Jewish Museum Berlin

Designed by the Polish-born architect David Libeskind, the Jewish Museum Berlin opened in 2001 to worldwide acclaim. Famed for its innovative use of space and challenging designs, the museum site is in the shape disrupted Star of David representing the dislocation and exile of Jews within Europe. The museum explores Jewish history tracing it back from Roman times through to the present day with particular emphasis on the holocaust. One of the most moving areas of the museum is the Holocaust Tower in which visitors enter a cold, concrete void where the only source of light, air and sound comes from small shafts at the top representing the isolation and fear of the Nazi extermination camps. The museum is the first Jewish museum in Berlin since the last one was destroyed by the Nazis nearly 70 years ago in 1938.
Air: Berlin Tegel Airport and Berlin Schoenefeld Airport. Rail: Bahnhof and underground stations. Road: Bus: Public services.

Jewish Museum Berlin Lindenstraße 9-14, 10969 Berlin
Tel: (+49) 30 25993 300
Website: www.jmberlin.de

Germany