, is located.

The address: Bodestr. 3, 10178 Berlin

Opening hours:
Monday - Wednesday -10:00-18:00
Thursday -10:00 - 20:00
Friday-Sunday - 10:00-18:00

Price: 12 euros (preferential - 5 euros), children and teenagers under 18 - admission is free

Bode-Museum

Bode-Museum(Bode Museum) - The Wilhelm von Bode Museum has a rich collection of exhibits of Byzantine art, Egyptian ritual objects, as well as sculptures by such famous European masters as Donatello, Francesco Laurana, Luca della Robbia. A huge domed hall, marble statues of Frederick the Great, chic rococo staircases - the museum itself is a separate work of art. By the way, it was the art historian Wilhelm von Bode who was the first to propose recreating the atmosphere of a particular era not only through exhibits, but also through the design of the halls to which they belonged.

The address: Am Kupfergraben, 10117 Berlin

Opening hours:
Monday - closed
Tuesday - Wednesday -10:00-18:00
Thursday - 10:00 - 20:00
Friday-Sunday - 10:00-18:00

Price: 10 euros (preferential - 5 euros), children and teenagers under 18 - free admission
Official site: http://www.smb.museum/museen-und-einrichtungen/bode-museum/home.html

Alte Nationalgalerie

Alte Nationalgalerie(Old National Gallery) - was designed by Friedrich August Stüler from 1866 to 1876. It also contains masterpieces by Adolf von Menzel, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet and other famous masters. The most valuable exhibits are Johann Erdmann Hummel's "Chess Game in the Voss Palace in Berlin" (1818), "The Monk by the Sea" by Caspar David Friedrich (1808-1809), the sculpture "Crown Princess Louise and Princess Frederick" by Johann Gottfried Schadow (1795).

The address: Bodestr. 3, 10178 Berlin

Opening hours:
Monday - closed
Tuesday - Wednesday -10:00-18:00
Thursday - 10:00 - 20:00
Friday-Sunday - 10:00-18:00

Price: 10 euros (preferential - 5 euros).
Official site: http://www.smb.museum/museen-und-einrichtungen/alte-nationalgalerie/home.html

DDR Museum

DDR Museum(Museum of the GDR) - on the embankment of the Spree River, near the Liebknecht Bridge, there is a museum of the GDR that is close in spirit to any Russian. Here you can feel the everyday life of the first German socialist state and fall into the so-called "OSTalgia" - Trabant, the life of young people in the GDR, the Stasi, goods and services in the GDR and much more. Unlike other museums, most of the exhibits here are allowed to be touched and photographed.

The address: Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 1, 10178 Berlin

Opening hours:
Monday - Sunday 10:00-20:00
Saturday - 10:00-22:00

Price: 9.50 euros (preferential - 6 euros),

Museum fur Naturkunde

Museum fur Naturkunde(Natural History Museum) - under the motto "Evolution in action" the museum presents impressive, rare and valuable exhibits that clearly and fascinatingly demonstrate the development of life on Earth, its beauty and uniqueness. And all this, on 6000 square meters. But the most interesting thing about this museum is the world's largest restored dinosaur skeleton! This will appeal not only to young visitors, but also to adults! Coming to this museum, you will undoubtedly feel like a hero of the movie "Night at the Museum".

The address: invalidstr. 43, 10115 Berlin

Opening hours:
Tuesday - Friday 09:30-18:00

Price: 8 euros (preferential - 5 euros),

Deutsches Technikmuseum

Deutsches Technikmuseum(Deutsch technical museum) - visitors to the museum will be able to go on a journey through the history of the development of technology. Do not think that it will be interesting only to "amateurs" and boys. Here, in each exhibit, one can feel the same, known to the whole world, German accuracy, pedantry, and practicality. Old steamships, planes, trains - it seems that they are about to come to life, thanks to the interactivity of the exhibition. Entering the Spectrum - the department of science - you can feel like a real scientist, independently design various natural phenomena, and even try to make some kind of iron figurine. In a word, everything here is aimed at the knowledge of what surrounds us.

