Humboldt Forum

Architectural model of the new building for the Humboldt Forum
The west facade of the Humboldt Forum under construction, April 2016

The Humboldt Forum (German: Humboldtforum) is a large scale museum project and new building in Berlin, Germany.[1] The project, named after Alexander von Humboldt, aims to be a world centre for culture.[1] It is a project of the Berlin Palace–Humboldtforum Foundation, which was set up to create it. The inaugural artistic director of the Humboldt Forum will be Neil MacGregor, formerly of the British Museum in London.[1]

As of 2015, it was under construction on the site that contained the Berlin City Palace, the former Prussian royal palace that was demolished after being damaged by bombing during World War II,[2] and later the East German Palace of the Republic, also since demolished. The new building will have the same shape and size as the former City Palace and include authentically reconstructed facades on three of the four exterior sides of the building. The interior will be modern, but the facades of one of the courts will be in the original style (Schlüterhof).[3]

The foundation stone was laid by President Joachim Gauck in a ceremony on 12 June 2013.[4] On completion in 2019 the building will house a modern museum containing collections of African and other non-European art, as well as two restaurants, a theater, a movie theater and an auditorium. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Knight, Ben; Brown, Mark. "Appointment of Neil MacGregor as head of Humboldt Forum silences critics". the Guardian. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  2. ↑ Scaturro, Michael. "Berlin's rebuilt Prussian palace to address long-ignored colonial atrocities". the Guardian. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  3. ↑ "So verlief das Richtfest am Berliner Schloss (Topping-out wreath ceremony at the Palace, German article)". Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Harriet Alexander (12 Jun 2013). "Berlin begins reconstruction of King Frederick the Great's palace". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  5. ↑ Hickley, Catherine. "Berlin Palace Rebuilding Begins 63 Years After Explosion". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2015-10-30.

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