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    The document discusses four museums in Germany: 1) The Altes Museum in Berlin houses the city's collection of fine arts and classical antiquities. It was constructed between 1823-1830 and designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. 2) The Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg was founded in 1852 and houses over 1.2 million objects relating to German culture from prehistoric times to the present. 3) The Energy Museum in Berlin is devoted to energy production and electrical engineering. It showcases technology from a decommissioned power station and is run entirely by volunteers. 4) The Wallraf-Richartz Museum in Cologne houses a fine art

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    The document discusses four museums in Germany: 1) The Altes Museum in Berlin houses the city's collection of fine arts and classical antiquities. It was constructed between 1823-1830 and designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. 2) The Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg was founded in 1852 and houses over 1.2 million objects relating to German culture from prehistoric times to the present. 3) The Energy Museum in Berlin is devoted to energy production and electrical engineering. It showcases technology from a decommissioned power station and is run entirely by volunteers. 4) The Wallraf-Richartz Museum in Cologne houses a fine art

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    Museums in Germany

    The Altes Museum


    The Altes Museum (German for Old Museum) is a museum building on
    Museum Island in Berlin, Germany. Its built between 1823 and 1830 by
    the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel.
    The Altes Museum was originally constructed to house all of the city's
    collections of fine arts. However, since 1904, the museum has housed
    the Antikensammlung (Collection of Classical Antiquities). Since 1998
    the Collection of Classical Antiquities has displayed its Greek
    collection, including the treasury, on the ground floor of the Altes
    Museum

    The Altes Museum was designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site in


    1999.

    Germanic National Museum (Germanisches


    Nationalmuseum)

    The Germanisches Nationalmuseum is a museum in Nuremberg,


    Germany. Its found in 1852 by a group of individuals led by the
    Franconian baron, Hans von und zu Aufsess.
    It houses a large collection of items relating to German culture and art
    extending from prehistoric times through to the present day. This
    museum holds of about 1.2 million objects. The Germanic National
    Museum is Germany's largest museum of cultural history.

    Berlin
    Energy
    Museum
    (EnergieMuseum
    Berlin)

    The Energy Museum is devoted to energy production and the


    technology surrounding it, specifically electrical engineering. The
    museum is run entirely by volunteers via the supporting friends
    association.
    It was decommissioned in 1994 when Berlin was connected to the West
    German network. Displayed over several floors in a 2000 square metre
    exhibition space, the collection covers the areas of power station
    technology, district heating, switchgear, network technology,
    transformers, shielding methods, measuring and regulation technology,
    radio technology, communication, lighting, and applications

    technology.

    Wallraf-Richartz Museum

    The Wallraf-Richartz-Museum is one of the three major museums in


    Cologne, Germany. It houses an art gallery with a collection of fine art
    from the medieval period to the early twentieth century.
    The museum dates back to the year 1824, when the comprehensive
    collection of medieval art from Franz Ferdinand Wallraf came to the city
    of Cologne by inheritance. The first building was donated by Johann
    Heinrich Richartz, and the museum was opened in 1861.

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