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Gemäldegalerie
Sweeping survey of Old Masters from Germany, Italy, France, Spain and
the Netherlands from the 13th to the 18th centuries.
Hamburger Bahnhof
Warhol, Beuys and Twombly are among the many legends aboard the
contemporary-art express at this former train station.
Sammlung Boros
Book ahead for tickets to see this stunning cutting-edge private collection
housed in a WWII bunker.
Martin-Gropius-Bau
First-rate travelling exhibits take up residence in this gorgeous
Renaissance-style building.
Best Single-Artist Galleries
Käthe-Kollwitz-Museum
Representative collection of works by Germany's greatest woman
artist, famous for her haunting depictions of war and human loss and suffering.
Liebermann-Villa am Wannsee
Charming exhibit set up in the lakeside summer home of the
great German impressionist and leading Berlin Secession founder Max Liebermann.
Dalí - Die Ausstellung
Private collection showcasing lesser-known drawings, illustrated
books and sculptures by the famous Catalán surrealist.
Best Artistic Genre Galleries
Classical Modernism at Museum Berggruen
Picasso, Klee and Giacometti form the heart of
this stunning collection donated to the city by Heinz Berggruen.
Surrealism at Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg
Across from Museum Berggruen, this space
delves into the fantastical worlds conjured up by Goya, Max Ernst, Magritte and other gi-
ants of the genre.
Romanticism at Alte Nationalgalerie
The 3rd floor of this venerable art temple is packed
with period masterpieces by such genre practitioners as Caspar David Friedrich, Karl
Friedrich Schinkel and Carl Blechen.
German Expressionism at the Brücke-Museum
Forest-framed gem focusing on works by
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and other members of the Bridge, Germany's
first modern-artist group.
Bauhaus Archiv
Offers comprehensive insight into the pioneering modernist school and its
main teachers and practitioners.