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Gemäldegalerie Berlin’s best art museum, the Gemäldegalerie focuses on European art of the 13th to 19th centuries, such as Caravaggio’s Cupid Victorious, and works by Dürer, Rembrandt and Rubens . Neue Nationalgalerie The
National Gallery’s collection includes modern German art and classics
of the 20th century. It often holds spectacular temporary exhibitions.
Alte Nationalgalerie The
Old National Gallery, built by Friedrich August Stüler in 1866–76 on
the Museumsinsel, has been completely restored. Today it holds a
collection of 19th-century (and mainly German) paintings, including
works by Adolf von Menzel, Wilhelm Leibl, Max Liebermann and Arnold
Böcklin. The gallery also has sculptures by Schadow, Rauch and Reinhold
Begas. Hamburger Bahnhof A
“museum of the present day”, the historic Hamburg Station houses modern
paintings, installations and multi-media art. One of its highlights is
the Erich Marx Collection, with works by Joseph Beuys. Apart from famous
artists like Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons and Robert Rauschenberg, it also
owns works by Anselm Kiefer, Sandro Chiao and others. Museum Berggruen Heinz
Berggruen, born in Berlin in 1914, emigrated but returned to Berlin in
1996. His collection, including works from Picasso’s “blue period”, is
based in a historic building by Stüler. Bauhaus-Archiv Few
schools have exercised as much influence on 20th-century architecture
and design as the Bauhaus, founded in 1919 by Walter Gropius. On show in
the museum are furniture, sketches, everyday objects and paintings. Klingelhöferstr. 14 10am–5pm Wed–Mon Admission charge
Deutsche Guggenheim Sponsored by the Deutsche Bank, the museum hosts temporary exhibitions, often showing modern art from the US. Berlinische Galerie Huge
collections of mostly German, east European and Russian painters,
photographers, graphic designers and architects from the 20th century,
such as Baselitz, Grosz and Kirchner. Alte Jakobstr. 124–128 030 78 90 26 00 10am–6pm Wed–Mon Admission charge
Bröhan-Museum A
collection of Art-Nouveau and Art-Deco objects from around Europe is on
display at this small museum. There are also paintings by Berlin
artists. Kupferstichkabinett Five
centuries of prints and calligraphies, including works by Botticelli,
Dürer, Rembrandt, Goya, Daumier and the Dutch Old Masters.
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