Humboldt Forum

Humboldt Forum
Logo of Humboldt Forum
Berlin Palace
View of the Humboldt Forum in the rebuilt Berlin Palace (2023)
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Established2020
LocationBerlin Palace, Berlin, Germany
Coordinates52°31′03″N 13°24′10″E / 52.51750°N 13.40278°E / 52.51750; 13.40278
TypeArt museum
Collectionsnon-European art
DirectorHartmut Dorgerloh
ArchitectFranco Stella
Public transit accessU: Museumsinsel (U5)
Websitewww.humboldtforum.org/en/

The Humboldt Forum is a museum dedicated to human history, art and culture, located in the Berlin Palace on the Museum Island in the historic centre of Berlin. It is named in honour of the Prussian scholars Wilhelm and Alexander von Humboldt. Considered the "German equivalent" of the British Museum,[1] the Humboldt Forum houses the non-European collections of the Berlin State Museums, temporary exhibitions and public events. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it opened digitally on 16 December 2020 and became accessible to the general public on 20 July 2021.[2]

  1. ^ Adams, Tim (17 April 2016). "Neil MacGregor: 'Britain forgets its past. Germany confronts it'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Berlin's newest landmark is ready and waiting" (Press release). Humboldt Forum. 16 December 2020.