The Egyptian Museum in Berlin is one of the most outstanding of the entire list of museums that are part of the state museums of Berlin. The building where it was located since 1697 and it is (except for 4 years when the Museum was moved to the Museum island in the Old Museum), is called "East stylerocket" and is of architectural interest.

The beginning of the exposition, which soon grew a Museum, founded by Frederick William III in 1828, and it all started in one of the palaces, or rather, in monbijou. Meeting the king was supplemented and enhanced by a private collection of some of Giuseppe Passalaqua, Italian merchant, and then it has contributed to the findings of archaeologists who have left a mark in history under the name of the expedition of Karl Richard Lepsius.

Already in 1850 by one of the most influential German – architects Friedrich August Stuler – on Museum island for this collection was built a separate building, it is today restored the New Museum. The most famous exhibit of the entire collection was donated to the Museum not so long ago – only in 1920, and it was the famous bust of Nefertiti. During the Second world war the Museum was divided, that affected the funds that were taken out in different places. Also it should be noted that many relics were burned. The bust of Nefertiti was transported and stored in a deep mine in Thuringia, is his rescue.

In the postwar years, the Museum was opened, although not on its territory, as part of its display was shown in the building of the Bode Museum, but the second part of the collection was moved to the Eastern part of Berlin and was first shown many years later – in 1967. When Germany was United, the leaders of the two museums also decided to bring it back to its original appearance. Now all the existing exhibits again took their places in the Old Museum, and the influx of people has increased. To come to Berlin and not see the bust of Nefertiti – miss, which is impossible to avoid.