Since its opening in 2001, the Jewish Museum Berlin has been one of the outstanding institutions in the European museum landscape.

With its exhibitions and collection, educational work and a varied programme of events, the museum is a lively centre for German-Jewish history and culture. The historical permanent exhibition invites - on over 3000 square metres of exhibition space - to a journey of discovery through two millennia of German-Jewish history. Everyday and art objects, photos and letters, interactive elements and media stations tell of Jewish culture in Germany and show how closely Jewish life is interwoven with German history.

The Jewish Museum

Location & Sights nearby

The Jewish Museum is located in Berlin's Mitte district, just around the corner from Checkpoint Charlie, a historic border crossing surrounded by many museums, such as the Wall Museum, the Trabi Museum, the Asisi Panorama or the BlackBox - Cold War. There you also get to Friedrichstraße, a 3-km-long shopping mile. Right next to the Jewish Museum you will find the Berlinische Galerie, a large exhibition of contemporary art.

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Brief History of the Jewish Museum

The first Jewish Museum in Berlin was founded on January 24, 1933, six days before the Nazis officially came to power. On November 10, 1938, during the "November pogrome", known as Kristallnacht, the museum was closed by the Gestapo and the museum was confiscated. Decades later, the "Society for a Jewish Museum" was founded in 1976. In 1988, the Berlin government announced an anonymous competition for the design of the new museum. A year later, Daniel Libeskind's design was selected by the committee as the "Jewish Department" for the Berlin Museum. While other participants suggested cool, neutral spaces, Libeskind offered a radical, zigzag design nicknamed "Lightning". Since its opening in 2001, the Jewish Museum Berlin has been one of the outstanding institutions in the European museum landscape.

Address, opening hours...

Address: Jüdisches Museum Berlin, Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin
Opening times: Open daily 10 am–7 pm
Admission: free
Public Transport: U1, U6 Hallesches Tor U6 Kochstraße Bus M29, M41, 248

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