Jewish Museum Berlin (Berlin, Germany) : Garden of Exile and southwest flank beyond with poured concrete Holocaust Tower at far left

Creator:

Libeskind, Daniel, 1946-

Published/Created:

Lindenstrasse 9-14, Berlin, Berlin (state), Germany
1988-1989 (design); 1992-2001

Physical Description:

161,000 ft2 (area)

Date Depicted:

2009
1950 AD - 2010 AD

Materials:

concrete
glass
zinc panel cladding

Notes:

The Jewish Museum Berlin covers two millennia of German Jewish history. It consists of two buildings. One is the old Kollegienhaus, a former courthouse, built in the 18th century. The other, a new addition specifically built for the museum, designed by Daniel Libeskind. This was one of the first buildings in Berlin designed after German reunification. The museum opened to the public in 2001. The building is a twisted zig-zag and is accessible only via an underground passage from the Berlin Museum's baroque wing. A "Void," an empty space about 66 feet (20 m) tall, slices linearly through the entire building. A second underground tunnel connects the Museum proper to the E.T.A. Hoffmann Garden, or The Garden of Exile, whose foundation is tilted. The final underground tunnel leads from the Museum to the Holocaust Tower, a 79 foot (24 m) tall empty silo; its only light comes from a small slit in its roof.

Variant Titles:

Jüdisches Museum Berlin

Topics:

Architecture -- Germany -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- Germany -- 21st century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Twenty-first century

Culture:

German

Accession Number:

1A1-LD-JM-A31

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
exhibition buildings: history museums (AAT)
exhibition buildings: museums (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architecture; contemporary (1960 to present); Holocaust; World War, 1939-1945; history museum; buildings; exhibition buildings; museums; buildings; memorials

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Addition Module Six

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
2009

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4125

OID:

10076021

PID:

digcoll:1786185