What an amazing museum! What a great collection of artifacts, especially if you are into guns and weaponry. My two sons and I had a great time in the museum and what a cool story about Mr. and Mrs. Berman. Highly recommend a visit! read more

If interested in firearms this place is a great find. We were very impressed with the collection and displays. There was also an Asian artifact section that had some interesting pieces. We got there late in the day and wanted to do both museums ... so we spent one hour in each. Could have spent 1.5-2 hours and really took time going through and reading the info. Great deal getting the two museum passport - it was only $12 for both. read more

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The Berman Museum has an Incredible amount of amazing war artifacts! It starts off with an American West section, an Arts of Asia section and then the World Wars I & II. Our first day in Anniston, Alabama we checked into our 1890's Parker House Airbnb. We then visited the Berman Museum. During WWII Colonel Farley Berman was an American intelligence agent and Germaine was a French intelligence agent. They spied on each other durring the war, fell in love than were married in 1945. They returned to Anniston, Alabama and remained there for the remainder of their lives. What an amazing collection of war artifacts they accumulated! read more

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This is a good museum. We spent about 2.5 hours at this one before walking to the other museum and that was plenty of time to look and read everything. This has a lot of art and history of the USA and other countries so this is a great place for history buffs and people who enjoy learning about the history of a few countries. The Berman's were spies and their story alone is quite interesting (I won't spoil it for you). The collection of artifacts is quite fast here and they do have a few hands on displays for the kids. I recommend you go ahead and plan this one into your day if you're already planning to visit the other museum on property. read more

The museum is nice and entertaining if you haven't taken your kids before. Other than that, you really don't want to go back to see the same things because they don't change anything. Pretty boring. read more

Very cool little museum. Some really interesting stuff inside. Especially if you like military history.

This museum is a reminder of the sacrifice our brave soldiers made to protect our free and sovereign land, country and democracy. This Berman Museum of World History is a wonderful collection featuring over 8000 artifacts. Most of Farley Berman's military service was spent in intelligence. Farley met his wife Germaine, who at the time was with the French intelligence service, while he was stationed in North Africa. They married in 1945. Over 40 years and thousands of miles of travel, together they amassed ancient treasures and objects from around the world. The Museum has four exhibit halls: American West, firearms and weapons from the Revolutionary war through Spanish American War, with particular emphasis on the American Civil War. Remington bronze sculptures, British cavalry and presentation swords, French weapons from the Royalist Period and unique artifacts which personally belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte. Arts of Asia as well as artifacts from India, Nepal, Southeast and Southwest Asia, Japan, and Korea. World War I and II rounds out the permanent halls. Also included are machine guns from the Spanish American War through WWII. read more

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This is one of those places you walk into and you say to yourself "wait, what city am I in again?" because it seems like this museum belongs in a metropolitan capital. However, yes, you are still in little old Anniston AL. It is honestly insane what all this humble museum has to spectate on: Hitler's silver set, Napoleon's toiletry set, crown jewels of the Czech monarchy, the Nazi invasion plans for England, and tons of more rare and original artifacts. It is worth spending quite some time here just to take it all in. I probably visit once a year or so and I am still never bored - not to mention the rotating exhibits help a lot! Right now they have one on the Korean War and local veterans who fought in it - go see it! read more

I'm not a big fan of museums, it's one of my few faults. However, I've now been to the Berman Museum a handful of times and must say, they have a lot of very neat stuff. It's a small museum with a lot of Chinese vases, art, and furniture, as well as an extensive WWII exhibit featuring Hitler's silver set and other memorabilia. It's interesting to see such valuable and rare items in such a small town museum! There's currently an exhibit about the Korean War and we went specifically to see that because my in-laws relative was involved with a very unique story. The exhibit was small but very well done. Downstairs they have a lot of miscellanies medieval and older items. It doesn't seem to follow much of a pattern but they're all very interesting things to look at. The cost of the museum isn't too bad, but I don't think it's a great activity for kids. There aren't many interactive or child centered exhibits. There's a tiny gift stand in the foyer but other than that, it's a pretty simple, straightforward museum that's worth checking out if you're in the area. read more

This is a wonderfully extensive and impressive collection of art, cultural curiousities, and weaponry. A surprising jewel in the middle of a very rural area. Definitely worth going out of your way for. read more

I walked through for the first time in a long time and was amazed at everything they have in this museum! I highly recommend this as a must see! read more

Well worth a visit for anyone with even a mild interest in world history. I've been multiple times and always enjoy it. A shockingly extraordinary collection. Most major city museums would be envious of the Berman collection. Do yourself a favor and visit sometime when you're passing through or near Anniston. read more

I have been going to Berman Museum since I was a small child. They always have wonderful updated exhibits. I have seen some of my favorites here like the mummy exhibit and the dinosaur/paleontologist exhibit. I enjoy history and this museum is full of many random extra tidbits of information you might find interesting! Never a disappointment. read more