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Bauhaus Archiv - Museum für Gestaltung
Category: Art Museums - Berlin Attractions & Activities
Address: Klingelhöferstraße 13-14, Berlin 10785
Museum closed until October 2009 for renovations. Housed in a contemporary white building, this museum is dedicated to the designs of the talented artists of the Bauhaus school. Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus school, hired a group of well-known artists to teach in his school. Today, exhibits display the various items that were created from...
Category: Art Museums - Berlin Attractions & Activities
Address: Bussardsteig 9, Berlin 14195
Works exhibited in this intriguing museum are devoted to the six expressionist painters who made up the group known as Die Brücke (The Bridge). The group began in 1905 in Dresden and was proficient until 1913. Today, visitors may view the colorful artwork as the vivid paintings boldly bask in the sunlight. Two of the four rooms in the museum show...
Category: Art Museums - Berlin Attractions & Activities
Address: Schlossstraße 1A, Berlin 14059
Three floors of Art Nouveau and Art Deco works are showcased in this relaxing museum, and some pieces are even displayed in fully furnished rooms. Porcelain, paintings, and several items of furniture were part of Karl Bröhan's collection and date as far back as 1890. Paintings by Hans Baluschek and portraits by Willy Jaeckel are additional...
Category: Art Museums - Berlin Attractions & Activities
Address: Unter den Linden 13-15, Deutsche Bank, Berlin 10117
Despite being one of the smallest branches of the Guggenheim, this facility is a must-see for any art-lover. It hosts a handful of significant exhibitions each year, some commissioned by contemporary artists and others showcasing the work of figures like Warhol and Picasso. The ultra-sleek gallery was designed by Richard Gluckman and derives its...
Category: Art Museums - Berlin Attractions & Activities
Address: Matthäikirchplatz 4/6, Berlin 10785
Large exhibits representing a variety of renowned artists are on display at this museum, which also features French, Dutch, English and German artwork from the 13th through the 18th centuries. Among the more noteworthy pieces showcased are "Fountain of Youth" by Lucas Cranach, "Leda with the Swan" by Correggio, and the largest museum collection of...
Category: Art Museums - Berlin Attractions & Activities
Address: Sensburger Allee 25, Berlin 14055
The works displayed in this studio were created in the 1920s by renowned sculptor Georg Kolbe. Visitors can clearly see a transformation in the mood of his sculptures as they reflect the happier times of his early years and the less colorful times during the rule of the Nazi regime in his latter years. Most of the sculptures by Kolbe represent the...
Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum für Gegenwart
Category: Art Museums - Berlin Attractions & Activities
Address: Invalidenstraße 50, Berlin 10557
Located in the massive confines of a renovated train station (Hamburger Bahnhof), this museum features works by many famous artists. Most items on display come from the inherited Erich Marx Collection. Elsewhere in the museum are exhibited pieces by artists such as Amseln Kiefer, Andy Warhol and Bruce Nauman. During the evening hours, brilliant...
Category: Art Museums - Berlin Attractions & Activities
Address: Herbert-von-Karajan-Str. 10, Berlin 10785
From the medieval to the Art Deco periods, on display is the finest collection of European crafts and arts. The museum is several levels, and displays an array of religious goldsmith pieces, as well as stained glass and other art. U-BAHN or S-BAHN: Potsdamer Platz
Category: Art Museums - Berlin Attractions & Activities
Address: Fasanenstraße 24, Berlin 10719
Housed in a cottage that dates to 1871, this private museum first opened in 1986. It displays the expressive works of Käthe Kollwitz, who includes among her meaningful motifs the subjects of life, death and poverty. Her strong feelings about these subjects are illustrated through lithographs, sculptures, drawings and graphics. U-BAHN:...
Category: Art Museums - Berlin Attractions & Activities
Address: Potsdamer Strasse 50, Berlin 10785
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe designed the unique glass-and-steel structure that houses this fascinating museum. Most prominently on display are numerous works dating to the 19th and 20th centuries. German Expressionism by Kirchner and Heckel is highlighted too, alongside "classic modern" pieces by Dali, Picasso, Dix and Kokoschka. After viewing the...
