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Rotunda with Greek sculptures in the Altes Museum in Berlin

Visit and Buy Tickets for the Altes Museum in Berlin on Museum Island

The Altes Museum has Germany’s most impressive collection of classical Greek, Etruscan, and Roman antiquities.
Caspar David Friedrich Alte Nationalgalerie Berlin

Visit the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin to See 19th Century Art

The Greek-temple-inspired Alte Nationalgalerie is home to Berlin’s vast collection of 19th century art.
Caspar David Friedrich -- Infinite Landscapes (Unendliche Landschaften) is a special exhibition in the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin from 19 April to 4 August 2024.

2024 Berlin: Caspar David Friedrich Exhibition in the Alte Nationalgalerie

Tickets for the Caspar David Friedrich — Infinite Landscapes (Unendliche Landschaften) in the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin are selling out fast – longer opening hours were announced.
Musikinstrumenten-Museum in Berlin

Visit the Musical Instruments Museum in Berlin

Around 800 musical instruments are on display in the Musikinstrumenten-Museum in Berlin.
The Barberini Faun (Barberinischer Faun), also Sleeping Satyr or Drunken Satyr, is the best-known sculpture in the Glyptothek in Munich

Where to See Art in Munich Museums and Galleries

Which museum and gallery should I visit to see the best art in Munich?
The German war cemetery near Mont St Michel has the graves of 12,000 German soldiers who died during the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War.

Visit the German Ossuary War Cemetery at Huisnes-sur-Mer Normandy

A large German war cemetery near Mont St Michel — the ossuary at Huisnes-sur-mer — has the graves of 12,000 German soldiers who died during the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War. The German Ossuary at Huisnes-sur-Mer near the hugely popular UNESCO World Cultural Heritage listed site of Mont St Michel in Normandy, … Read more
Rubens: Paintings in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich

Visit the Alte Pinakothek in Munich to See Old Master Paintings

The Alte Pinakothek in Munich is one of the world’s best collections of Old Master paintings including art by Dürer, Da Vinci, and 72 by Rubens.
The top paintings in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich include a self-portrait by Dürer, 72 works by Rubens, and the only Da Vinci in Germany.

See Top Paintings in the Alte Pinakothek Art Museum in Munich

What is the top paintings in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich? Dürer’s self-portrait, the only Leonardo da Vinci in Germany, or one of the 72 works by Rubens?
Franz Marc: Rotes und blaues Pferd -- included in the largest collection of Blue Rider (Der Blaue Reiter) paintings in the world in the Lenbachhaus Art Museum in Munich.

See Blue Rider (Der Blaue Reiter) Art in the Lenbachhaus Munich

The Lenbachhaus art museum in München owns the world’s largest collection of The Blue Rider (Der Blaue Reiter) artworks.
The Glyptothek in Munich is dedicated only to sculptures from antiquity and is one of the world's best museum collections of Greek and Roman art.

Visit the Glyptothek Museum of Sculptures from Antiquity in Munich

Visit the Glyptothek in Munich to enjoy the fantastic collection of Greek and Roman sculptures and portraits.
The Greek and Roman sculptures in the Glyptothek in Munich are of exceptionally high quality with top highlights including the Barberini Faun (Drunken Satyr), Ilioneus, and the almost complete Kouros of Tenea.

See Top-Quality Greek and Roman Sculptures in the Glyptothek in Munich

The manspreading Barberini Faun, or Drunken Satyr, is the most famous of the Greek and Roman sculptures from antiquity in the Glyptothek in Munich.
Malle Babbe (detail) on display in the Frans Hals Exhibition in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam 2024

2024: Frans Hals Exhibition in Berlin (Gemäldegalerie)

Around 70 paintings by Frans Hals are on display in special exhibitions in Berlin, London, and Amsterdam in 2023 and 2024. Tickets are cheapest for the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin.
Munich towers

Save with the Munich City Tour Card on Transportation and Tickets

Tourists traveling in München in Germany can save on transportation ticket costs and sightseeing admission fees by using the Munich City Tour Card. Getting around in Munich (München) is very easy using the vast and efficient public transportation system that combines S-Bahn and U-Bahn trains, buses, and trams into a smooth network. Various transportation cards … Read more
Buses at Weeze Airport (NRN), Germany

By Bus from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Cities in the Netherlands

Traveling to Weeze Airport near Düsseldorf from cities and towns in the Netherlands became more expensive and complicated in recent years as regular airport shuttle vans and buses stopped such services leaving the train the only public transportation option. Private transfer services are best reserved in advance and likely will be more expensive than the … Read more
Weeze Airport (NRN) in Germany

By Bus from Weeze Airport to Duisburg, Moers and Essen, Germany

The previous Airport Shuttle Express / Cox Taxi service to Moers, Duisburg and Essen from Weeze Airport was suspended. It is uncertain if it will resume. See By Train to Weeze Airport for alternatives when traveling from Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Moers, Essen and other Ruhr cities to NRN. By Train from Airport Weeze to Duisburg and … Read more
Rijksmuseum Vermeers

Amsterdam: Online Time-Slot Ticket Reservations Essential for Top Sights

Online time-slot ticket reservations are essential to see top sights in Amsterdam such as the Anne Frank House, Van Gogh Museum, and Rijksmuseum — tickets are no longer sold on-site. An increasing number of top sights and museums in Amsterdam no longer sell tickets onsite making it essential to buy time-slot reservation tickets online in … Read more
Hallstatt seen from the Lake

Driving to UNESCO-Listed Hallstatt in Austria

The picturesque Austrian village Hallstatt is on the UNESCO World Heritage list and a pleasant day trip by car from Salzburg or a stop en route when driving to Vienna. Hallstatt is a small, picturesque village with a beautiful location between the Dachstein Mountains and the Hallstätter See Lake in the Salzburger Land region of … Read more
Claude Monet, Special temporary exhibition in September 2024 – January 2025, Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin

2024: Berlin State Museums – Special Temporary Exhibitions

In 2024, the Berlin state museums and national galleries will stage several temporary exhibitions to complement the astonishingly good permanent collections.
In 2024, the Kupferstichkabinett in Berlin has special exhibitions of Modernist art saved from destruction in the 1930s, original Impressionist prints and graphics, and drawings of Renaissance Rome.

2024: Special Prints Exhibitions in the Berlin Kupferstichkabinett

In 2024, the Kupferstichkabinett in Berlin has special exhibitions of Modernist art saved from destruction in the 1930s, original Impressionist prints, and drawings of Renaissance Rome. In 2024, the Kupferstichkabinett in Berlin’s Kulturforum will stage several special temporary exhibitions of prints, drawings, and other graphic art on paper. The Rescued Modernism exhibition shows some of … Read more
Top special exhibitions in the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin in 2024 include Zerreißprobe (art from 1945 to 2000), Josephine Baker, and Nan Goldin.

2024: Berlin Neue Nationalgalerie – Special Temporary Exhibitions

Art from the second half of the 20th century and Josephine Baker are the top exhibitions in the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin in 2024.