The Bode Museum is one of the five large buildings housing collections on Berlin’s Museum Island. On display in the exhibition space of some 7000 square metres are the Sculpture Collection, the Museum for Byzantine Art, the Coin Cabinet and the Picture Gallery.

Between 1999 and 2005, the building was thoroughly repaired, restructured and restored in particular accordance with the specifications and guidelines for historical preservation. The entire building was reconstructed to be barrier-free, and was fitted with modern technology to fulfil the most important demands on modern museum operations. Adequate prerequisites were created to ensure the re-establishment of the museum. For the first time since the end of World War II, the collections – once divided between the East and West – could be reunited and shown in the Bode Museum.

Working on general restoration and the design of the exhibition offered the special opportunity to effectively connect architecture, interior design and exhibition planning. Structurally-related decisions concerning materials, surfaces, light and colours were always made and verified in conjunction with the exhibition concepts. This enabled the creation of an unobtrusive and appropriate setting for the varying collections and the diversity of the exhibits.