Visit the Humboldt Forum in Berlin’s reconstructed palace to explore world cultures, Asian art, ethnology, and Berlin’s global connections through several outstanding museums and exhibitions. The large Ethnological and Asian Art museums are the top attractions of the Humboldt Forum in the rebuilt Berlin Palace. Both museums have among the most important collections in the … Read more
The Ethnological Museum in Berlin displays one of the world’s largest collections of art and cultural artifacts from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania. Housed in the Humboldt Forum, it is one of the best museums in Germany for exploring civilizations beyond Europe. The Ethnologisches Museum in the Humboldt Forum displays the world-class ethnological collections … Read more
The Bode Museum on Museum Island in Berlin is home to one of the world’s largest collections of ancient sculptures, Byzantine art, and coins. The Bode Museum in Berlin displays one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of European sculptures from the Middle Ages, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, and Neoclassical periods. It also includes the Museum … Read more
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
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
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
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
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.
Caravaggio’s Amor Triumphant, two paintings by Vermeer, and 16 by Rembrandt are among the top art highlights in the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin.