By The Neues or New Museum is four stories and contains Egyptian artifacts on the first couple of floors. The 3rd and 4th floors are dedicated to Germanic history. From pre-history to a bit more modern.
The gem of this museum is the bust of Nefertiti. The bust may be down an eye but it feels as if she is watching. There is clear quartz over the remaining eye, the light glinting off it gives a feeling of life. This bust was created around the year 1340 BC. She is the only thing in the whole museum that visitors cannot photograph.
We visited this museum on our museum pass as well. The same coat and bag check is used for the Neues Museum and the Pergamonmuseum. It is really nice not having to carry everything for hours in these massive museums.
From VisitBerlin.de: “The reconstruction and renovation of the Neues Museum by the renowned architect David Chipperfield took a total of ten years. A sensitive approach to the old building and the traces of war, combined with ultra-modern conversions, resulted in an exciting, unusual architectural style that has not lost its authentic character. Since the spectacular reopening in 2009, the building has housed selected exhibits from the Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection, the Museum of Prehistory and Early History and the Collection of Classical Antiquities. The world-famous bust of Nefertiti is presented in a special octagonal room under the northern dome.”
In the museum of Prehistory, there are notes about pieces missing from the collection. Artifacts destroyed in war or stolen afterwards. I really loved this museum, especially the red deer fossil. Keltin was entranced by the Golden Hat. This tall conical hat displays phases of the moon.
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