Gallery sights in Berlin
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Sophie-Gips-Höfe & Sammlung Hoffmann
Blink and you’ll miss the plain doorway leading to this artsy trio of 19th-century courtyard complexes linking Sophienstrasse with quiet Gipsstrasse. Originally a sewing-machine factory, it now harbours stores, offices, flats, the popular Barcomi’s Deli and the Sammlung Hoffmann, a private contemporary art collection assembled by Erika and Rolf Hoffmann. In 1997 the couple opened up their two-storey apartment/gallery for guided 90-minute tours, a tradition Erika has continued since her husband’s death in 2001. Every July she rearranges the space, so you never know what you’re going to see, but most likely it’ll include works by Frank Stella, Michael Basquiat, AR Penck…
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Neue Nationalgalerie
The first of the Kulturforum museums to be completed was the Neue Nationalgalerie, an edgy glass temple by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe that shelters early-20th-century European paintings and sculpture. Expect all the usual suspects from Picasso to Dalí, plus an outstanding collection of German expressionists such as Georg Grosz and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Note that the permanent collection occasionally yields to visiting blockbuster shows.
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Galerie Wohnmaschine
Berlin has witnessed a proliferation of galleries in the new millennium, including branches of renowned American and British galleries, including New York’s Galerie Goff + Rosenthal. Other pioneering ventures include Galerie Wohnmaschine, Galerie Eigen+Art, Contemporary Fine ArtsNeugerriemschneiderGalerie Thomas Schulte.
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Gemäldegalerie
Older masters grace the walls of the Gemäldegalerie, a gallery of European art from the 13th to the 18th centuries that is famous for its exceptional quality and breadth. Take advantage of the audioguide to get the low-down on selected works by Rembrandt, Dürer, Hals, Vermeer and Gainsborough. And wear comfy shoes: a tour of all 72 rooms covers almost 2km.
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Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg
The Berggruen ticket is also good for same-day admission to the Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg, and vice versa. Open since 2008, this stellar museum trains the spotlight on surrealist artists with an impressive body of works by Magritte, Max Ernst, Dalí, Dubuffet and their 18th-century precursors such as Goya and Piranesi.
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Sammlung Boros
Book early to join art aficionados and the merely curious on a trippy tour of a Nazi-era bunker where ad guru Christian Boros shares his exalted collection of contemporary works with the public. The concrete maze is the perfect backdrop for such art-world darlings as Olafur Eliasson, Damien Hirst, Sarah Lucas and Wolfgang Tillmans.
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Alte Nationalgalerie
A Greek-temple building by August Stüler is an elegant backdrop for the exquisite collection of 19th-century European art at the Alte Nationalgalerie. Drawcards include Caspar David Friedrich's mystical landscapes, sensitive portraits by Max Liebermann and the light-hearted canvasses of Monet and Renoir.
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Grenzwachturm Schlesischer Busch
East German guards, machine guns at the ready, used to keep an eye on the inner-city border and the infamous ‘death strip’ from the top of this grey concrete watch tower. The space is now used for contemporary art exhibits dealing with the topic of ‘borders’.
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Brücke Museum
Schmitt-Rottluff's personal collection forms the basis of the exquisite Brücke Museum. A visit here is easily combined with a stroll over to the Jagdschloss Grunewald and the Grunewaldsee (swimming allowed), a paradise for joggers and doggies.
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Daimler Contemporary
Fans of 20th-century abstract, conceptual and minimalist art should pop into the Daimler Contemporary, a quiet, loft-style gallery space at the top of the only surviving historic structure on Potsdamer Platz. Ring the bell to be buzzed in.
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Contemporary Fine Arts
In an elegantly minimalist new building by David Chipperfield, this top gallery is a must for art buffs wanting to take the city’s aesthetic pulse. Artists represented include Georg Baselitz, Sarah Lucas, Jonathan Meese and Daniel Richter.
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Kupferstichkabinett
Across the plaza, the Kupferstichkabinett has one of the world's largest and finest collections of art on paper, including exceptional works by Dürer, Rembrandt, Picasso and other top practitioners.
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Halle Am Wasser
The Berlin art scene has a new hot spot in this row of contemporary art galleries ensconced in a canalside warehouse behind the Hamburger Bahnhof. Top-flight occupants include Arndt & Partner, Frisch and Loock.
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Berlinische Galerie
It presents a fine overview of various genres - Secessionism, Dadaism and Fluxus art, expressionism, Nazi art and contemporary art - on two floors linked by a pair of intersecting floating stairways.
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Hamburger Bahnhof
The Hamburger Bahnhof displays career- spanning bodies of work by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Anselm Kiefer, Joseph Beuys and other 20th-century heavyweights.
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Museum Berggruen
The Museum Berggruen exhibits major classical modern art with a special focus on Picasso, Klee, Matisse and Giacometti.
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Deutsche Guggenheim
High-brow types will likely prefer to steer straight towards the Deutsche Guggenheim, a small, minimalist gallery spotlighting top-notch contemporary artists, such as Eduardo Chillida and Gerhard Richter.
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