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(Local Name: Bodemuseum) The Bode Museum, at the northern end of Museum Island in Berlin's Mitte district, is in the old museum center of Berlin. Frederick William IV saw the island in the River Spree as a "Sanctuary of Art and Science".
When it opened in 1904 it was known as the Emperor Frederick Museum. In 1956 it was renamed in honor of its founder Wilhelm von Bode (1845-1929), who managed the collection from 1872 to 1929, and while Director of the Berlin Museums from 1906 to 1920 played a great part in developing and enlarging it. The Neo-Baroque building which houses the museum was erected in 1897-1904 by Ernst von Ihne. On its original base in the Great Dome over the stairwell stands a bronze cast of
When it opened in 1904 it was known as the Emperor Frederick Museum. In 1956 it was renamed in honor of its founder Wilhelm von Bode (1845-1929), who managed the collection from 1872 to 1929, and while Director of the Berlin Museums from 1906 to 1920 played a great part in developing and enlarging it. The Neo-Baroque building which houses the museum was erected in 1897-1904 by Ernst von Ihne. On its original base in the Great Dome over the stairwell stands a bronze cast of
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Hobbies & Activities category: Paintings, art collections; Major world-scale museum; Architecture - Baroque or Rococo
Bode Museum Highlights
Cabinet of Coins and Medals
The Cabinet of Coins and Medals in Berlin's Bode Museum is one of the largest collections of its kind in the world, containing half a million items dating from every period and illustrating the
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Children's Gallery
In Berlin's Bode Museum there is a Children's Gallery, which has been transferred from the Old Museum. In accordance with a principle established by Bode, 19th C. period furniture and sculpture are also displayed.Egyptian Museum
The extremely interesting Egyptian Museum in Berlin's Bodemuseum (in the Mitte district), is in twelve rooms and covers Egyptian history from prehistoric times (fifth C. B.C.) to the Greco-Roman
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Museum of Prehistory
The Museum of Prehistory in Berlin's Bode Museum extends to five rooms, displaying changing selections from its stock of exhibits. It gives an oversight of man's development in Europe up to the
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Papyrus Collection
The Berlin Bodemuseum Papyrus Collection, with some 30,000 items, is one of the largest collections of its kind in the world. In addition to Egyptian and Greek documents the collection also
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Picture Gallery
The Picture Gallery on the upper floor of Berlin's Bode Museum illustrates the development of painting from the 15th to the 18th C. in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, and also includes examples of 17th and 18th C. English and French paintings.Sculpture Collection
The Sculpture collection of Berlin's Bode Museum suffered heavy losses during the Second World War, and some of the items are now in the sculpture gallery of the Dahlem Museums. The collection is
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