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The Altes Museum was heavily damaged in the Second World War and rebuilt up to 1966 to house East German art. After the fall of the Berlin wall and reunification, special exhibitions helped it achieve widespread popularity in Berlin's new city centre.
In 1998 the "Antiquarium" - consisting of small artifacts from the Collection of Classical Antiquities - moved from its split locations of Charlottenburg and the upper level of the Pergamonmuseum and was restored to its historical location. Since then, the Greek art has been presented on the main floor of the Altes Museum. As of July 2010 a new permanent exhibition on the upper floor will present an exquisite selection of the rich holdings of Etruscan and Roman art. Subsequently, the Greek art will be combined with the sculptures from the Pergamonmuseum and be presented in a new integrated exhibition from February 2011. For the first time since 1939, the entire building will then be dedicated to the Collection of Classical Antiquities.
The future overall refurbishment based on the plans of Hilmer & Sattler and Albrecht (Munich/Berlin) will connect the Altes Museum spatially and thematically to the other buildings on the Museumsinsel via the Archaeological Promenade. Other key elements of the draft are to gain the elevated ground floor for exhibition purposes and service facilities, and to make the building accessible to the handicapped. The two courtyards are to be made available for use with the addition of a glass roof.
