Berlin's Museum Island hold many treasures of the ancient world
Ishtar Gate at the Pergamon Museum Any discussion of visiting art works in Berlin must start with a look at Museum Island . This collection of five museums in the middle of the Spree River is home to a vast collection of art and artifacts dating from ancient times through the end of the 19 th century. There are five buildings currently on the island. The oldest, the Altes was built in 1830, while the newest is the Pergamon which opened in 1930. Each houses a different part of the State Collection and is worth a trip. To see them all would probably take a full day, at least. I came had two specific exhibits I wanted to explore, but I found a lot more. The Bode Museum The Bode I started my visit at the Bode Museum . The building opened in 1904 as the Kaiser-Fredrick Museum, and it was renamed in 1956 after its first curator, Wilhem von Bode. I chose this museum to start because I think it is the most beautiful building on the island. The interior underwe...