For seven decades Berlin’s Neues Museum was a derelict, bomb-scarred shell — but finally it is back, boasting a star-studded cast including the 3,400-year-old bust of the Egyptian queen Nefertiti. German Chancellor Angela Merkel officially opens the restored museum on Friday.
It’s a day that took decades to arrive. One of the jewels of Berlin’s Museum [...]
Posts Tagged ‘museum’
16 Oct
Neues Museum finally opens in Berlin!
22 Jul
BAUHAUS – World’s biggest Bauhaus retrospective in Berlin
The legendary German art school, the Bauhaus, has influenced almost a century worth of art, design and architecture. This week the largest ever Bauhaus retrospective opened in Berlin. The show includes everything from design classics to fine art to students’ party pictures and birthday cards.
Most venerable institutions usually wait until their 100th anniversary before [...]
30 Jun
Acropolis Museum is a formidable rival to the British Museum
The opening of the New Acropolis Museum was one of the most emotional experiences of my life” says Tina Daskalantonakis, a Greek hotelier. “It is more than a museum – it is a symbol of national pride and hope for the future.”
The museum in question crouches 300 metres below the Acropolis. An angular behemoth of [...]
22 May
More on Nefertiti’s authenticity
For decades, people have marvelled at the bust of Nefertiti. Now, some scholars say it’s a fake — made to hold a necklace. Museum scientists are eager to prove these theories wrong, but the mysterious statue might not be ready to reveal her secrets yet.
Of course they copied her. You can see it clear as [...]
11 May
Acropolis museum – new home for Elgin marbles
Fresh demands for the return of the Elgin Marbles are accompanying the launch next month of the £115 million Acropolis Museum, which has a reserved space for the world’s most famous piece of classical statuary.
The 270,000 sq ft museum is being established as a home for the 160-metre long strip of marble that adorned the [...]
