From Nefertiti to Beuys - Berlin’s museums (1/2) | DW Documentary

Berlin has a unique treasure trove: the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation.
It is one of the five largest universal collections in the world, including 20 museums with over five million objects from the bust of Nefertiti to the art of Joseph Beuys.
The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation includes one of the world's largest libraries as well as outstanding archives and research institutes. Among the stars of its gigantic collection, which encompasses all areas of cultural tradition from the Stone Age to contemporary art, are the bust of Nefertiti in the Neues Museum, Hans Holbein's portrait of the merchant Georg Gisze in the Gemäldegalerie, and the installation "Das Kapital” by Joseph Beuys in the Hamburger Bahnhof. But the Berlin museums do not only exhibit, they also search for answers to the great questions of humanity: How can we open up the world and its resources and yet live in harmony with it? And how can we better understand and shape reality through our rich cultural heritage? The two-part documentary reveals the secrets of many spectacular pieces of art, shows the museum organizers and accompanies archaeologists to China. Berlin's museums reveal themselves to be not just temples of beauty and ultra-modern research centers, but also as the home to countless fascinating stories.
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[@DWDocumentary]

This documentary is now also available to watch in Hindi: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKmkoJ9nZpmjjrs

[@AswerLK125]

what About time one?

[@rugosetexture2716]

Most enjoyable. Thank you for making an english language version of this doc. available.

[@chippytea.]

They are one of the best documentary makers I've came across DW is amazing

[@Jihane76]

The world of Pharaohs and ancient Egypt is amazing and beautiful !

[@Kh11_711]

As well as Mesopotamia, Rome and the Greeks

[@vickidianacoghlan8946]

If one can preserve cultural objects then I have my utmost respect to them.

[@sunrisings292]

@@Endocrinology.1955 ....Relax... This culture was preserved, decyphered and rediscovered by those "thiefs". Most of these gems would have been destroyed or mutlated by fanatic muslim locals, who forgot their heritage and hated everything of their "pagan" ancestors.

[@simone222]

I feel very fortunate to have had the chance to grace Nefertiti's bust twice. Such wondrous experience.

[@alizuberi6771]

She is Beautiful, I love to hear another cultures language stating the beauty of another culture. No matter whom we are? We can not deny beauty.

[@sypk2]

I was quite shocked that so many foreign treasures were stored in these museums. I wondered how and why these treasures are in Berlin.

[@AmaKOws]

colonialism!

[@gratefulanon1886]

Witchcraft

[@bethbartlett5692]

@@gratefulanon1886 baaaaaa! Timing!

[@SarahAndrews24]

Thank God they were in Berlin, well taken care of at least.

[@JackAnna2024]

At least in Berlin they get well taken care off. Egypt should send all their pieces to Berlin as well, as they clearly cannot properly take care of it.

[@JacobafJelling]

You’re really delivering this weekend 🇩🇰🇩🇰

[@Explorer_23]

Now, I'll visit this museum some day.

[@yehudahhachassid6191]

Hallelujah ! Thank you for a very interesting video on the treasures of the past. May all beings be happy ! :-)

[@sunrisings292]

Fantastic documentary. Excellent channel. Thanks, DW.

[@DWDocumentary]

Hi @Sun Risings, thanks for watching and for the positive feedback! Glad you like our content. 🙂

[@Watters_0]

Definitely worth a watch !

[@tatvag47]

Thanks to people who do their best to save the treasures of mankind. Broken noses and scratched faces tell their own story of violence.

[@WeeBcDeutsch]

Tatyana Christensen that really true

[@nendraprimasta890]

Love the content. Thanks for your hard work DW!

[@sionehefa3458]

An excellent presentation!

[@erwinheinz3206]

Fascinating

[@rolandlukavicius3828]

Comments displayed here are just unbelievable. *stolen this, stolen that*. Thank God those pieces were moved and thus preserved, otherwise they would be probably long time ago destroyed. I visited Museum island in Berlin myself and I will visit it again. Berlin Museums are the Europe's finest by all means, from preservation to display, and tickets are affordable. I would recommend everyone to pay a visit during their staying in German capital.

[@rolandlukavicius3828]

@@Ironsight100 Lol in fact they should. Last time, several years ago many artifacts were destroyed in Egyptian museums when Muslim brotherhood took power. Thankfully army terminated that regime, but for how long until another time the same thing happens again?

