Art museums in Berlin

The Pergamon Museum in Berlin is one of the largest museums in Germany. The museum showcases some of the world's most important collections of historical artifacts and art. The museum's collections are divided into three main thematic sections. The most iconic one is the Antiquity Collection, which

Artworks dating back to the 13th - 18th centuries are on display in the Gemäldegalerie, housed in a fairly modern-looking building. Some of the highlights include works by Michelangelo, Rembrandt, and Botticelli. The museum's collections are arranged in a chronological order, making it quite easy to

Köpenick Palace is a unique baroque palace that is surrounded by water. It was built by the Hohenzollern electors of Brandenburg and is located on an island in the Dahme river. This location adds to the charm and beauty of the palace, making it a picturesque spot for visitors.

Reminiscent of an ancient Greek temple and a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site, the Old National Gallery (Alte Nationalgalerie) in Berlin houses a huge collection of art of various styles and movements. The collection contains works of the Neoclassical and Romantic movements (by artists such as

Situated in a converted air-raid shelter, Sammlung Boros is a private collection that contains more than 500 works of contemporary art - including pieces by Damian Hirst. The bunker can be accessed only in small groups with a guide - the visit has to be booked in advance.

Museum Berggruen in Berlin is a museum with a collection of modern art classics, called the Berggruen collection, named after the art collector Heinz Berggruen. At the heart of the collection are the more than 100 works by Pablo Picasso and more than 60 paintings by Paul Klee. Henri Matisse is repre

The Berlin Film Museum or Museum of Film and Television Berlin is one of the six film museums in Germany. The entire history of German film is shown in the museum from the 18th century to the present. Furthermore, German actress Marlene Dietrich occupies a special place in the museum and it features

The Martin-Gropius-Bau, previously used as a museum for applied art, is an exhibition building and art hall in Berlin. The building is intended for large exhibitions with a temporary character, but also the presentation of archaeological collections, linking these to current issues and discourses. U

The James Simon Gallery is a visitor center and art gallery situated in a central location on Museum Island in Berlin, Germany. It is nestled between the reconstructed Neues Museum and the Kupfergraben arm of the Spree river. This strategic location makes it easily accessible and a convenient starting point for exploring the rich cultural heritage of Museum Island.

Built in 1904, the Bode Museum is housed in a historical building and holds collections of ancient art, items from the Byzantine and Gothic eras and the world's largest numismatic collection. After being known as the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum up until 1956, the museum was renamed after its curator -

located in a former industrial hall, the Berlinische Galerie exhibits works from the Berliner Sezession, such as Max Liebermann, Lovis Corinth and Lesser Ury, Eastern European Avant-garde, such as Naum Gabo and El Lissitzky, New Objectivity, such as Otto Dix, George Grosz, Christian Schad and Hannah

The Liebermann-Villa am Wannsee is the summer house of Max Liebermann, who was a German painter and printmaker of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry, and one of the leading proponents of Impressionism in Germany. It is located directly at the shores of Lake Wannsee. Since 2006 the Liebermann Villa is accessi

The exhibition venue for photography and visual media shows works by renowned artists, promotes emerging talent and accompanies children, youths and adults on their journeys of discovery through our visual culture.

The Kathe Kollwitz Museum in Berlin houses the biggest collection of the German artist Kathe Kollwitz. The building itself used to be a residential villa but got partially destroyed during WWII and reopened as the Kathe Kollwitz Museum in 1986. Kathe Kollwitz is one of the most influential artists i

The Brohan Museum is a small museum in Berlin that is housed in a late-neoclassical building. The collection was compiled by Karl H. Bröhan, who collected works of art belonging to Art Nouveau and Art Deco. The artists of the Berlin Sezession movement in particular are well represented. The museum a

Over 1300 meters long, this is the longest still-standing section of the Berlin Wall - one of the most prominent symbols of the division of Europe by the Iron Curtain after the Second World War. With over 100 open-air paintings, The Wall Museum East Side Gallery is said to commemorate the gaining of

The Brücke Museum is a museum in Berlin located in the area of Berlin-Dahlem, in the vicinity of the former workshop of the sculptor Arno Breker. The collection consists of contemporary art with works by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and others. The museum holds around 400 paintings and sculptures and sever

With more than 450 original exhibits, Dali - The Exhibition at Potsdamer Platz offers an insight into Dalí’s oeuvre and into the virtuosity and mastership in almost every technique. The museum features an overview of his graphic works, but also shows work portfolios, illustrated books, sculptures, m

The Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum für Gegenwart is a museum of contemporary art in Berlin that is located in a former railway station called the Hamburger Bahnhof. The Hamburger Bahnhof collection is part of the modern art collection of the Nationalgalerie. The collection includes works by Joseph Beuys

Designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, this building is one of the finest examples of the Neoclassical Architecture in Berlin. Being fully dedicated to classical antiquity, the Altes Museum houses several thousands of historically and culturally important artefacts. Its chronologically divided areas i

The Museum für Fotografie (The Photography Museum Berlin) is a museum in Berlin dedicated to photography. The museum is also home to the Helmut Newton Foundation photo collection, dedicated to the work of German-Australian photographer Helmut Newton. It has changing exhibitions of work by Newton. Th

The Kupferstichkabinett, also known as the Museum of Prints and Drawings, is situated in Berlin, Germany. It forms part of the Berlin State Museums and is located in the Kulturforum on Potsdamer Platz. This location is easily accessible and is a significant cultural hub in the city.

