Museuminsel (Museum Island), Berlin

The Museuminsel as seen from the television tower
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Museumsinsel_2008.jpg
Author: Bernt Rostad


Museuminsel (Museum Island), Berlin is an island in the Spree River that is inscribed as a World Heritage Site. It got its name because it is the site of five world-famous museums sited there. The five museums are Altes Museum (1830), Neues Museum (1859), Alte Nationalgalerie (1876), Bode Museum (1904) and Pergamon Museum (1930). Together these museums show the evolution of the museum design from the time that museums were established in the 18th century as a social phenomenon, until present day.

Museuminsel (Museum Island), Berlin was inscribed as a World Heritage Site during the 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee in Marrakesh, Morocco, 29 November - 4 December, 1999.

World Heritage Site Inscription Details

Location: N 52 31 11 E 13 23 55 in Berlin, Germany
Inscription Year: 1999
Type of Site: Cultural
Inscription Criteria: II, IV

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