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ALTES MUSEUM
MUSEUMSINSEL BERLIN
The Altes Museum [Old Museum)
Karl Friedrich Schinkel`s Altes Museum, created from 1823 to 1830,
is among the most important examples of Neoclassical architecture.
The wide atrium with 18 Ionic columns is reminiscent of Greek tem-
ple architecture. The inscription above the portico reads: "Friedrich
Wilhelm III founded this museum in 1828 for the study of all an-
tiquities and the free arts". After striding through the atrium the
central cupola room inside is surprising: it is the rotunda adorned
_with antique statues of gods. It is inspired by the Pantheon in Rome.
The light cascading through the skylight gives the room a special
atmosphere.
Today the museum houses the Antikensamrnlung (Collection of
Classical AntiquitiesJ, which features its permanent exhibition
on the art and culture of the Greeks, Etruscans and Romans. The
Münzkabinett (Numismatic Collection) completes this overall view
of classical antiquity with its ancient objects.
Orgarnsation Museumsinsel aerun
der vereinten Narionen Welterbestatte seit 1999
für Bitdung, Wissenschaft
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Inner image of a drinking cup, signed by the potter Sosias
Achilles bandages Patroclus, Attic red-figure style
500 BC, Vulci, Italy
Portraits of Gaius Julius Caesar
and Cleopatra VII
Caesar, 1st century BC - 1st century AO
Cleopatra, around 50 - 38 BC
Exhibitions
The main floor provides a chronological tour through the art of an-
cient Greece from the 10th up to the 1st century BC. Stone sculp-
tures, vases and statuettes made of bronze and clay are exhibited
in thematic references. Highlights are the statue of the "Berlín
Goddess" with the original colour coat, the "Praying Boy" or the
arriphora of the "Berlin Painter". Precious jewellery works made of
gold and silver, carved stones and 1,300 ancient coins complement
the presentation.
On the upper floor, the art and culture of the Etruscans and the Ro-
man Imperial Period is on display. The Etruscan Collection is one of
.the largest outside Italy. It includes rare works such as grave goods
from the warrior grave of Tarquinia and the clay tile from Capua.
In addition to statues and sarcophagi, the collection of Roman art
presents the Hildesheim Silver Treasure, mummy portraits and the
famous portrait busts of Caesar and Cleopatra. Ancient erotic art
isexhibited in the "Garden of Delights".
Image above: Rotunda
Photos © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Johannes Laurentius
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Altes Museum
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Museumsinsel Berlin
Visitor`s entrance: Am Lustgarten
10178 Berlin
Information, assistance,
reservations
Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm
Te1. 030 - 266424242
Fax 030 - 266422290
service@smb.museum
www.smb.museum
Tuesday - Sunday lOam - 6pm
Thursday - 8pm, Monday closed
Ticket price includes audioguides in
German and English
No queueing for admission to any rnu-
seums and exhibitions. Tickets avail-
able at www.smb.museum/tickets
Events
www.smb.museum/veranstaltungen
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Etruscan and Roman Art
1 The Etruscans - Rise of a Civilisation
2 Etruria - Cities, Sanctuaries, Cemeteries
3 Life and Death in Rome
4 Roman Sculpture and Greek Model
5 Roman Villas - Luxury as a Lifestyle
6 The Garden of Delights - The Art of Love
in Antiquity
7 Rome - Faces of the Empire
8 Special exhibitions
GreekArt
1 Age of Heroes - Early Greece
2 Places of the Gods - Sanctuaries in
Archaic Greece
3 Memory and Representation -
Funerary Monuments in Archaic Greece
4 The Ancient Coin - Work of Art, Money
and Historical Testimony
5 Gods and Heroes -
Images form Greek Mythology
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Greek Classical Period
7 Life and Death in Classical Athens -
Everyday Life in an Ancient Metropolis
8 Ancient Jewellery -
Treasures from Four Millennia
9 The Greek Theatre - Cult und Entertain-
ment
10 The Western Greeks - Southern Italy
and Sicily
11 Alexander and the Outcome -
The Age of Hellenism
12 350 Years of the CoHection of
Classical Antiquities
BOOE-MUSEuM
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