If you are considering going for a Berlin travel and you have an interest in art, history, and other related culture then you’ll do so well. Berlin is known as one of the most attractive art destinations in the Europe: numerous museums and galleries are opened in the city to offer the diverse chained of artistic visions. As promised in this blog post we are going to show you some impressions of lovely Berlin and some museums and galleries that you should definitely not miss.
1. Museum Island (Museumsinsel)
Museum Island is also a UNESCO site that lies in central Berlin where art lovers should visit. This unique complex is home to five world-class museums:
- The Pergamon Museum: is home to one of the world’s finest ancient collections such as the Pergamon Altar or the Ishtar Gate of Babylon.
- The Altes Museum: will present classical Greek and Roman art and artifacts, such as sculptures, jewels and ceramics.
- The Neues Museum: berthes an impressive bust of Neferneferu, Egyptian and prehistoric artefacts.
- The Bode Museum: A numismatic collection and sculptures, Byzantine pieces are also showcased at the museum.
- The Alte Nationalgalerie: contains materials in the art of the nineteenth century, including examples of Caspar David Friedrich and Auguste Renoir.
2. Berlinische Galerie
Founded in 1990, the Berlinische Galerie is a museum showing art of the period between 1870 and present with a special emphasis on Berlin. Visiting Lublin’s museum is the best option to get acquainted with the history of art in terms of the city. It consists of Paintings, sculptures, photographs, and some multimedia art installations.
3. Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum of Contemporary Art
The first building had been a train station; today, the Hamburger Bahnhof hosts Berlin’s most renowned contemporary art museum. Since its conception, the museum has a collection of pieces from the 1960s, comprising artists including Andy Warhol and Joseph Beuys. So it is essential not to lose sight of the collection of installations and the famous sculpture by Anselm Kiefer “The Last Judgement”.
4. Today – Collection of Old Masters and Paintings
If you like famous masterpieces of the classical art, this place is to your taste, and it is called Gemäldegalerie. One of the largest collections of European paintings of the 13th-18th centuries is presented in this museum. Featuring the old masters of the Renaissance, the Baroque period, and Romantic movement, there are paintings of Rembrandt, Vermeer, Rubens, Caravaggio, and others.
5. East Side Gallery
The East Side Gallery is technically not a museum, but rather an art installation, or an open air gallery if you will, that will let you watch as an anthropologist would the past several decades of the city of Berlin. Found at East Side Gallery, this gallery holds more than one hundred paintings from different artists from different parts of the globe. Every picture replays the theme of hope, freedom, and unity, which was the evidence of eastern Germany after the fall of the wall in 1989.
6. Bauhaus Archive Museum of Design
For lovers of design and architecture it will be interesting to visit Bauhaus-Archiv. This museum tells visitors about the history and impact of one of the most famous movements in the sphere of design – the Bauhaus. Learn more about the gallery, examining the furniture, art and photographs on display, as well as information regarding the Bauhaus movement of the 20th century.
7. Jewish Museum Berlin
Situated in a separate very fine architecture structure, the Jewish Museum records the history of Jewish people and Jewish culture in Germany. During this and the next centuries, the exhibits of the museum represent the traditions, the art of the Jewish people as well as their problems during the different historical periods.
Conclusion
The museums and galleries of Berlin are genuinely something special that will pin any visitor’s interest on art and culture. With such significant history beginning from the ancient world, modern and contemporary art, even history of the city, visitors can never be disappointed. Bear in mind that a few museums might need prior booking or, at least, different working hours. Stroll aimlessly and get the hang of the art works this pulsating city has to offer.
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