The Bode Museum belongs to the group of museums on Museum Island in Berlin and is a historically preserved building. A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the Museum Island (Museumsinsel in Berlin, Germany is the name of the northern half of the Spreeinsel, an island in the Spree river in the Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Historic preservation or heritage conservation is a professional endeavor that seeks to preserve the ability of older (e The museum was designed by architect Ernst von Ihne and completed in 1904. Originally called the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum after Emperor Frederick III, the museum was renamed in honor of its first curator, Wilhelm von Bode, in 1956. Frederick III (German Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl, English Frederick William Nicholas Charles; October 18 1831 – June 15 1888 (German Friedrich Curator (from Latin cura care means manager overseer. A curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution (e Wilhelm von Bode ( 10 December, 1845 – 1 March, 1929) was a German art historian and Curator.
Closed for repairs since 1997, the museum was reopened on October 18, 2006. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Now it is the home for a collection of sculptures, Byzantine art, and coins and medals. Byzantine art is the term commonly used to describe the artistic products of the Byzantine Empire from about the 4th century until the Fall of Constantinople main - title Coin keywords numismatics coin review A medal is usually a Coin -like sculpted object of metal or other material that has been engraved with an Insignia, Portrait or other artistic rendering
The sculpture collection shows art of the Christian Orient (with an emphasis on Coptic Egypt), sculptures from Byzantium and Ravenna, sculptures of the Middle Ages, the Italian Gothic, and the early Renaissance. Families of churches Eastern Christians have a shared tradition but they became divided ( Schism) during the early centuries of Christianity in disputes about History of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria Apostolic foundation Egypt is identified in the Bible as the place of refuge that the This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. This article is about the city See also Byzantine Empire. Byzantium ( Greek: Βυζάντιον Latin: la BYZANTIVM Ravenna is a City and Comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Etruscans See also Etruscan art Etruscan bronze figures and terracotta funerary reliefs include examples of a vigorous Central Italian tradition which had waned This article is about Gothic art See also Gothic architecture Gothic art was a Medieval art movement that lasted about 200 The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere Late German Gothic works are also represented by Tilman Riemenschneider, the south German Renaissance, and Prussian baroque art up to the 18th century. Tilman Riemenschneider (c 1460 - July 7, 1531) was a German sculptor and woodcarver active in Würzburg Baroque sculpture is the Sculpture associated with the Baroque Cultural movement, a movement often identified with the existence of important Baroque art In the future selected works of the Gemäldegalerie will be integrated into the sculpture collection. The collection The Gemäldegalerie prides itself on its scientific methodology in collecting and displaying art This is reminiscent of William von Bode's concept of "style rooms", in which sculptures, paintings, and crafts are viewed together, as was usual in upper middle-class private collections.
The Münzkabinett ("coin cabinet"), currently housed at the neighboring Pergamon Museum, is one of the world's largest numismatic collections. The Pergamon Museum ( German: Pergamonmuseum) is among the museums on Museum Island in Berlin. Numismatics (numisma nomisma "coin" from the νομίζειν nomízein, "to use according to law" is the study or collection of Currency Its range spans from the beginning of minting in the seventh century B. A mint is an industrial facility which manufactures Coins for Currency. C. in Asia Minor up to the present day. Anatolia (Anadolu Ανατολία Anatolía) or Asia minor, comprising most of modern Turkey, is the geographic region bounded by the Black With approximately 750,000 items the collection is a unique archive for historical research, while its medal collection makes it an important art exhibition at the same time.
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Detail of the front, 2007 |
The enterance hall |
The eleborate staircase |
Dancer - by Antonio Canova |
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A Fountain by Gian Lorenzo Bernini |
Adam and Eve - by Kren |
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This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of 7 May 2006. "Bernini" redirects here For people named Bernini see Bernini (surname. Museum Island (Museumsinsel in Berlin, Germany is the name of the northern half of the Spreeinsel, an island in the Spree river in the Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. The Pergamon Museum ( German: Pergamonmuseum) is among the museums on Museum Island in Berlin. The Altes Museum ( German: Old Museum) is one of several internationally renowned museums on Berlin 's Museum Island in Berlin The Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery on Museum Island in Berlin is a gallery showing many important 19th century works from the collection of the Prussian The Neues Museum (New Museum located north of (behind the Altes Museum (Old Museum on Berlin 's Museum Island, was built between 1843 Berlin Cathedral ( German: Berliner Dom) is an Evangelical Church in Germany Cathedral in Berlin, Germany. The Lustgarten ("Pleasure Garden" is a park on Museum Island in central Berlin, near the site of the former Berliner Stadtschloss The James Simon Gallery will be a new centrally-located visitor centre between the Neues Museum and the Kupfergraben on the Museum Island in The Bode Museum belongs to the group of Museums on Museum Island in Berlin and is a historically preserved building