Museum Island, Berlin

Museum Island, Berlin (Germany)

The Museum Island is a museum complex on the northern part of Spree Island in the historic heart of Berlin. It is one of the most visited sights of Germanys capital and one of the most important museum sites in Europe. Built from 1830 to 1930 by order of the Prussian Kings according to plans by five architects Museum Island was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999 because of its testimony to the architectural and cultural development of museums in the 19th and 20th centuries. It consists of the Altes Museum the Neues Museum the Alte Nationalgalerie the Bode-Museum and the Pergamonmuseum. As Museum Island includes all of Spree Island north of the Unter den Linden the Berliner Dom is also located here near the Lustgarten. To the south the reconstructed Berlin Palace houses the Humboldt Forum museum which opened in 2020.