Zorn, Olivia
Museum Island

History and Stories. For the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin edited by Olivia Zorn and Christina Hanus with the collaboration of Sven Haase, Yvette Deseyve and Elke Blaubert. Foreword by Michael Eissenhauer und Friederike Seyfried.

This book is about the world-class collections and the impressive buildings housing them on museum island in the centre of Berlin. In 50 episodes it presents momentous events and curious incidents from the more than 350 year history of the museums. It tells of the first acquisitions for the cabinet of arts by the electors of Brandenburg; of famous excavations, architectural visions, dazzling achievements and the island's darkest hours. It tells of people and objects that were connected by a special bond, and remain so today. 168 Seiten mit 248 Farb- und s/w-Abb., Querformat, gebunden (Elsengold Verlag 2019) leichte Lagerspuren/minor shelfwear