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Museum of Decorative Arts Berlin

CultureVisit: ~90 minFrom €8

The Museum of Decorative Arts Berlin (Kunstgewerbemuseum) is a decorative arts museum of international importance, part of the Berlin State Museums. Its collection is spread across two sites: the Kulturforum building, designed by Rolf Gutbrod and opened in 1985, and the Baroque Köpenick Palace. It brings together European and Byzantine decorative arts from every post-classical period, with pieces in gold, silver, glass and enamel, porcelain, furniture, panelling, tapestries, costumes and silks. A particularly important collection of Late Antique objects in various materials stands out, along with numerous medieval gold reliquaries, including the reliquary arm of St Caesarius. Renaissance highlights include Lüneburg silverware, bronze sculptures, tapestries, furniture, Venetian glass and maiolica from the princely courts of Italy. The Baroque period is represented by Delftware and glass objects, and there is European porcelain, notably from Meissen and the Royal Porcelain Factory of Berlin, as well as decorative tableware in the Rococo, Classicist, Historicist and Art Nouveau styles. The 'New Collection' of 20th-century craft includes industrially manufactured products. Founded in 1868 as the Deutsches Gewerbe-Museum zu Berlin, it was renamed Kunstgewerbemuseum in 1879 and has occupied several sites before reaching its current form.

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Things to do at Museum of Decorative Arts Berlin: 7 missions

Near Museum of Decorative Arts Berlin

Berlin Philharmonic148 m awayKupferstichkabinett Berlin148 m awayKulturforum157 m awayGemäldegalerie Berlin224 m awayNew National Gallery Berlin307 m awayBerlin State Library357 m away

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to visit Museum of Decorative Arts Berlin?

From €8 per person. Check the day's price on the official website before you go.

How much time do you need for Museum of Decorative Arts Berlin?

Allow about 1 h 30 min for the visit.

What is there to do at Museum of Decorative Arts Berlin?

View the gold reliquaries, including the reliquary arm of St Caesarius, Look at the European porcelain, Explore Delft arts and glassware and See the very important collection of late antique objects.

What is there to see near Museum of Decorative Arts Berlin?

Berlin Philharmonic (148 m), Kupferstichkabinett Berlin (148 m) and Kulturforum (157 m).

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