James-Simon-Galerie

David Chipperfield's building is the island's entrance: ticket desks for every museum on it, information counters, cloakrooms, a café, the central shop, a lecture auditorium and its own special exhibition space. It came out of the 1999 master plan as the designated meeting point, and gives direct access to the Pergamonmuseum and Neues Museum and to the Archäologische Promenade, the planned walkway that will eventually link four of the houses. It is named for the Berlin merchant who donated the Nefertiti bust.

Collections

Changing special exhibitions; central visitor centre and ticketing for the Museumsinsel

Opening Hours

Mo off; Tu-Su 10:00-18:00

Current Status

Open

Admission Fee

Yes

Wheelchair Accessible

Yes

Category: Culture & History

Tags: chipperfield, entrance, museumsinsel, james-simon

Coordinates: 52.5199288, 13.3970082

Part of The houses of Berlin's Staatliche Museen

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