Ein Eingang für die Ewigkeit (An entrance for eternity) is a 45-minute documentary on the James Simon Galerie, the new entrance building for Berlin’s Museum Island, designed by David Chipperfield Architects Berlin and currently under construction. It is the 11th documentary on Museum Island by German filmmaker Carola Wedel, who has followed the rebuilding and restoration of the World Heritage site since 2001. Previous films include a 2009 documentary on the renovation and reconstruction of the Neues Museum. The programme will air on 26 November at 21:45 on the German channel 3Sat, with repeats on 4 December (ZDF) and 20 December (ZDFinfo).
Image © Ute Zscharnt for David Chipperfield Architects