The
Altes Museum (
German for
Old Museum) is a museum building on
Museum Island in
Berlin,
Germany. Since restoration work in 2010/11, it houses the
Antikensammlung (antiquities collection) of the
Berlin State Museums. The museum building was built between 1823 and 1830 by the architect
Karl Friedrich Schinkel in the
neoclassical style to house the
Prussian royal family's art collection. The historic, protected building counts among the most distinguished in neoclassicism and is a high point of Schinkel's career. Until 1845, it was called the
Königliches Museum (Royal Museum). Along with the other museums and historic buildings on Museum Island, the Altes Museum was designated an
UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.