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Akademisches Kunstmuseum
At the far end of the expansive Hofgarten, the recently renovated Akademisches Kunstmuseum presents plaster casts of antique sculptures in a former anatomy institute designed by Prussian master builder Karl Friedrich Schinkel.
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Arithmeum
The intriguing Arithmeum explores the symbiosis of science, technology and art. On view are hundreds of mechanical calculators and historic mathematics books but also an out-there exhibit on the aesthetics of microchips. Design your own or study their beauty through a polarisation microscope. Work your way down from the top floor of this minimalist glass-and-steel cube.
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Deutsches Museum Bonn
Did you know that the air bag, the computer tomograph and MP3 technology were invented in Germany? You will, after visiting the Deutsches Museum Bonn, about 2km further south. This subsidiary of the Munich mother-ship highlights German technology since WWII with plenty of buttons to push and knobs to pull. Look for the Transrapid train outside the entrance.
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Frauenmuseum
Nordstadt is the home of the Frauenmuseum, which supports and showcases the art of women through exhibits, lectures, readings and performances.
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Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
The Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland presents a highly engaging and intelligent romp through recent German history, starting when the final bullet was fired in WWII. Walk through the fuselage of a Berlin Airlift ' Rosinenbomber ' , watch classic clips in a 1950s movie theatre, examine Erich Honecker's arrest warrant, stand in front of a piece of the Berlin Wall or see John F Kennedy's famous ' Ich bin ein Berliner ' speech.
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Kunst-und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Next door to Kunstmuseum Bonn, the Kunst-und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland is another striking space that brings in blockbuster exhibits from around the world. It's easily recognised by the three sky-blue cones jutting from the rooftop garden and the 16 columns representing the states of Germany.
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Kunstmuseum Bonn
Beyond its breathtaking foyer, the Kunstmuseum Bonn presents 20th-century works, especially by August Macke and other Rhenish expressionists, as well as such avant-gardists as Beuys, Baselitz and Kiefer.
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Museum Alexander Koenig
Across from the Villa Hammerschmidt, the Museum Alexander Koenig is a natural history museum but it's hardly your usual dead-animal zoo. The 'Savannah' exhibit re-creates an entire habitat with theatrical flourish: elephants drinking at a watering hole, a jaguar holed up with its kill and vultures surveying the scene from above. Other highlights include a talking baobab tree in the 'Rainforest', a colossal sea elephant in the 'Arctic' and a condor with a 3m wingspan in the 'World of Birds'.
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Museumsmeile
Bonn's Museumsmeile, one of the country's finest museum clusters, sits opposite the government quarter, on the western side of the B9.
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Rheinisches LandesMuseum
South of the Hauptbahnhof, the completely revamped Rheinisches LandesMuseum now presents its rich collections in such themed exhibits as Epochs, Gods, and Power. Highlights include a 40,000-year-old Neanderthal skull and a rare blue Roman glass vessel from the 1st century AD. The museum restaurant enjoys a fine reputation.
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Schumannhaus
Fans of Robert Schumann (1810-56) might enjoy the small memorial exhibit in the Schumannhaus. It's in the former sanatorium he checked into following a suicide attempt in 1854.
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