[@user-dl1xz3mj3i]

@@Ironsight100 When those things were found at that time..Egyptians even didnt cared..instead they sold it to European cuz of poverties and Greed..! So stop barking !

[@mtebid5658]

But stolen...

[@khadigamansour4399]

@@user-dl1xz3mj3i no Egypt didn't sell anything stop lying this never happened

[@dr.asandohlouis4918]

It’s extremely painful to see people justifying barbaric acts of their forefathers whose greatest influence around the world was killing and looting all in the name of preservationist arts. Who made you the world art protector? Seems the kleptomaniac tendencies run in the blood. Make amends by returning the Artefakts to the rightful owners. Nigeria long asked for the return of theirs but they are still in the Hombolt museum and others in the UK. They are too good to be returned smh 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@patriciahooks4090]

Wunderschön!

[@DWDocumentary]

Danke für das Lob!

[@eadekolu]

Why haven't you made a documentary about how these items came to other lands

[@DWDocumentary]

Hi eadekolu, that documentary will come, we are still working on it. Stay tuned!

[@eadekolu]

@@DWDocumentary ok I will stay tuned for that one

[@fadl999]

Theaft! They simply stole many artifiacts from Egypt, Greece, Turkeyie, Iraq ...etc. Not only the German government is to blame for that, but the Egyptian Museum in London and the Louver in Paris have similar stolen artifacts of great significance. This truth must be spoken about and raised so the public opinion can put pressure on governments to do what is morally right.

[@draurde]

This video deserves an oscar award

[@vladimirtheserb9298]

And never say a word about Nefertiti's head. It's where the mistery starts.😆

[@826roo]

I went here a few years ago!! Incredible experience

[@patricia5686]

I'm curious as to why this ancient paper is touched with bare hands. Does anyone know the reasoning for that?

[@julianton3340]

I thought the same. Why is she touching Humboldt‘s original papers without white gloves!?

[@farhanfachrezzy1973]

Thank you for this video! but the Indonesia subtitle is a bit forwarded at around 21 min into the video

[@vickidianacoghlan8946]

Polynesian peoples followed the stars for navigation. They sailed from Hawaii to New Zealand. Thats definitely a long way.

[@Onneukbaar]

Vicki Diana Coghlan they also reached the shores of South America

[@zwietnamu3605]

not a surprised that the oldest known battlefield was found in Germany.

[@bethbartlett5692]

lol Hey, I'm mostly Irish, but Granddaddy was Mostly German, lol. Yep, the picture would be - accurate. I claim Irish as my excuse for all of it! lol USA American Basque/Irish and German. Nine! Karl Lagerfeld ...and German Cheesecake! That's the max of my German. 😁

[@josezubieta1627]

guys, I love your language It is pretty interesting but one day I will learn it

[@SHINAHO]

Wunderbar!!!

[@erwinheinz3206]

fascinating

[@cplrey]

Great documentary and presented with a lot of class! I Have 2 questions. Was Nefertiti a real person and, if so, have her remains been found?

[@valeriestevens2052]

yes and yes

[@annalyon2729]

Yes and No

[@misterevans8020]

Nefertiti was beautiful queen in Egypt.

[@kawanal1]

Good stuff dw, keep up

[@bngr_bngr]

All those stolen pieces of Egyptian art.

[@rolandlukavicius3828]

*saved is the right term.

[@davenix604]

bngr bngr Stolen but safe !!

[@ahmeddeghedy1178]

Roland Lukavicius so those “ saved “ pieces be returned if Egypt provided safety conditions come on man don’t be naive those “saved “ pieces are a good source of money that stolen from Egypt unapproved by the egyptian government despite the continous requirement by us to get it back you stole it during the 2nd WWW or during occupation but you are too arrogant to admit it

[@MufasaToday]

@@rolandlukavicius3828 Thievery! Africa can keep its own art.

[@rolandlukavicius3828]

@@MufasaToday Africa should take care of basic needs and human rights first. Also ancient Egyptian heritage has nothing to do with your vision of 'black Africa'.

[@shanosantwanos3908]

Imagine what history the vatican basement is holding from us.. Its said that the bookshelves pyt at their ends total 14 miles. Alexandria relics?

[@cinnamonstar808]

People take great pride in thief- I dont get it. These cultures create art for their people not to drag it back to your cave. Unbelievable low morals

[@sunrisings292]

Lots of posts about European "thieves". Well, they did save most of these gems from destruction by fanatic local mobs who forgot their heritage and hated their "infidel" ancestors. That's why we all can appreciate this culture, and also decypher the dawns of human civilization. Like it or not, that's what happened.

