The best art galleries in Berlin showcase historical and contemporary masterpieces by some of the world’s most notable artists. Some significant artworks are found in the galleries of Berlin’s famous art museums while others are well-kept inside curated 20th-century arthouses.

Seeing the rhythmic swing of Sir Simon Rattle’s baton, the functional forms of Bauhaus, and an entire room of Rembrandts are among the top cultural things to do in Berlin. Immerse yourself in the art of ancient Greece and the collections of Vermeer, or get pleasantly lost inside one of Berlin’s most original art galleries.

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    The Picture Gallery

    Important collections of European paintings

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    The Picture Gallery (Gemäldegalerie) in Berlin is an art lovers’ go-to destination in the German capital. The landmark building on Matthäikirchplatz features galleries of European 13th-18th-century masterpieces. Most notable is the impressive 72-room Old Master collection featuring the masterpieces of legendary artists, the likes of Vermeer, Titian, Goya, and Rubens.

    The gallery's centrepiece is the octagonal Rembrandt room, showcasing 16 of the namesake Dutch painter’s most thought-provoking canvases. Look for the enigmatic portrait of his lover Hendrickje Stoffels and the biblical Susanna and the Elders.

    Ubicación: Stauffenbergstrasse 40, 10785 Berlin, Germany

    Horarios: Tuesday–Friday from 10 am to 6 pm, Saturday–Monday from 11 am to 6 pm

    Teléfono: +49 (0)302 66424242

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    Pergamon Museum

    Architectural monuments from Greek and Roman antiquity

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    The Pergamon Museum (Pergamonmuseum) in Berlin is where tales of ancient civilisations come alive. As one of the must-visit museums in the German capital, the complex houses ancient Roman and Greek art collections as well as artefacts from Babylon and Persia. The museum was built between 1910 and 1930 in a 20th-century classicist style.

    Go back to ancient Greece scaling the 160 BC Pergamon Altar and pondering its marble frieze depicting a battle between the gods and giants. Nearby, mythical dragons and aurochs guard the dazzlingly blue Ishtar Gate, once the entrance to Babylon.

    Ubicación: Bodestraße 1-3, 10178 Berlin, Germany

    Horarios: Tuesday–Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm (closed on Mondays)

    Teléfono: +49 (0)302 66424242

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    Hamburger Bahnhof

    An art museum in a 19th-century railway station

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    Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart is one of Berlin’s most original art galleries. The art museum and gallery occupies the echoing halls of a 19th-century railway station by the Nordhafen River.

    Today, the crowd-puller at the gallery is the Marx Collection. Don’t miss highlights like Andy Warhol’s silk-screened portrait of Chairman Mao and Joseph Beuys’ thought-provoking Tram Stop or Straßenbahnhaltestelle, an art installation based upon Beuys' childhood memories of a tram stop in Kleve on Nassauer Allee.

    Ubicación: Invalidenstraße 50-51, 10557 Berlin, Germany

    Horarios: Tuesday–Friday from 10 am to 6 pm, Saturday and Sunday from 11 am to 6 pm

    Teléfono: +49 (0)302 66424242

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    Bauhaus Archiv

    Showcase of the Bauhaus school of art and design

    Bauhaus Archiv

    Bauhaus Archiv is a museum where you can discover and learn more about the Bauhaus school of architecture, design, and art. Nothing shaped 20th-century German art and architecture more than the geometric forms and functional aesthetic of the Bauhaus German art school (1919-1933).

    Discover your inner designer at Walter Gropius’ Bauhaus Archiv, with its well-curated collection of original, fine, and applied arts by Bauhaus pioneers like Klee and Kandinsky. Construction work and upgrades are known to take place, so it's a good idea to check their website before going.

    Ubicación: Klingelhöferstraße 14, 10785 Berlin, Germany

    Teléfono: +49 (0)302 540020

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    Käthe-Kollwitz-Museum

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    Housed in an elegant 19th-century villa, the little-known yet exceptional Käthe-Kollwitz-Museum zooms in on German expressionist artist Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945). War, hunger and death are dark recurring themes in her emotive lithographs, paintings and woodcuts, like Bread! (1924) and War (1922-23).

    Ubicación: Fasanenstraße 24, 10719 Berlin, Germany

    Teléfono: +49 30 8825210

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    Museum Berggruen

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    Cubist landscapes appear to leap off the canvas at the Picasso and his Time collection, Museum Berggruen’s star attraction. Take time to contemplate 100 of the Spanish master’s paintings, sculptures and early sketches. Seated Harlequin and Houses on a Hill are must-sees.

    Ubicación: Schlossstrasse 1, 14059 Berlin, Germany

    Teléfono: +49 30 266424242

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