Pergamon Museum Tour

Our expert guide, trained Archaeologist and Tour Lecturer Nick Jackson, one of few allowed to perform tours within the museum, will take you on this extraordinary walk through ancient history. The incredible Pergamon Altar itself is the central exhibit of epic proportions in all sense of the word. The incredible frieze from the building tells the story of the Gigantomachy – the Battle of the Giants, an Ancient Greek saga that had contemporary political resonance both for the builders of the altar and for the designers of the gardens of Versailles. The altar alone would make the Pergamon a must-see museum but it is joined by the Ancient Roman Miletus archway and the breathtaking Gates of Babylon – one of the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Amazingly there are even more incredible treasures that tourists overlook in their rush to see the main sights. This 2 hour museum tour brings to life the cultural and political contexts to led to the creation of the exhibits and how they came to reside in Berlin.

Amongst the countless treasures and stories of the Pergamon Museum are:

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• The Pergamon Altar
• The Miletus Gateway
• The Ishtar Gates of Babylon
• The Museum of Islamic Art
• The puzzle of the Mshatta Facade
• The Aleppo Room
• The lost culture of Al-Andalus
• The mystery of the Late Bronze Age Collapse
• The origins of religion
• The birth of writing
• The Battle of the Giants
• Alexander the Great’s cultural legacy
• The Museum Island and WW2