The address: Trebbiner Strasse 9, 10963 Berlin

Opening hours:
Monday - closed
Tuesday - Friday - 09:00-17:30
Thursday - 10:00 - 20:00
Saturday - Sunday - 09:00-18:00

Price: adult - 8 euros (preferential - 3.50 euros), children under 18 years old from 15:00 admission is free, children under 6 years old - admission is free.
Official site: www.sdtb.de

Museumsdorf Duppel

Photo: Peise, www.museumsportal-berlin.de

Museumsdorf Duppel(museum village Düppel) - with the help of reconstructed old village buildings, takes visitors to the Middle Ages. Here, on 16 hectares of land, the organizers recreated the life and way of life of the peasants of the 13th century - dwellings made of huge wooden poles, sheds with thatched roofs, cattle pens, vegetable gardens, and various workshops. It is not simple Entertainment Center is a place where scientists recreate species of long-extinct animals and plants.

The village of Düppel is an hour away from the center of Berlin by public transport.

The address: Clauertstr. 11, 14163 Berlin

Opening hours:
the season opens in early spring and ends in late autumn, exact dates on the museum website www.dueppel.de

Saturday Sunday, holidays - 10:00-18:00

Price: adult - 3.50 euros (preferential - 2.50 euros), children under 18 years old - admission is free.
Official site: www.dueppel.de

Deutsches Spionagemuseum

Photo: www.deutsches-spionagemuseum.de

Deutsches Spionagemuseum(Espionage Museum) - "Espionage as an art" or " Big Brother is watching you ”- this is how another one positions itself unusual museum from our list. More than a thousand exhibits will tell you the story of espionage, from antiquity to the sensational stories of intelligence operations today. Most of the exhibition is devoted, of course, to the most dramatic period in the history of espionage - the Cold War. On an interactive map, you can track secret points and observation points. The place for the museum was not chosen by chance, because Berlin is still considered the capital of espionage to this day. From our video report you can learn more about what awaits you at the museum

The address: Leipziger Platz 9, 10117 Berlin

Price: 12 euros (preferential - 8 euros), children under 6 years old - admission is free.
Official site: www.deutsches-spionagemuseum.de

Text: Gulnaz Badaeva

If you spend your holidays in Germany, be sure to visit the museums of Berlin. Here you will get acquainted with the history of the country, learn a lot interesting facts and get a lot of impressions. In this article, we will talk about the most significant attractions that are worth visiting in this wonderful city.

Museum Island in Berlin

This unique museum complex is under the protection of UNESCO. It includes five world famous museums:

• Pergamon Museum.
• Bode Museum.
• Old museum.
• New Museum.
• Old National Gallery.

Here you can see the values ​​that are not without reason attributed to the world heritage. This is a bust of the Pergamon Altar, the Ishtar Gate, a collection of ancient scrolls and much more.

Berlin's museums on Museum Island have a clear purpose. They try to show the history of the development of mankind from primitive times to the present day. Interestingly, the construction of the complex has not yet been completed, so its final version can only be seen in 2028.

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Monumental masterpieces of architecture are carefully stored here, as well as three famous museum collections:

• Antique art.
• Islamic art.
• Front Asia.

Unique exhibits of the 6th-19th centuries, presented to the public, introduce the history of world art.

If you want to immerse yourself in the wonderful world of Pergamon, then dedicate a whole day to this. Start with exposure ancient art, the pearl of which is the Pergamon Altar, created in the second century BC. No less interesting will be the inspection of the Gates of the Milensky market, created in the first century by Roman architects.

exhibits from ancient Mesopotamia, Anatolia and Syria are presented in the collection of art of Western Asia. The most famous are the Procession Road and the Ishtar Gate. In total, there are more than 270 thousand of the most interesting antiquities.

