Berlin's Treasure Trove

Over 5 million works of art. 19 museums. A treasure of countless secrets.

Berlin’s Museum Island, the cultural center of the German capital on the Spree river, houses a large number of art pieces from all over the globe, from the Stone Age to the present day. A walk through their great institutions to marvel at their masterpieces.

2018

Documentary·History

1h 46min

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Anne Moll
Self - Narrator (voice)

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