Germanisches Nationalmuseum . Nuremberg
David Chipperfield Architects . renders: © Onirism Studio
The Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg is Germany’s largest museum of cultural history. The diverse collection of artefacts from the Palaeolithic Age to the present-day bears witness to the cultural wealth of the German-speaking world. The museum complex itself, with its architecture from four eras, further provides an impressive testimony to European cultural heritage. A mediaeval Carthusian monastery is situated at the heart of the museum, founded in 1852, and is extended by revivalist buildings. Following severe war damage, the museum complex was further defined by the buildings of Sep Ruf from the 1950s to 1970s and the postmodern entrance hall from 1993. Continue reading David Chipperfield