You can see valuable artifacts of the 7th-11th centuries in the collection islamic art. For example, a stone frieze that adorned the Mshatta Palace in the 8th century or the Allep Room of the 17th century.

Bode Museum

This complex is located in the northwest of Museum Island. Here you can see:

• Sculpture collection.
• Museum of Byzantine Art.
• Coin office.

All these expositions are very popular among residents and guests of the German capital.

A beautiful symmetrical building with an area of ​​6 thousand meters was built at the beginning of the 20th century, thanks to the idea of ​​Emperor Frederick III. His idea was that anyone could see the collections of exhibits belonging to the royal family.

The interior rooms of the building are real works of art. Each of them is made in the style of a certain era. Thus, the Museum of Byzantine Art tells about the life of the Western Roman and Byzantine Empire during the period from the 3rd to the 15th century. Here you can see amazing sculptures, ancient sarcophagi, ritual objects ancient egypt and Byzantine icons made of mosaics.

The collection of sculpture is a huge collection of masterpieces created by the hands of European masters, from the Middle Ages to the 18th century.

More than 500 thousand exhibits are exhibited in the coin office. This is the largest collection of coins in the world.

Jewish Museum

If you are interested in the history of the Jewish community in Germany, be sure to visit this exhibition. Here you will find the biography of famous representatives ancient people who left a mark on German history. You will also be told about the role of Jewish businessmen who influenced the development

The Jewish Museum in Berlin is famous for its main attraction - the Holocaust Tower, as well as the Garden of Exile and Emigration. When examining it, one should take into account what a strong impression it makes on visitors (caretakers and guides often provide first aid to tourists).

Natural History Museum

The area of ​​this largest European museum is approximately 4 thousand meters. The building was built at the beginning of the 19th century, but after the Second World War it had to be reconstructed due to severe damage. AT this moment The exposition is divided into three parts:

• Mineralogy.
• Zoology.
• Paleontology.

The Natural History Museum (Berlin) is the owner of a collection containing more than 30 million exhibits. Viewers can see the history of the development of the Universe, our planet and the formation of mankind.

The collection of dinosaurs is the most popular among visitors. Most of the exhibits are perfectly preserved and make a huge impression. The collection of insects is also of great interest, where models of representatives of this taxonomic unit are exhibited in an enlarged size.

Berlin Wax Museum

First wax figures famous figures of politics and culture were exhibited in London at the end of the 19th century. Much time has passed since then, but this undertaking has not been forgotten. At the beginning of the 21st century, the German version saw the light, and the Tussauds Museum (Berlin) gained unprecedented popularity.

Figures of politicians, artists, musicians, athletes and movie stars are exhibited in nine halls. In total, there are more than 80 exhibits. Interestingly, the organizers did not ignore the sad side of German history and presented the figure of Hitler to the public. In order not to hurt people's feelings, he has a very pathetic and sickly appearance.

There is another interesting room in the museum. In it, tourists are shown and told in detail about how wax figures are created.

Luftwaffe Museum

This huge aviation exposition is located in three large hangars and on a large area under open sky. 19th century aircraft and modern machines are in working order. Here you can see unique airships, interceptors, gliders, radars, helicopters and much more.

Soviet equipment, which was in service with the National Folk, makes up a third of the entire exposition. Here viewers can take a closer look military uniform different times, control equipment and various weapons. In addition, among the exhibits there are awards, certificates, photographs and other items of officer life. Viewing the entire exhibition usually takes about five hours.

Complex Berlin-Dahlem

The expositions of this museum are dedicated to Asian art, European culture and ethnology.

The section dedicated to the art of India includes more than 20,000 exhibits. This amazing collection is considered one of the best in the world. In the new halls of the museum you can see handicrafts from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Central and Southwest Asia

The pride of the ethnological museum is the rooms that recreate the life of different peoples in different eras. In addition, it exhibits pre-industrial artifacts and Benin bronzes on public display.

The exposition of the European Museum clearly demonstrates how the different states of our continent are approaching, cooperating and growing together.

