The Altes Museum (German for Old Museum), is one of several internationally renowned museums on Museum Island in Berlin, Germany. Since restoration work in 1966, it houses the Antikensammlung (antique collection) of the Berlin State Museums. The museum was built between 1823 and 1830 by the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel in the neoclassical style to house the Prussian royal family's art collection. The historic, protected building counts among the most distinguished in neoclassicism and is a high point of Schinkel's career. Until 1845, it was called the Königliches Museum (Royal Museum). Along with the other museums and historic buildings on Museum Island, the Altes Museum was designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.

 

[Wikipedia contributors, 'Altes Museum', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 28 October 2010, 11:48 UTC, <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Altes_Museum&oldid=393406589> [accessed 25 February 2011] under CC-BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode]