Established | 2020 |
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Location | Berlin Palace, Berlin, Germany |
Coordinates | 52°31′03″N 13°24′10″E / 52.51750°N 13.40278°E |
Type | Art museum |
Collections | non-European art |
Director | Hartmut Dorgerloh |
Architect | Franco Stella |
Public transit access | U: Museumsinsel () |
Website | www |
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]