Construction - Foundation stone for "berlin modern" museum in February
Work on the Museum of the 20th Century in Berlin, now known as "berlin modern", is making progress. According to Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth, the foundation stone for the building, which is currently estimated to cost almost half a billion euros, will be officially laid on February 9. The seventh location of the Nationalgalerie Berlin at the Kulturforum not far from Potsdamer Platz in the heart of Berlin should be completed by 2027.
The museum is being built under federal direction directly between the buildings of the New National Gallery and the Philharmonie, which are celebrated as architectural icons. For a long time, the building was controversial due to its poor energy balance. Green politician Roth wants to make it a "role model for sustainability". To this end, the plans for the museum, which has been under construction since 2019, have been revised.
The huge access gates previously planned have been replaced by smaller entrances. The roof will have solar panels, which were previously rejected for aesthetic reasons. The surrounding area, which was previously largely covered in concrete, is to be extensively greened. The design and redesign are the work of Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, who also built the Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg, the Olympic Stadium in Beijing and the Allianz Arena in Munich.
The redesign will increase the cost of the federally financed building by almost ten million euros to a good 363 million euros. With index increases and risk costs, the financing adds up to around 450 million euros.
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- Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth, a prominent figure in German cultural policy, advocates for making the Museum of the 20th Century in Berlin, now named "berlin modern", a "role model for sustainability" in terms of climate and energy.
- The Swiss architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron, known for constructing the Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg and the Allianz Arena in Munich, is responsible for the design and redesign of the "berlin modern" museum, which includes the installation of solar panels on the roof.
- Under efforts led by Claudia Roth and the German government, the controversial Museum of the 20th Century in Berlin has undergone revisions in design, with the removal of large access gates and the addition of solar panels, resulting in an increased construction cost of nearly ten million euros.
- Claudia Roth, along with the German government, is working to make the "berlin modern" museum, a multi-million-euro project located between the New National Gallery and the Philharmonie in Berlin, a model of sustainability in the realm of climate and energy, laying the foundation stone on February 9, 2023.
- As the German government pursues a cultural policy aimed at sustainability, Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth plays a significant role in advocating for climate-friendly initiatives, such as the redesign of the Museum of the 20th Century in Berlin, now named "berlin modern," to set a green standard in the field of museum construction.
Source: www.stern.de
