In European art and culture, the myth of Babel is closely related to mankind's primal fears. The second section of the exhibition (=Myth) regards Babylon as a metaphor for the dark sides of civilisation - repression and the lack of freedom, terror and violence, hubris and madness. Over 800 objects are exhibited, among them statues, reliefs, votive offerings, architectural fragments, and documents. This section centres around the Ishtar Gate and the Processional Way of Babylon. The first section of the exhibition (=Truth) exposes the roots of our Western culture by looking at the archaeological remains of Babylon, thus revealing what lies behind the legends. With this major exhibition, the National Museums in Berlin, jointly with the Musée du Louvre in Paris and the British Museum in London, venture to explore the myth of Babel and the true facts surrounding the ancient city of Babylon: two worlds - one exhibition. Vivid associations, which no other city can quite evoke as strongly in our minds. Frank-Walter Steinmeier.īabylon - myth, city, legend and truth.

The exhibition is also privileged to be held under the auspices of the Germany's Federal Foreign Minister, Dr. Exhibition-Website: An exhibition of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin in cooperation with the Musée du Louvre and the Réunion des musées nationaux in Paris, as well as the British Museum in London, on view in the Pergamon Museum on Berlin's Museum Island.

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