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James Simon Gallery
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The James Simon Gallery (German: James-Simon-Galerie) is an art gallery located between the reconstructed Neues Museum and the Kupfergraben arm of the Spree river on Museum Island in Berlin, Germany. It was designed by architect David Chipperfield and opened in 2019. As the sixth building on Museum Island, the gallery has a prominent position at the site of the former Packhof designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, which was demolished in 1938, and its design is inspired by the construction history of Museum Island.[1]
The gallery is named in honour of the art patron Henri James Simon (1851–1932) who brought worldwide fame to the Berlin State Museums with his lavish donations, including important artwork and artifacts. The choice of a prolific Jewish donor as the gallery's namesake meant to recognize other Jewish donors whose names were removed from German museums during the Third Reich.[2]
- ^ Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung (Hg.): "James-Simon-Galerie: Neubau des zentralen Eingangsgebäudes auf der Museuminsel Berlin".
- ^ Wainwright, Oliver (8 July 2019). "David Chipperfield's Berlin temple: 'Like ascending to the realm of the gods'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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