Am Kupfergraben
Eingang über die Monbijoubrücke
10178 Berlin
Current / upcoming exhibitions
The Portrait of the German Chancellor
https://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/bode-museum/exhibitions/detail/the-portrait-of-the-german-chancellor/
“For 16 years, Angela Merkel shaped German politics as Chancellor. Now, the painter Jérémie Queyras has created a portrait of her. The painting will be…““The concept of the museum, which was originally called the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum, can be traced back to Crown Princess Victoria of Prussia, who published her ideas in a memorandum in 1883. It was Wilhelm von Bode who finally put these ground-breaking ideas into practice. In 1897, construction work began at the northern tip of the Museum Island on a museum that was to be devoted to the Renaissance, designed by Eberhard von Ihne. (…)
After extensive renovation work, the museum building reopened to the public in autumn 2006. Contrary to the original concept, it now principally houses the Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst (Sculpture Collection and Museum of Byzantine Art). The display of sculptures is enriched by some 150 works from the collection of the Gemäldegalerie (Old Master Paintings), which has been located at the Kulturforum near Potsdamer Platz since 1998. With its collection of coins and medals, the Münzkabinett (Numismatic Collection) is also housed at the Bode-Museum, where it presents its chronicle of human history forged in metal.“
