Daniel Libeskind and the Jewish Museum Berlin
The striking zigzag building by New York architect Daniel Libeskind is one of Berlin’s most famous architectural works. To mark its 25th anniversary, the Jewish Museum Berlin is dedicating an exhibition to the building and the period in which it was created.
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Silke Helmerdig, Baudokumentation des Jüdischen Museums Berlin, 26.5.1995
In the summer of 1989, the New York architect won the competition for the extension of the Berlin City Museum – which brought him world fame. Libeskind had undertaken a deep study of Berlin’s historical landscape and inscribed it in his building. His design went far beyond the original brief, and consequently Libeskind and his building have had a decisive influence on commemorative culture in Germany.
Using models, drawings and discourses, the exhibition takes visitors back to the period of reunification and post-Wall Berlin, helping them to understand the origins of today’s discussions about remembrance, memory and commemoration.
