German National Museum, Nuremberg, Germany

#September2025 Walking into the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Germanisches Nationalmuseum) in Nuremberg is like opening a three-dimensional history of German culture. The museum's collection is incredibly rich, ranging from medieval religious art and Baroque sculpture to modern design and crafts, layer upon layer, weaving together the history of the Germanic world. The most surprising thing is the museum's collection of "the world's oldest surviving globe." It's the Erdapfel, created by Martin Behaim in 1492. The globe depicts the imagination of people of that era—without America and a complete geographical concept, but filled with the romance of exploration and the unknown. Standing before that globe, shimmering with the colors of time, one can almost feel the curiosity and awe that people faced the world back then. Each exhibition hall is like a time capsule: ancient wooden icons, stained glass windows, manuscripts, and armor, quietly displayed under soft light, seem to tell the memory of a millennium of civilization. The modern exhibition area showcases contemporary art in a minimalist space, allowing history and the present to dialogue within the same museum. As you leave, sunlight filters through the glass exterior onto the stone floor, reflecting the city. At that moment, you understand that the German National Museum isn't just a place to preserve the past; it's a space where history continues to breathe in the present. 🌟 "In the German National Museum, every exhibit is a fragment of time, and that ancient globe quietly rotates, reflecting humanity's dream of exploring the world."