Egypt
Sir David Chipperfield who was responsible for the recreation of Berlin's Neues museum has won the Mies van der Rohe award for 2011. The mid 19th century museum suffered severe damage during WWII and until 2003 was used as storage for the other museums on Berlin's Museum Island.
Reconstruction began in 2003 with the result being a blend of the old 19th century building and the modern restorations.
- Museums
Neues Museum re-openening http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/berlin-neues-museum-reopens/story?id=8859496 For the first time since WWII all of the galleries of Berlin's Neues Museum are open to the public, as of 16th October. It has been closed since 1939...
- Berlin’s Neues Museum Announces Grand Re-opening
Travel Video News After more than 60 years in ruins, the Neues Museum (New Museum) on Berlin’s Museum Island is scheduled to re-open its doors on October 16, 2009. The re-opening completes the decade long, 200 million Euro restoration project, marking...
- Berlin Museum Entrance Plans Unveiled
EarthTimes.org British architect David Chipperfield unveiled Wednesday his controversial design for a grand modern entrance to the treasure houses on Berlin's Island of Museums.From 2012, his James Simon Gallery will be the main gateway to the Pergamon...
- Berlin's Museum Island Gets A Facelift
http://tinyurl.com/d4g9z A very short article that mentions improvements at the Berlin Museum that houses the Berlin Egyptology collection: "Renovation work continues on the galleries of Berlin's Museum Island, located between the River Spree and...
- Return Of The Neues
Here we have a view of the original Egyptian court destroyed in the second world war. The neoclassical Neues museum was designed by architect Friedrich August Stuler and opened on Berlin's museum island in 1855 having taken more than a dozen...
Egypt
Award for Neues Museum's Rebirth
Sir David Chipperfield who was responsible for the recreation of Berlin's Neues museum has won the Mies van der Rohe award for 2011. The mid 19th century museum suffered severe damage during WWII and until 2003 was used as storage for the other museums on Berlin's Museum Island.
Reconstruction began in 2003 with the result being a blend of the old 19th century building and the modern restorations.
- Museums
Neues Museum re-openening http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/berlin-neues-museum-reopens/story?id=8859496 For the first time since WWII all of the galleries of Berlin's Neues Museum are open to the public, as of 16th October. It has been closed since 1939...
- Berlin’s Neues Museum Announces Grand Re-opening
Travel Video News After more than 60 years in ruins, the Neues Museum (New Museum) on Berlin’s Museum Island is scheduled to re-open its doors on October 16, 2009. The re-opening completes the decade long, 200 million Euro restoration project, marking...
- Berlin Museum Entrance Plans Unveiled
EarthTimes.org British architect David Chipperfield unveiled Wednesday his controversial design for a grand modern entrance to the treasure houses on Berlin's Island of Museums.From 2012, his James Simon Gallery will be the main gateway to the Pergamon...
- Berlin's Museum Island Gets A Facelift
http://tinyurl.com/d4g9z A very short article that mentions improvements at the Berlin Museum that houses the Berlin Egyptology collection: "Renovation work continues on the galleries of Berlin's Museum Island, located between the River Spree and...
- Return Of The Neues
Here we have a view of the original Egyptian court destroyed in the second world war. The neoclassical Neues museum was designed by architect Friedrich August Stuler and opened on Berlin's museum island in 1855 having taken more than a dozen...