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Pergamon Museum

Named and best-known for its reassembly of the great Pergamon Altar, this mammoth museum also houses collections of Islamic and Middle-Eastern art. Currently hosting an exhibit called "Die Rückkehr der Götter" ("The Return of the Gods"). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pergamon_Museum

Old Museum

Built between 1825 and 1828 in the neoclassical style by architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel to house the Prussian royal family's art colletion, this museum now holds the antique collection of the Berlin State Museums.

New Museum

Located north of the Altes Museum is the Neues Museum. The Neues Museum is only a few years newer than its neighbor. Built between 1843 and 1855 by Friedrich August Stüler, a student of the architect who built the Altes Museum, it houses the Egyptian and Pre- and Early History collections.

Old National Gallery

The Old National Gallery houses a collection of Classical, Romantic, Impressionist, and early Modernist works belonging to the Berlin National Gallery Collection. After being heavily damaged during World War II, the museum underwent intermittent repairs until being thorougly renovated between 1998 and 2001.

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