[@remej4848]

That's a lie you are trying to moraly justify the theft, Egypt have more than 100 museums and thousands of ancient sites ,and building the biggest museum in the world .

[@sunrisings292]

@@remej4848 ....No lie. Just look at the bombed Buddhas in Afghanistan, or the destroyed antiquities in Syria, Iraq, or Saudi Arabia hiding ancient 'infidel' constructions.

[@sunrisings292]

@@remej4848 ...Thankfully, the 20th century Egyptians began to appreciate their own heritage and today can study and take care of it. But they still need and rely on western scholarship, in development for 300 years.

[@khadigamansour4399]

Egypt will open the largest museum in the world and I think you have seen the celebrations that the Egyptians do to honor their ancestors ,Egypt knows how to take good care of its antiquities, even if it doesn't, you have no right to steal others' history. You are just thieves

[@esraaelbasha8315]

Nefertiti is Egyptian and belongs to the Egyptians! Nefertiti must be in Egypt! The same goes for every Egyptian piece! They are our own ancestors.

[@TruG670]

They opened the Box of the Pandora when they took that Head of Nafertete and the Pegan Altar !!!

[@ANTICHITASCIPPA]

grazie

[@UtraVioletDreams]

15:01 Established? That's one way of putting it. Stolen is more like it. After all, we now day's think differently. Right? Edit: Oh I now see, reading through the comments, I was not the only one with this thought. lol

[@daieast6305]

all lands were stolen

[@Tylerhicks2]

Wow, that’s interesting......hello there me old chums.

[@yabbadabbadoo8225]

Is most of this stuff looted during Colonial days like the UK collections??

[@janettemaley2101]

Suggestions am having trouble seeing the video and reading the words. I speak English : I prefer to have commentator so I can do both . But now It’s to hard .

[@kcook7921]

Kinda wonder why this isn't in the cairo museum with the rest of her stuff.

[@TheStockwell]

About the recent nonsense regarding the bust of Nefertiti: "The pigments used on the bust have been matched to those used by ancient Egyptian artisans. Chemical analysis on the dyes and pigments was initially done by Friedrich Rathven, presented in Borchardt's book “Portrait of Queen Nofretete” (1923). They match the ones in the 18th dynasty paintings a later analysis by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology confirmed in 1982. The bust also bears resemblance to other unfinished, but recognizable busts of Queen Nefertiti. The 2006 CT scan that discovered the "hidden face" of Nefertiti proved, according to Science News, that the bust was genuine." But, if you ignore the forensic science and accept the opinion of one cranky Swiss journalist then yes - this is a modern fake. 😏 Best wishes from Vermont ❄️

[@vickidianacoghlan8946]

Wunedabar!!! 👍👍👍👍

[@47artisan]

The discrepancy between conservation states of the authentic finds, (other model busts and heads) and the netertiti bust are completely unconsistant, and the chances of such an occurence is next to nihil... To be frank, nihil. At the time studies concerning polychromy in antique sculpture was 'all the rage'... particularly in Berlin... A study concerning the one inset eye - corrosion, and the effects and comparison with the bust,..) (no doubt authentic Inset, of the appropriate quality, to be found, perhaps in a studio) would be one way to approach it,.. There are more. The scientific methods applied, would have been known to produce the right results.

[@fairychangeling8337]

But...I don't want to fly to Germany to see a reconstruction.

[@fadl999]

Theaft! They simply stole many artifiacts from Egypt, Greece, Turkeyie, Iraq ...etc. Not only the German government is to blame for that, but the Egyptian Museum in London and the Louver in Paris have similar stolen artifacts of great significance. This truth must be spoken about and raised so the public opinion can put pressure on governments to do what is morally right.

[@pringles-eg9yr]

Hope they also translate the german language...its hard to read small letters while watching...ugggghhh

[@3n3rgy90]

lol, everyone was complaining that they want subtitles, because they don't want to hear 2 voices at once...

[@sunrisings292]

You're missing a lot of awesome movies, films and documentaries. Better get used to read subtitles. It takes only a bit of practice.

[@kennedymillsap3109]

They sole the treasures .

