- Visitors from far and wide visit to see Egyptian Queen Nefertiti’s bust – she is to Neues Museum what Mona Lisa is to the Louvre Museum.
- Neues Museum is home to some of the most famous archaeological elements, like the Nefertiti Bust and other samples of prehistoric and protohistory Egyptian art.
- But what do we actually know about the ancient Egyptian queen and her world-famous likeness? And how did this bust end up in the Neues Museum?
- As a platform that fosters topical discourses in the realm of art and culture, Neues Museum also joins forces with the academies and universities in the region.
- The Neues Museum was originally built between 1843 and 1855 under the auspices of a committee established by Frederick William IV.
- The Neues Museum is part of a complex of magnificent neoclassical buildings on the northern part of an island in the river Spree at the heart of Berlin.
- The Neues Museum was, for me, the main reason to visit Berlin last week. It turned out to be a bit of a disappointment, although I must add immediately that there...
- The Neues Museum houses two collections, and is my top pick for anyone fascinated by Egyptology and/or Stone Age and Prehistoric artifacts.
- The opening of the Neues Museum marked a key chapter in the history of 19th-century art, museum design, and technology.
- The collection of the Neues Museum (noy-ess) consists mainly of ancient Middle Eastern and European artifacts, with an emphasis on things from Egypt.