New National Galery

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This is a space given over to art in an environment which exudes art. This impressive building of iron and glass was designed in 1968 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

It is a building which has shown examples of the most important artistic trends of the 20th century.

And in addition to the treasures found in the permanent collection, it houses works by modern and contemporary international artists.

There is also a garden of sculptures, an open-air gallery whose exhibits include ´The Archer` by the British sculptor Henry Moore, ´Tetes et queue`, Heads and tail, by the American Alexander Calder and the piece ´Gudari` by Eduardo Chillida.

The central point of the exhibition is taken up by the German expressionists, among the works on view is one of Berlin’s most famous paintings, ´Potsdamer Platz` by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. In addition, there is a varied selection of works by other artists like Eduard Munch, Pablo Picasso, Juan Gris, Paul Gauguin, Oskar Kokoschka, Klee, Kandinsky, Miró, Dalí and Giacometti. Interesting temporary exhibitions are also put on here.

This all makes for a very arty visit.

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INFORMATION

History (1A)

Play & Tour (0)

History - 1920s to First World War (1C)

History - Origins: The 1920s (1B)

ESSENTIAL

Alexander Platz Square (22)

Brandenburg Gate (3)

Commemorative Monument of The Wall (Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer) (57)

Gotic Church of Kaiser William (35)

Palace of Charlottenburg (34)

Reichstag (46)

Spandau District (59)

Bebel Platz Square (8)

Breitscheidplatz Square (36)

East Side Gallery (56)

Kreuzberg District (54)

Pariser Square (4)

Reichstag Cupola (46A)

Television Tower (Fernsehturm) (23)

Bellevue Palace (44)

Charlottenburg District (33)

Friedrichshain District (55)

Mitte District (2)

Potsdamer Square (48)

Saint Nicholas District (Nikolaiviertel) (28)

Tiergarten District (41)

Berlin Cathedral (21)

Checkpoint Charlie (49)

Gendarmenmarkt (7)

New Guard (11)

Red Town Hall (Rotes Rathaus) (26)

Siegessäule - Victory Column (43)

Zehlendorf District (52)

INTERESTING

Auditorium (Konzerthaus) (7C)

Church of Saint Nicholas (Nikolaikirche) (29)

Friedrichswerdersche Church (31)

Humboldt University (10)

National Library (12)

Saint Hedwig's Cathedral (9)

Unter Den Linden Street (6)

Berlin Sculpture (37)

Ephraim Palace (30)

Funkturmz (40)

KaDeWe - Department Store (38)

National Opera House (Staatsoper) (13)

Soviet Monument (Sowjetisches Ehrenmal) (51)

Berlin Zoo (42)

Fountain of Neptune (Neptunbrunnen) (25)

German Church (Deutscher Dom) (7B)

Kurfürstendamm Avenue (39)

New National Library (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin) (50)

The Holocaust Monument (5)

Church of Saint Maria (Marienkirche) (24)

French Church (Franzoischer Dom) (7A)

House of World Cultures (45)

Marx-Engels Forum (27)

Pfaueninsel Palace (53)

The New Synagoge (32)

MUSEUM

Alte Nationalgalerie (19)

Island of Museums (15)

Pergamon Museum (18)

Altes Museum (16)

Jewish Museum (Jüdisches Museum) (58)

Zeughaus and German History Museum (14)

Anne Frank Centre (60)

Neues Museum (17)

Bode Museum (20)

New National Galery (47)