The sixth building on Berlin's Museum Island, the James Simon Gallery (James-Simon-Galerie) was designed by David Chipperfield and opened in 2019. It stands between the reconstructed Neues Museum and the Kupfergraben arm of the Spree, on the site of the former Packhof, a building by Karl Friedrich Schinkel that was demolished in 1938. Chipperfield's design takes its inspiration from the construction history of Museum Island itself.
The building serves as both a visitor centre and an art gallery. Its name honours the art patron Henri James Simon (1851–1932), whose lavish donations of important artworks and artifacts brought worldwide fame to the Berlin State Museums. Naming the gallery after a prolific Jewish donor is also meant to recognise other Jewish donors whose names were removed from German museums during the Third Reich.
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