Humboldt Forum in Berlin Finally Opens (Kind of)
A modest ceremony inaugurated the troubled museum, one of the most expensive and ambitious culture projects in Europe. The only thing is, you can’t go in.
A courtyard of the Humboldt Forum, which combines Baroque details with stark modern lines.Credit...Felix Brüggemann for The New York Times
By Thomas Rogers
Published Dec. 17, 2020Updated Dec. 22, 2020
BERLIN — After years of hand-wringing about its place in German history, strife over the provenance of its objects and delays in its construction, the Humboldt Forum, an attraction in central Berlin conceived as Germany’s equivalent to the Louvre or the British Museum, finally opened with a ceremony on Wednesday.