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Museum of Islamic Art
10 June 2009
Large permanent loan from the Edmund de Ungers Collection
On 10 June 2009 Edmund de Unger entrusted the works in his exceptional collection to the Museum for Islamic Art.
The Keir Collection, which Edmund de Unger has spent almost 50 years collecting, ranks as one of the largest private collections of Islamic art in the world and contains some 1500 works from nearly all periods and artistic landscapes of the core Islamic countries. As Dr. Stefan Weber, Director of the Museum, says: 'Edmund de Ungers' Keir Collection forms a near seamless addition to the collections already present in Berlin. From magnificent book illustrations to priceless artefacts from ceramic workshops in the Middle Ages - they all complement and round off the encylopaedic collection of the 105 year old museum.'
The exquisite items will be on display from spring 2010 in a special exhibition held in the Pergamonmuseum on the Museum Island Berlin.
Visitor Entrance:
Pergamonmuseum
Bodestraße 1-3
10178 Berlin
Public Transport:
U-Bahn U6 (Friedrichstraße)
S-Bahn S1, S2, S25 (Friedrichstraße); S5, S7, S75 (Hackescher Markt)
Tram M1, 12 (Am Kupfergraben); M4, M5, M6 (Hackescher Markt)
Bus TXL (Staatsoper); 100, 200 (Lustgarten); 147 (Friedrichstraße)
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Islamische Kunst / Sammlung de Unger, Foto: Dietmar Katz