Blog 5 Jewish Museum

The first large international project for Daniel Libeskind was in 1999-2001 when he was tasked with creating the Jewish Museum in Berlin. The building is over 160,000 square feet and features several zigs and zags throughout. Libeskind is known to put emotions into his buildings which can be seen in the bold sharp corners and shine on the building. This museum is one of the most popular in Germany, bringing in over 1-2 million visitors a year. Libeskind designed this building to show “the impossibility of understanding the history of Berlin” and how largely impacted Jews were during this time. Currently, the permanent expedition at the Museum, artwork that shows what living under German rule while being Jewish was like, is under reconstruction but is expected to re-open in the Spring of 2020.

 

 

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