[@user-dl1xz3mj3i]

no

[@jonathanskurtu7384]

hitchhiking the event horizon

[@athanasiusphilopatorismaxi389]

thanks from Alexandria Egypt for the video 😁, its extremely hard to convince Germans to get a visa to visit an EGYPTIAN artifact in Berlin!

[@julianton3340]

Believe me, there are a lot of Germanic/German artefacts (from bronze age to enlightment age) in foreign museums all around the World. We also don‘t ask the rest of the World to stop playing almost divine classic German music in their concert halls. We share, appreciate and respect cultural achievements from all World cultures! 😉

[@sjyork7421]

I hope this bust is returned to Egypt for the GEM. It belongs to them.

[@esraaelbasha8315]

Indeed!

[@allenbell3734]

This is well done, but, the art needs to be returned or compensated. Nefertiti’s bust should be five trillion dollars American.

[@rolandlukavicius3828]

Returned to whom? Present day Egypt isn't ancient Egypt. Also artifacts could be easily destroyed in such unstable countries.

[@daieast6305]

@@@rolandlukavicius3828 : tell em to come pick them up for free...bet they wont!

[@esraaelbasha8315]

@@rolandlukavicius3828we want every piece of our artifact back! They are our ancestors! Stop the lies!

[@runnerawe]

awesome

[@vickidianacoghlan8946]

There are now many indigenous peoples around the world who want there sacred objects back. Well it is there culture.

[@rolandlukavicius3828]

Culture belongs to the humanity as a whole not to ethnic groups exclusively.

[@vickidianacoghlan8946]

@@rolandlukavicius3828 You tell that to indigenous peoples who had are there sacred artifacts plundered by Colonials.

[@rolandlukavicius3828]

@@vickidianacoghlan8946 Preservation of relics and artifacts were probably the only positive dimension of colonialism. If they weren't moved to safety they would probably be destroyed. And after all who is indigenous in case of Egyptian relics? Modern day Egyptians have nothing to do with ancient ones. Not to mention peoples of Mesopotamia. Those natives are mostly long time dead anyway.

[@renatedebruyn9612]

their

[@vivians9392]

They would not properly care for them, and they would be lost to the worldwide peoples.

[@vickidianacoghlan8946]

I do hope the Lancaster's in WWII didn't destroy such a devine building with treasures inside. I have watched videos of the aftermath of the destruction of Berlin post WWII.

[@rachiehasrabies9041]

What was up with the guy rollerblading with the bust of Nefertiti, just like this is what the average German does on the weekend. No explanation, or anything; just some bro shredding hard on the blacktop. I laughed my ass off. It’s an aesthetic mystery.

[@shnbwmn]

I hope that was a copy of it, because if it was the real thing (possible due to the gloves) that would be so reckless and irresponsible.

[@irynazoomlessons]

Beautiful! I would like to visit it By the way I have a video about one Ukrainian museum on my channel

[@ndondiafrika249]

Theft 101

[@amrkhaled7346]

@@AsemSaleh No one in Egypt say this stop your BS

[@jonathanskurtu7384]

The German Buddhist or the movie can be called The Buddhist German or it can be two different movies

[@Ramy844]

Its stolen from Egypt, bring it back to its land!

[@paulskillman7595]

What was happen in China in the days of Nefertiti?

[@legendovbago4716]

If u want history,,link up Great Nubians (THE NILERS) Don't just steal from them

[@eckhardtfrost3815]

LEGEND OV BAGO I did not steal it,someone else did. But if they had not taken at the time, you most likely would have found treasure like this on the black market!

[@legendovbago4716]

@@eckhardtfrost3815why not white market,,and u well know that the entire Europe exists on stolen bricks

[@1tofa]

African Treasures

[@bethbartlett5692]

Kemet's Treasures

[@sunrisings292]

Egyptian....

[@dr.a.995]

Marlene Dietrich

[@kizzakasule4929]

I enjoyed the film thanks very much because when Tutankhamun betrayed his father's vision of worshipping the Sun it meant that the Egyptians went back to worship darkness or Lord of Underworld and death Osiris whom as we speak still dominates the Spiritual world we believe in

[@fasirathhusain5421]

this neferititi how much us doller

[@wolfgangwundsch4662]

Irritating and idiotic music. But interesting stories.

[@motivationtube5848]

Nefertiti isn't the name of the real person what the face portrays it was a lookalike of Akhenanen's other lover.

[@mtebid5658]

Stolen 😡😡

[@MegaLivingIt]

Repatriate the bust of Nefertiti to Egypt Dept. of Antiquities and Dr. Hawass.

