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Museum Architecture

“Between the Lines,” the academy, the glass-enclosed courtyard, the old building, and much more …

The various buildings making up the museum complex were built in different periods. Each has its own story to tell.

Map with all buildings that belong to the Jewish Museum Berlin

Where

Jewish Museum Berlin
Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin

Our Buildings: Daniel Libeskind and the Baroque Era (6)

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  • Daniel Libeskind and the Baroque Era

    The architecture of the Jewish Museum Berlin bears the distinctive fingerprints of Daniel Libeskind. The American architect designed the main museum building, but also the W. Michael Blumenthal Academy and the Glass Courtyard. The building compound also includes a baroque palace and a garden from the 1980s that is a protected landmark.

  • Parts of the titanium-zinc façade of the Libeskind Building with criss-crossing, irregularly shaped windows

    The Libeskind Building

    With his “Between the Lines” design, American architect Daniel Libeskind did not want simply to design a museum building, but to recount German-Jewish history.

  • Old building facade of the Jewish Museum Berlin seen from the street.

    The Old Building

    The former Collegienhaus is the last extant baroque palace in the historic Friedrichstadt neighborhood. The erstwhile Seat of the Royal Court of Justice is now the museum’s entrance with exhibition spaces on the upper level.

  • Front facade of the W. Michael Blumenthal Academy with the inscription: Hear the truth, whoever speaks it.

    The W. Michael Blumenthal Academy

    A former wholesale flower market was refurbished based on Libeskind’s In-Between Spaces design. With three cubes, the visual language echoes the architecture of the rest of the museum

  • Ceiling of the Glass Courtyard against the blue sky.

    The Glass Courtyard

    The Glass Courtyard was designed by Daniel Libeskind, who drew inspiration from a sukkah (Hebrew for thatched hut). With a glass and steel structure, it covers the inner courtyard of the baroque Old Building.

  • Several plants in beds and pots in a hall.

    The Diaspora Garden

    The Diaspora Garden is located in the W. Michael Blumenthal Academy’s inner courtyard. Four “plateaus” that seem to be floating midair are planted with species related to Jewish life or with their own history of dispersion.

  • Red deckchairs in the museum garden.

    Our Museum Gardens

    Behind the Old Building and around the Libeskind Building, two garden areas round out our grounds and allow our visitors to take a reflective break before and after their time in the museum.

Teaching Materials

German-language teaching materials about the Jewish Museum Berlin’s architecture and work are available online at “Jewish Life in Berlin: Lindenstrasse – Ideas for School History Projects.”

ON BERLIN-BRANDENBURG EDUCATION SERVER (IN GERMAN)

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