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Berlin is an edgy city, from its fashion to its architecture to its charged political history. The Berlin Wall is a sobering reminder of the hyper-charged postwar atmosphere, and yet the graffiti art that now covers its remnants has become symbolic of social progress. Check out the Weltzeituhr (world time) Clock, topped by a model of the solar system, then turn back time by dining at the historic Zur Letzten Instanz, a 16th century restaurant that was frequented by Napoleon and Beethoven.
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2. Kathe Kollwitz Museum
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4.5 based on 228 reviews
Museum featuring the works of artist and pacifist Kathe Kollwitz.
Reviewed By annaputele_LV - Riga, Latvia
After spending some time in busy streets of Berlin, it was nice to turn left to a calm, nice street with beautiful architecture and green trees. This small museum holds a great collection of an amazingly talented artist of 20th century. Gives a very good insight in Kollwitz's work and life in a chronological order. You don't get tired and it is possible to enjoy every drawing and sculpture.
3. Museum Berggruen
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4.5 based on 397 reviews
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin closed from Saturday onwards From Saturday, 14.03.2020, onwards all buildings of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin will be closed until further notice. This measure is intended to minimise the spread of the coronavirus. We ask our visitors for their understanding. The Museum Berggruen forms an ideal and natural complement to the collection of modern art held at the Neue Nationalgalerie, most particularly with its singular works by Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee, Henri Matisse, and Alberto Giacometti. Similar to the Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg located across from it, the museum owes its existence to a private individual’s passion for collecting art. Situated in Berlin-Charlottenburg in the west of the city, both exhibition venues belong to the Nationalgalerie and are joined by its other entities the Alte Nationalgalerie, Neue Nationalgalerie, Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum fur Gegenwart – Berlin, and Friedrichswerdersche Kirche to form an organizational whole.
Reviewed By MikeWells90 - Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom
Excellent collection of modern art with works by Picasso and Paul Klee amongst others. For me the fascinating feature of this museum is the emphasis on the provenance of the works of art. The collection was compiled by Heinz Berggruen, who was Jewish. He fled Germany to the USA in 1936, eventually became an art dealer in Paris. Understandably he was always concerned about the possibility that art works he was dealing in or collecting had been looted or illegally acquired either in post 1933 Germany or occupied countries during the War. Hence the provenance of the work was important. The art works are displayed with very interesting information giving the names of various owners of the works and the dealers involved. It is surprising to see how frequently over the years the works of art are bought and sold generally involving a limited number of dealers often located in London. As well as works of arts from Europe there are a small number of West African bronzes where the provenance issue relates to looting and forced acquisitions by colonial powers. The display explains how the provenance of these works is often difficult to establish because copies of these works were frequently made for legitimate export. This museum is a must for anyone interested in art or history.
4. C/O Berlin
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4.5 based on 144 reviews
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.
Reviewed By G7198QCdebbied
Our specific reason for going to Berlin this time around was for the Robert Frank exhibition in the C/o and it didn't let us down. There was another exhibition on at the same time No Photos on the Dance Floor! which is definitely worth seeing. Lovely relaxed atmosphere and allowed to bring our cameras in to take photos, safe lockers to leave all your belongings and staff are really lovely and a great book shop too. Well always make a pit stop on my return to Berlin
5. Contemporary Fine Arts
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4.0 based on 12 reviews
This museum of modern art displays an impressive collection of international works.
6. Helmut Newton Foundation
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4.0 based on 333 reviews
Reviewed By Emily_Leeson - Dartmoor National Park, United Kingdom
Second visit, and the photographs are still beautifully constructed if somewhat disturbing (in a Helmut Newton/ S&M way). All his subjects have to be very beautiful or famous. Even the ‘Crash’ like images are gorgeous people. The temporary exhibition was well done too, and the wall mounting of the images from the book was a real bonus. The space is stunning, and the Big Nudes arresting. Only downside was the lighting. The reflections from the windows and lights was a distraction - but overall it was still well worth a second visit.
7. Collection Scharf-Gerstenberg
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4.0 based on 91 reviews
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin closed from Saturday onwards From Saturday, 14.03.2020, onwards all buildings of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin will be closed until further notice. This measure is intended to minimise the spread of the coronavirus. We ask our visitors for their understanding. The Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg traces common threads that weave through the evolution of the art of the fantastic, starting with works by Giovanni Battista Piranesi and Francisco de Goya, and culminating in the museum’s largest suite of works: the Surrealist art of such giants of 20th-century painting as Max Ernst and Rene Magritte. Like the Museum Berggruen situated across from it, the museum owes its existence to the efforts of private individuals and their passion for collecting art.
Reviewed By donalm459 - Waterford, Ireland
Am not usually a fan of Surrealism, but the chronological approach (starting with Piranesi) and the quality of the collection changed my mind on this occasion. Particularly liked the Max Ernst and Goya works.
