The
Jewish Museum Berlin, designed by Daniel Libeskind is the most significant example of contemporary architecture in Berlin. The silvery, steel-clad building, with its sheer, apparently windowless exterior, is reminiscent of a broken Star of David. This internationally acclaimed museum traces German-Jewish history from the Roman Age to the present day and features a windowless Holocaust Tower, whilst outside, in the Garden of Exile, pillars on a slope mirror the isolation and loss of orientation experienced by those forced to live in exile. Besides the permanent exhibition "Two Millennia of German Jewish History", visitors can experience Jewish culture and history in several of the ongoing special exhibitions throughout the year. Museum opening hours: Monday from 10am - 10pm, Tuesday-Sunday from 10am - 8pm. Closed Sep 30 and Oct 1, 2008 (Rosch ha-Schana; Sep 19/20 in 2009), Oct 9, 2008 (Jom Kippur; Sep 28 in 2009), Nov 15 and December 24, 2008 (Christmas).
