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Former name | Königliche Museen (Royal Museums) |
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| Established | 1823 (1823) |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Coordinates | 52°30′24″N13°21′19″E / 52.506704°N 13.355185°E /52.506704; 13.355185 |
| Website | smb.museum |
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TheStaatliche Museen zu Berlin (Berlin State Museums) are a group of institutions inBerlin, Germany, comprising seventeen museums in five clusters; several research institutes; libraries; and supporting facilities. They are overseen by thePrussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and funded by the German federal government in collaboration with Germany's federal states. The central complex onMuseum Island was added to theUNESCO list ofWorld Heritage Sites in 1999. By 2007, the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin had grown into the largest complex of museums in Europe.[1] The museum was originally founded byKing Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia in 1823 as the Königliche Museen (Royal Museums).[2]
The director-general of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin is Floretine Dietrich.
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