Ägyptisches Museum

Ägyptisches Museum (Egyptian Museum) is currently closed and will reopen at the Neues Museum in October 2009. See more details below.

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The Egyptian Museum owns one of the world's most important collections of Ancient Egyptian Art. Through its pieces of art, mostly taken from the time of King Akhenaton (around 1340 BC) from Tell el Amarna, the museum has reached world standing and renown. Famous works such as the bust of Queen Nefertiti, the portrait of Queen Tiy and the famous ‘Berlin Green Head' belong to the collection.

The Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection closed its doors at its location in Charlottenburg and returned to the Museum Island in Berlin-Mitte, where it reopened its doors on 13 August 2005 in the Altes Museum. After the planned re-opening in autumn 2009, the Egyptian Museum will be presented in the Neues Museum.

Due to the relocation of the Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection to the Neues Museum, the permanent exhibition will temporarily close from 22 Febuary 2009. From 27 March, the special exhibition ‘kulturGUTerhalten' will be on view in the upper floor of the Altes Museum, with the busts of Nefertiti also forming part of the exhibition there.