Visit the Best State Museums and National Galleries in Berlin
The state museums and national galleries in Berlin display some of the world’s top art and cultural collections.
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Berlin State Museums Guides & Exhibition Archive
The Berlin State Museums exhibit impressive world-class collections of antiquities, historic objects, and fine art. The Pergamon Museum and Neues Museum are traditionally the most popular historic museums in Berlin, while the Neue Nationalgalerie (20th-century art) and the Gemäldegalerie (Old Masters paintings) are the top art galleries. The main museum locations in Berlin are on … Read more
Berlin Modern – New National Gallery 20th-Century Art Museum
Although completion is still a good five years away, the Berlin Modern, the new museum for the National Gallery’s 20th-century art collection, has announced new exhibition plans and ideas for the Nationalgalerie in Kulturforum.
Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin: Mies van der Rohe’s Modern Art Museum
Visit the Mies van der Rohe-designed Neue Nationalgalerie (New National Gallery) in Berlin to see modern, 20th-century art exhibitions. The Neue Nationalgalerie in the Kulturforum area is home to Berlin’s vast collection of 20th-century modern art. This architectural masterpiece by Mies van der Rohe is an interesting venue for displaying modern art. The huge glass-walled … Read more
2023: Berlin Neue Nationalgalerie Special Temporary Exhibitions
In 2023, the top exhibitions in the Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin will change from the first half of the 20th century to post-Second World War Western art. The Neue Nationalgalerie (New National Gallery) in Berlin is home to twentieth-century art. However, a lack of exhibition space means that the current display of art from the period … Read more
Pergamon Museum Berlin Closed from 2023 to 2027
The Pergamon Museum in Berlin is closed from 23 October 2023 until a partly reopening in mid-2027 — some top items will be displayed in other museums and venues. Re-opening 2027: The reopening of the Pergamon Museum is scheduled for 4 June 2027. Berlin’s Pergamon Museum on the Museumsinsel (Museum Island) closed completely to visitors on … Read more
See the Pergamon Altar Asisi Panorama Painting in Berlin
Pergamonmuseum Das Panorama allows visitors a close-up view of sculptures and reliefs from the Pergamon Altar (while the main museum remains closed) and Yadegar Asisi’s panoramic painting in Berlin. Re-opening 2027: The reopening of the Pergamon Museum is scheduled for 4 June 2027. See Pergamon Museum Berlin: Reopening in 2027 and Visitor Guide for what … Read more
Pergamon Museum Berlin: Reopening in 2027 and Visitor Guide
The Pergamon Museum, with its Greek altar temple from antiquity, the Ishtar Gate from Babylon, and Islamic art, is traditionally the most popular museum in Berlin. Re-opening 2027: The Pergamon Museum is currently closed, but will partly reopen on 4 June 2027, with the Pergamon Altar again on display. The Pergamon Museum on Museum Island … Read more
Italian Masterpieces in the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin
Caravaggio’s Amor Victorious is the top Italian painting in the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin but other top works are by Fra Angelico, Botticelli, Titian, Raphael, Canaletto, and Tiepolo.
Best Paintings and Top Highlights in the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin
Caravaggio’s Amor Triumphant, two paintings by Vermeer, and 16 by Rembrandt are among the top art highlights in the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin.