Jewish Museum Berlin

The Jewish Museum Berlin opened in September 2001. But already two years earlier, the empty new building by architect Daniel Libeskind was an unexpected visitor attraction. In this section, we present the building complex in image and text: The Old Building – the baroque Collegienhouse, the postmodern Libeskind Building and the new Glass Courtyard erected in 2007. The circumstances of the Museum’s foundation, the collections it is based on and the people who have directed its development can be found here as well as well as personalities of public life who are dedicated to intercultural understanding and have been honored with the Jewish Museum’s Prize for Understanding and Tolerance. Looking into the future, we welcome all who want to become a member of the Museum to join one of our donor programs.