James-Simon-Gallery
Architect: David Chipperfield Architects, (2009 - 2018)
The James Simon Gallery is located on the famous Museum Island in Berlin and opened on July 2019. It is the main visitor centre on Berlin’s Museum Island. Designed by architect David Chipperfield, the building serves as the main entrance and connects the Pergamon Museum and the Neues Museum directly via the Archaeological Promenade. It is the only new building among all the history on Museum Island.
The Story of the Lion
Created in 1902 by August Gaul for the entrance hall of the palace of the German-Jewish publisher Rudolf Mosse on Voßstraße, Berlin. In 1933 everything changed. The family was forced to flee the Nazis and their property was confiscated.
After the war, the lion was recovered in 1945 from the ruins of a destroyed house and became part of the collection of the Nationalgalerie. Today he welcomes visitors to the James-Simon-Gallery.
Courtesy of James-Simon-Gallery, Berlin