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Pergamon Museum Description
The Pergamon Museum on Berlin's Museum Island is entered by way of the bridge over the Kupfergraben.

One of the oldest museums of its kind in the world, the Pergamon was designed by A. Messel and Ludwig Hoffman and built between 1903-30, with a long interruption during the First World War.

The complex includes the Folk Museum, the Department of Antiquities with the Pergamon Altar, the Near-East Museum, the Islamic Museum, the East Asian Collection and the permanent exhibition labeled "Ancient Coinage" in the Coin Cabinet. At least half a day should be allowed for a visit to the whole of the Pergamon Museum.
Hobbies & Activities category: Coin collection;  Dam, bridge, lock, waterway;  Historical museum;  Islamic site or artifact collection;  Major world-scale museum;  Oriental art
Pergamon Museum Highlights

Antique Collection

A particular attraction is the Pergamon Altar, one of the wonders of the ancient world. The reconstructed altar, dedicated to Zeus and Athena (tutelary goddess of the city of Pergamon in Asia Minor
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Folk Museum

The Museum für Volkskunde (Folk Museum) on the ground floor of Berlin's Pergamon Museum displays restored furniture, household and other equipment, textiles, pottery and ceramics (Winterthur tiled
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Museum of East Asian Art

The Ostasiatische Sammlung (East Asian Collection), on the second floor of Berlin's Pergamon Museum, was established by Wilhelm von Bode in 1907. It has a large collection of Chinese ceramics,
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Museum of Islamic Art

The Islamisches Museum on the second floor of Berlin's Pergamon Museum was established by Wilhelm von Bode in 1904. Its most valuable exhibit is the facade of the desert castle of Mshatta in Jordan
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Near-East Museum

The Vorderasiatisches Museum in Berlin's Pergamon Museum is on the first floor. Its fourteen rooms give a comprehensive view of 4,000 years of history, art and culture in the Near East. Many of the
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Address
National Museums in Berlin Information Service
Bodestrasse 1-3
D-10178 Berlin
Germany
http://www.smb.spk-berlin.de/ant/
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Closed18:0018:0018:0022:0018:0018:0018:00
Cost
Adult6.00 Euros
Concession or reduced rate3.00 Euros
Tips
Guided Tours
Pergamon Altar: daily 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Museum of East Asian Art: Wed. 2.30 p.m.
On Mon. and Tue. only the architectural rooms of the Antique Collection and Near East Museum are open.
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Taped tours for rent.
Transit
U-Bahn and S-Bahn: Friedrichstrasse (S1, S2, S3, S5, S6, S7, S9, U6); Tram: 6, 22, 46, 70, 71.
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