Neues Museum | |
 Façade of the Neues Museum | |
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| Established | 1855 |
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| Location | Museum Island, Berlin |
| Coordinates | 52°31′14″N 13°23′52″E / 52.52056°N 13.39778°E |
| Type | Archaeology museum |
| Public transit access | U: Museumsinsel ( ) |
| Website | www |
| Part of | Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iv |
| Reference | 896 |
| Inscription | 1999 (23rd Session) |
| Area | 8.6 ha (21 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 22.5 ha (56 acres) |
The Neues Museum (New Museum) is a listed building on the Museum Island in the historic centre of Berlin, Germany. Built from 1843 to 1855 by order of King Frederick William IV of Prussia in Neoclassical and Renaissance Revival styles, it is considered as the major work of Friedrich August Stüler. After suffering damage in World War II and decay in East Germany, it was restored from 1999 to 2009 by David Chipperfield.[1] Currently, the Neues Museum is home to the Egyptian Museum (Ägyptisches Museum), the Papyrussammlung, the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte and parts of the Antikensammlung.[2] As part of the Museum Island complex, the museum was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1999 because of its outstanding architecture and testimony to the evolution of museums as a cultural phenomenon.[3]
- ^ Neues Museum (in German) Landesdenkmalamt Berlin
- ^ "Staatliche Museen zu Berlin: Home". Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 20 July 2022.