Deutsches Historisches Museum, History museum in Berlin-Mitte, Germany.
The museum occupies the baroque Zeughaus on Unter den Linden and displays objects from two thousand years of German history. A modern glass and steel extension expands the exhibition space and creates a contrast with the historic main building.
The institution was founded in 1987 during celebrations for the 750th anniversary of Berlin and moved into the Zeughaus after German reunification in 1990. Architect I. M. Pei added a new exhibition wing to the historic building in 2003.
The collection documents daily life, art and political change through objects that connect different periods of German society. Visitors often pause in the inner courtyard, where stone masks of warriors cover the walls and offer a moment of reflection between exhibition halls.
The museum opens daily and grants free entry to guests under 18 years old. Exhibition rooms spread across several floors, so a visit can take several hours.
The Zeughaus facade features an inner courtyard with heads of dying warriors carved by sculptor Andreas Schlüter around 1700. These masks are considered a masterpiece of baroque sculpture and express pain and suffering with great intensity.
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