Stasi Museum and Prison

Walking through the museum and getting to know its exhibits makes a strong impression. Considering that the tour is led by ex-prisoners, it can be understood that this event is not suitable for the faint of heart.

Once in this prison people were kept whose guilt was not proven, as well as those who tried to flee the country or simply applied to leave. Before the Stasi, it was actively engaged in identifying disgruntled citizens of its country, spying on tourists in Russia and had a reputation as one of the most effective spy organizations.

In the museum, tourists can see interrogation rooms, investigators' offices, and surveillance equipment. Of particular interest is the spy equipment built into buttons, ties, hours, birdhouses, stumps, and other items.

After examining the exposition, you will find out how the people who visited this prison felt. Neither old films nor books describing the drama of those years can immerse you in the atmosphere so much.

Conclusion

To visit the most interesting museums Berlin, you need to spend more than one day. However, the time you spend within their walls, you will remember for a lifetime. Here you will find a lot of impressions, you will be enriched with knowledge, and in some cases even master new skills and abilities.

Most famous museum Berlin - and undoubtedly one of the most popular in Germany with over a million visitors a year. The magnificent Pergamon Museum is located in the city center on Museum Island. It was opened in 1930 to house a collection of full-scale reconstructions of ancient monumental buildings, the museum is truly a series unique museums under one roof, including collections of antiquities, the Museum of the Middle East and the Museum of Islamic Art. The main attraction of the museum, of course, is the Pergamon Altar. Considered one of the wonders ancient world, this massive monument dedicated to Zeus and Athena was erected in ancient city Pergamon in Turkey around 180 BC. Other important exhibits include examples of Hellenistic architecture, including the Roman Market Gate at Miletus from 165 BC. e. and restored 3rd century BC. e. mosaic floor. Also of interest are examples of Neo-Babylonian architecture from the time of Nebuchadnezzar II, including the monumental Ishtar Gate and part of the throne room façade from Babylon. The most valuable exhibit of the Museum of Islamic Art is the 8th century façade of Mshatt Castle from Jordan.

2. Egyptian Museum (Egyptian Museum of Berlin)

The Egyptian Museum in Berlin is the most important part of the new museum on museum island- includes many important artifacts with rich history from Egypt, including an impressive papyrus collection. Also on display are some 1,500 works of art and culture from 5000 B.C. e. before 300 AD e., including the limestone head of Queen Nefertiti, wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten, from about 1350 BC. e., and a family altar depicting Nefertiti and Akhenaten with three of their six daughters. Other highlights include portraits, masks, and tombstones by a royal sculptor named Buck and his wife. Also of note are works from the Fifth Dynasty around 2400 BC. e., including a portrait of a married couple. The new museum is also home to the prehistoric and early history and exhibits from the collection of classical antiquities.

3. The Dahlem Museum Complex

The Dahlem Museum Complex (Dahlem Museum) is home to the most important collections of non-European artefacts and treasures, as well as the world's largest collection of arts and crafts and folk art Europe of many other cultures. Ethnographical museum presents a collection of over 400,000 items. in Asian art museum exhibited numerous works of art from China, Korea and Japan, dating back to 3000 BC. e. to the present day, including bronzes, ceramics, paintings and sculptures. Of particular note are 63 Chinese bronze mirrors dating from the 6th to 9th centuries, and a 17th century Chinese emperor's throne. Finally, the Museum European cultures has an impressive collection of 280,000 ethnographic exhibits from all over Europe. Highlights include a collection of textiles, photographs, and prints, as well as exhibits focused on childhood, youth culture, and religion. The Dahlem Museum Complex is an amazing landmark of Berlin.