The Neue Nationalgalerie is the Berlin art museum of the twentieth century with an art collection from classical and modern to the art of the sixties. The museum is located at the Kulturforum. The museum building with its square shape was designed by the famous functionalist architect Ludwig Mies va

The Kunstgewerbemuseum is the Museum of Applied Art of Berlin. The headquarters is part of the Kulturforum Berlin and is part of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. The museum shows the development of arts and crafts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the present. All style periods are represented with

The Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg Museum (Collection Scharf-Gerstenberg) in Berlin shows art from French romanticism to surrealism, housed in Stülerbau-Ost (Eastern Stüler Building). The collection includes paintings, graphics and sculptures from the Stiftung Sammlung Dieter Scharf zur Erinnerung an O

Named after the famous Berlin painter Max Liebermann (a German painter and printmaker and one of the leading proponents of Impressionism in Germany), who lived here from 1892 to 1935, the building has been home to the Brandenburg Tor Foundation since 2000. It is dedicated to aesthetic education, org

The Museum chronicles the product culture of the 20th & 21st centuries, a culture marked by mass production & industrial manufacturing. At the core of our institution is the archive of the Deutsche Werkbund. Founded in 1907, this group of German artists, designers & manufacturers was one of the lead

The KW Institute for Contemporary Art is a contemporary art center in Berlin’s Mitte District that was founded in the early 1990s. It is a center for the introduction of recent developments in national and international contemporary culture. The museum has no permanent collections, only temporary on

The Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin is Germany's national exhibition center for modern non-European art. Art exhibitions, concerts, dance and theater performances and lectures on non-European art are held here. It was originally a conference hall, donated by the United States. The building was

The Märkisches Museum in Berlin presents a variety of objects on the culture and history of Berlin. The permanent exhibition „Here is Berlin!“ invites you to take a walk through Berlin's streets and neighborhoods, where visitors experience how Berlin has changed over the centuries. „Ask your city!“

The Museum Pankow is a museum with two sites: Prenzlauer Allee and Heynstraße. Location Heynstraße is the former home of the manufacturer Fritz Heyn and features an exhibition on upper-middle class living in 1900, still with many decorations and furniture in their original state. The decoration and

The Georg Kolbe Museum in Berlin is a museum with a focus on classical modernism and contemporary art. It is housed in the former studio house of the German figure sculptor Georg Kolbe (1877-1947) and was opened in 1950. The museum and museum garden feature the Georg Kolbe sculpture collection. Furt

The Museum Der Stille (The Museum of Silence) in Berlin was founded in 1994 by the Russian painter Nikolai Georgievich Makarov with the aim of enabling people in the middle of the city to enjoy peace and contemplation. This intention was realized through a special interior design and the exhibition

The Berlin Art Library (Kunstbibliothek Berlin) is located on the Kulturforum in Berlin-Tiergarten and is one of Germany's leading institutions specializing in the literature of Art History. It holds around 400,000 volumes. It mainly acquires and researches scientific literature on the history of Eu

The Deutsche Bank KunstHalle was an exhibition space in the Berlin headquarters of Deutsche Bank until 2018. The program focused on international contemporary art.

The Villa Oppenheim, or Villa Sorgenfrei, is a villa in Berlin that is built in the style of the Renaissance Revival architecture. Built in 1881, it was the summer residence for Margarete Oppenheim and Otto Georg Oppenheim (a German lawyer and member of the Preußisches Obertribunal). Since 2012 Vill

The Museum for Architectural Drawing (Museum für Architekturzeichnung) in Berlin is a private museum run by the Tchoban Foundation. Every year, it presents around three to four exhibitions that are compiled from the Tchoban Foundation's collection or borrowed through collaborations with other museum

The Museum of Asian Art (Museum für Asiatische Kunst) in Berlin houses some 20,000 Asian artifacts, making it one of the largest museums of ancient Asian art in the world. The permanently exhibited collection includes works of art from 4000 BC. to contemporary art. The Museum of Asian Art was one of

The Abguss-Sammlung Antiker Plastik of the Free University of Berlin comprises about 2100 casts of Greek and Roman sculpture. Today's exhibition provides a comprehensive overview of the history and manifestations of Greek and Roman sculpture. The chronological arc extends from the Cycladic culture o

The Kupferstichkabinett in Berlin (Museum of Prints and Drawings) is a prints museum. The collection of graphic works, drawings, engravings, etchings, watercolors, manuscripts, book illustrations and oil sketches, which is considered one of the four most important collections in the world, comprises

Get ready for endless fun and creativity at IKONO Berlin, the city's newest immersive experience located in Alexanderplatz. At IKONO, art, play, and the unexpected blend together to offer you an unforgettable adventure filled with self-discovery, interactivity, and joy at every turn. Step into 14

The Keramik-Museum Berlin (KMB) (Museum of Ceramics Berlin) is a museum in Berlin where in special exhibitions, design classics and works by well-known ceramists are exhibited. The collection consists mainly of 19th and 20th century objects, including works by Peter Behrens, Charles Crodel, Margaret

The Monsterkabinett in Berlin is a place full of strange art and mechanical robot-monsters. It is an automated theater with the surreal creatures crated from various waste materials.

Sammlung Hoffman in Berlin is run by Erika Hoffmann who lives with her collection of contemporary art in Berlin. Every Saturday she opens her home to the public. Each July, the selection of works is being rearranged, according to a different themes.

The Puppet Theatre Museum in Berlin (Puppentheater-Museum) is a Museum of Puppets (museum of marionettes and other theatrical puppets) in Berlin. As well as a continuous theatre performances, the museum also offers workshops for children.