Museum Island (Berlin

...I met Nefertiti...

Just like how London has Thames, Paris has Siene, Amsterdam has Amstel, there is a river flowing bang in the middle of Berlin called Spree. And bang in the middle of the city, in the middle of Spree, is a tiny little island on top of which are 5 Museums & 1 Church.

The 5 museums here are Bode Museum, Pergamonmuseum, Neues Museum, Alte Nationalgalerie and Altes Museum. With the time I had I could visit only Neues Museum and it was there that I got to meet Nefertiti!!!

Anyone who has learnt the basics of Art History would very much know who is Nefertiti. She was an Egyptian Queen and the wife of King Akhnetan. She was extremely beautiful woman and infact I used to call one of my friends, who looked like her, lean with long face, high cheeks, sharp nose and elongated eyes, as Nefertiti!!!

Pic Courtesy: Philip Pikart via Wikimedia Commons

And how do we know she was beautiful? Well, a sculpture of her bust from her sarcophagus still survives. And ever since my uni days, I drooled over the beauty of Nefertiti. And honestly, when I set off to Berlin, I did not know Nefertiti was there!!! And to see her with my own eyes, I was just in Cloud 9!!! Unfortunately photography wasn't allowed there. Errr... I did try to click her from the next room with my tele-lens but a guard was sure to stand right in front of my camera!!!

The section was filled with Egyptian Civilization awesomeness. One more of my favourites was the relief of Akhnetan and Nefertiti seated with their children and blessed by Ra (Sun God). Another interesting sculpture was a free standing little sculpture of either Akhnetan or Tutunkhamen.

The topmost floor has the pre-historic accounts of Berlin incl the items recovered during various excavations. Along with it was The Golden Hat, excavated in Berlin. Such pre-historic Golden Hats have been found in various places across Europe. The origin of this particular golden hat may have been from somewhere in Alps. This is a masterpiece of the Bronze Age (c. 2000 BCE)!

See the several circular pattern on the hat, its not just decorative or random, but denotes the 19 yr cycle of sun & moon. The hat being a tall and valuable one, should have been worn by a priest or ruler. There's a star atop to depict sun. There are sickle & eye patterns to denote moon & venus. To realize that our forefathers 4000 years earlier, knew leap year and used it to synchronize sun & moon year (which has a difference of 11 days) is plain crazy!! Calculations depict 12 lunar cycles a year and addition of 7 lunar months every 19 years to sync the cycles... It was an astronomer's or scientist's or mere sky watcher's heaven!!!

I honestly did not understand why photography was allowed near the Golden Hat when it wasn't allowed near Nefertiti, or rather why wasn't photography allowed near Nefertiti. Strange.... Ideally an entire day isn't enough to see the 5 museums in Museum Island. But if you don't have time, just don't miss Nefertiti...

The first museum here in the island was Altes Museum which opened in 1830s. It was in 1930, that its latest museum being Pergamon Museum. In 1830s, it was a social revolution to make art accessible for general public! For this, for being a standing example of the Age of Enlightenment and evolution of museum design & urban architecture in 19th C, the whole island with its 5 museums, came under the wings of UNESCO in 1999.

To Get There:

Nearest bus stop: Lustgarden
Nearest Metro station: Hackescher Markt

Entry fee: €10 (free with 72h Welcome Card + Museumsinsel)

The Museum has a free coat/bag storage facility.

P.S: I was invited by Visit Berlin - Welcome Card to experience the city for review purpose, however the opinions are my own and this post does not to advertise the product/service.

Dedicated to Venkat

Museum Island (Berlin - Germany)

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