4. The German Museum of Technology (The German Museum of Technology)

Opened in 1983, the German Museum of Technology or the German Technical Museum Berlin hosts numerous excellent permanent exhibitions related to the country's role as an industrial power in Europe and the world. Highlights include a fascinating look at the Industrial Revolution, with a reconstructed workshop and equipment from the country's first factories. During the tour of the museum, you will see an excellent collection of various bicycles, horse-drawn carts, motorcycles and cars, while large machines are in the rail transport segment, which includes locomotives and wagons, from 1843 to the present. The museum is also known for its excellent collection of aviation, from gliders and aircraft engines, both military and civilian, to individual aircraft.

5. Berlin Art Gallery (The Gemäldegalerie)

The main collection of the Berlin Art Gallery is exhibited in the Berlin Art Gallery. State Museum, she is highly regarded for her magnificent collection European painting from the Middle Ages to the neoclassical era. The core of this impressive gallery is the former royal collection, greatly enlarged in the 20th century. Highlights include Dutch and Flemish painting, in particular works by Rembrandt, Bosch, Van Dyck and Rubens. French painting is represented by works by Poussin, landscapes by Claude Lorrain, as well as paintings by Georges de la Tour, while German masterpieces are represented by works by Dürer, including a young woman from Vienna and famous portraits Hieronymus Bosch and Jacob Mouffel. As well as countries: Spain (El Greco and Goya), England (Gainsborough and Reynolds), and Italy (Bellini).

6. Berlin Museum of Applied Arts (The Museum of Applied Arts)

The Berlin Museum of Applied Arts (Kunstgewerbemuseum) was founded in 1867 and remains one of the most important and most visited art galleries in Berlin. The museum presents all areas of European applied art from the early Middle Ages to the present day. These are products made of ceramics, porcelain, glass, bronze, gold, enamel and the work of Byzantine jewelers, along with silver vessels, furniture, clocks, textiles, embroidery, decorative carpets, art nouveau and art deco works.

7. New National Gallery (The New National Gallery)

The new National Gallery is housed in a modernist glass and steel building erected in 1968, consisting of a square hall and a pleasant terrace containing a number of sculptures by Alexander Calder and Henry Moore. The collection consists of numerous paintings, sculptures and drawings from the 19th and 20th centuries, including realists, the German School in Rome, French and German Impressionists, Expressionists and Surrealists, as well as a good choice American paintings. Among the most significant artists are Adolf von Menzel, Manet, Auguste Renoir, Edvard Munch and Max Ernst.

8. Old National Gallery (The Old National Gallery)

The museum building, originally built as a hall for receptions and special occasions, in 1876 acquired the Old National Gallery in Berlin. The building resembles a Corinthian temple, located on a high plinth with a wide staircase. The entrance to the museum is preceded by a large bronze equestrian statue Friedrich Wilhelm IV from 1886, along with notable female figures. The basis of the collection - contains examples from the neoclassical and romantic movement, as well as French impressionists such as Manet and Monet. Numerous German artworks and sculptures are also well represented.

9. Jewish Museum in Berlin (Jewish Museum Berlin)

One of major museums of its kind in Europe and certainly one of the most interesting from an architectural point of view. The Jewish Museum in Berlin includes many interesting exhibits focused on German-Jewish history and culture over a period of approximately 2000 years. The collection includes rare documents, religious objects, paintings, photographs and sculptures, as well as many rare books, scripts, and textiles. Of particular note is the museum's collection relating to Jewish life in the medieval settlements along the Rhine, as well as the Baroque period.

10. Museum of the group "Bridge" (Brücke Museum)

In the Berlin district of Grunewald, in a large wooded city park, is located the most modest museum in Berlin - the Brücke Museum or the Museum of the "Most" group. It was built in 1967 as a gallery and archive for the work of a group of expressionist artists founded in Dresden in 1905, known as "The Bridge". The initiative to create the museum came from the artist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, one of the founders of the group whose work is exhibited in the museum.

The museum displays numerous paintings, watercolors, drawings and sculptures by fellow members of the group: Erich Haeckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Otto Müller, Max Pechstein. The museum also contains works by other artists, including Otto Herbig, Max Kaus and Emil Nolde.