The Pergamon Museum on Museum Island houses a vast collection of artefacts from the ancient world including the crowning glory being the altar from the Zeus Tempel in Pergamon (180-160 BC), one of the world's most significant archaeological finds. The museum is also home to the East Asian Collection, the Near Eastern Museum and the Islamic Museum.

The Museum of East Asian Art is divided into three different sections, China, Japan and Korea. Each section displays a wide selection of arts, crafts and archaelogical discoveries dating back to the early Stone Age.

The Middle Eastern Museum is made up of items excavated by German archeaologists between 1888 and 1939.

The Museum of Islamic Art includes numerous works of art from the Islamic world dating back from the 8th-19th centuries, including ceramics, drawings, Persian and Indian miniatures, carpets and carvings.

Opening hours:
Tue – Sat: 10 am – 6 pm (Thur 10 am - 10 pm)

Admission:
Adults: 6,- €, reduced rate: 3,- € (gives access to all national museums for one day)
3-day-ticket valid

Contact:
Tel: 0049 30 2090 5555

Address:
Bodestrasse 1-3
10178 Berlin

Lichtenstein is not only a tiny country squeezed between Austria and Switzerland, but also a town in the region of Saxony, approx. 50kms from the Czech border.

After four years of project preparation and construction work, the world’s first centre for International Wood Carving Art was officially opened in the beautiful palace complex in Lichtenstein/ Saxony in June 2001.

As a multi-functional cultural and educational centre, the Daetz-Centrum in Lichtenstein combines a number of activities under one roof, these include an exhibition ‘Masterpieces in Wood’ (more than 750 exhibits from 5 continents), study courses, special activities for the public and conference facilities.

Opening hours:
Daily 9am – 6pm

Admission:
Adults € 8
Group of Adults (15+ pax) €7,50 p.p.
Concessions € 6
School groups € 5 p.p.
Children under 6yrs €3.50
Guided tours – must be pre-booked

Contact:
Email: daetz-centrum@t-online.de
Tel: 0049 37204 585858
Fax: 0049 37204 585859

Address:
Schlossallee 2
09350 Lichtenstein