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Libeskind Will Extend Berlin’s Jewish Museum Into Flower Market

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The New York-based architect Daniel Libeskind will take over a Berlin flower market to extend the Jewish Museum, his first major building, creating new space for a library, archives and education projects.  The Jewish Museum, the German government and the state of Berlin today agreed on the financing of the 10 million euro project ($13.2 million), according to a statement from Culture Minister Bernd Neumann. The government will provide 6 million euros, with the rest coming from private sponsors including the American Friends of the Jewish Museum Berlin, the museum said. more@Bloomberg.com

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