[@sunrisings292]

Not Hawass, please. Even the Egyptians would agree that Nefertiti is better in Berlin than with that crook.

[@jonathanskurtu7384]

inogi

[@danielcuevas5899]

German culture amazes me 🇩🇪❤️🇺🇸

[@cinnamonstar808]

grand larceny is not a culture

[@whatevesike4478]

That is not german culture that is egyptian culture. Germans need to display their own culture

[@shaqeliz688]

Where was Nephretiti from?

[@cinnamonstar808]

london

[@user-dl1xz3mj3i]

Egypt

[@sunrisings292]

Egyptian. Duh....

[@mamoshimiloni9559]

DA!!!! its because in the west you never tell the holl truth or maybe you your self are ignorent of the fact that Persia rolled over egypten for over 200 years, and Persians warshiped sun. and no I know I am bad in writing in english

[@samanthaw4955]

A case off....oooh look at the stolen loot.

[@user-dl1xz3mj3i]

Thoae countries citizens didnt cared those things b4 ya bitch...mostly of them sold it cuz of poverties and greed of people! Besides German were already everywhere to done research about a country..long ago b4 those dumb people know about Museum and Historical stuffs..so stop barking bitch !

[@raymondc.alvarezvelez5869]

Cortana!!

[@Taeallday802]

Thieves!

[@user-dl1xz3mj3i]

No but ur people

[@Copies-q6d]

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[@guysofly4315]

what's African history doing in Berlin???

[@mahmoudelsadek7082]

African history 😂😂😂

[@CynicalLight]

Wtf, why does an Egyptian statue belong in Berlin????

[@amrkhaled7346]

It was stolen from Egypt they lied and wrote it in papers as a small statue made from Gypsum to hide its real beauty

[@jonathanskurtu7384]

bad inogi

[@BRIGHTJUS]

Wow look at all my People stuff dam humans

[@alloghomezui5093]

why is it that she becomes so white on the copies ?

[@crystalsanders9294]

I don't like their replicas because they are trying to show her with rosie cheeks & white. The bust of her is a woman of color with beautiful brown skin.

[@vivians9392]

Olive complexion, not brown...

[@GuxTheArtist]

Faithfull copies of a fake! Hahaha. Germans really have a hard time soptting real art from cheap artcrafts

[@shanosantwanos3908]

Atleast theyre looked after unlike the smithsonian which destroys and deletes history. Giant skeletons to name just one

[@Lassisvulgaris]

Then you shoulg google "smithsonian skeletons conspiracy", and you will see there never were any giants (except for mutation). All done by conservative Christians, to counter the Theory of Evolution. However, if you can provide any evidence on the contrary, please foreward it; and any evidence on other things destroyed by Smothsonian, like sources and references....

[@sunrisings292]

@@Lassisvulgaris Agree. Good comment.

[@chownful]

it ain't no king tut

[@TheAbrantino]

i want a german girlfriend

[@daieast6305]

ugly freakish world i have survived thus far...

[@winoussama7393]

You had to say Berlin robbery

[@user-dl1xz3mj3i]

Berlin got it legally ..blamed ur corrupt government

[@thierryherreman6286]

12:29 I can't stop laughing ... a weather hat to predict climate change and meteors falling !? Really ?? Does it predict terror attacks too ?? LOL

[@mckenzieingram3595]

not coo man

[@niyongabirepombemagufuli1958]

Egypt means land of black people which also means Nefertiti was a black woman. That's why most of the statues in Egypt don't have nose. The nose of black people you can only find it with a black person. No other race have nose like black people. Stop telling lies.

[@sekz85]

WE WUZ KANGZ! xD

[@majidtaha7268]

kemet means black soil not people... we are not black.... stop that stu*idity...

[@majidtaha7268]

have U ever gone to egypt... if U see the statues... U will never say they were black.... noses still...who told U that noses some one broke them... what a stu#idity

[@vivians9392]

You're so totally wrong! The world has different classes and colors of native peoples. You are talking about the native African people, not the elite Egyptian people!

[@Nicklessization]

Looters show

[@stevejurgens9836]

It's a fake.

[@Lassisvulgaris]

Your evidence...?

[@stevejurgens9836]

@@Lassisvulgaris Do some research.

[@amrkhaled7346]

Return it to Egypt Thieves

[@arthurting8065]

its a fake