Berlin- Jewish Museum

This museum in Berlin is one of the largest Jewish Museums in Europe. This museum exhibits the social, political and cultural history of the Jews in Germany from the 4^th century to the present (Studio Daniel Libeskind). The first Jewish Museum in Berlin was closed down by the Nazi regime. A few years later the “Association for a Jewish Museum” formed and established a Jewish Department which wanted to dedicate a Jewish history part in the Berlin Museum. The Jewish Museum connects to the old Berlin Museum. The design of the building is a twisted zig-zag and is accessible only from an underground passage from the Berlin Museum.  Another underground tunnel connects the Museum to the Holocaust Tower. After learning that it got me really excited because I really want to go to this Museum and learn as much as I can.

After learning more about the Jewish Museum I learned that it was opened in September 2001 by architect Daniel Libeskind. Since the beginning of the opening the Jewish Museum has been a magnet for the public. The architecture was certainly the cause for this initial popularity (A Perfectly Normal Museum).

References:

"A Perfectly Normal Museum?" Jewish Museum Berlin. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 May 2013.

"Studio Daniel Libeskind." Jewish Museum Berlin. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 May 2013.

Photo References:                                           

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/JewishMuseumBerlinAerial.jpg/300px-JewishMuseumBerlinAerial.jpg

http://content.architectureoflife.net/Content/ArticleContent/berlin%20jewish%20museum/aol_03_-jewish_museum_berlin.jpeg

Zig-Zag view

View of building