By the time the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum on Museum Island (today the Bodemuseum) had opened in 1904, it was clear that the edifice was not large enough to host all of the art and archaeological treasures being excavated under German supervision.
Odată cu deschiderea Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum pe Insula Muzeelor (astăzi Bodemuseum) în 1904, era evident că edificiul nu era suficient de mare pentru a găzdui toate obiectele de artă și comorile arheologice care erau excavate sub supravegherea germană.