New National Gallery (Neue Nationalgalerie)

The architectural style of the building is befitting of its collection of modern art. The upper level is a prominent glass pavilion elevated above the street level and accessible by three flights of stairs. It features a unique contemporary design with a large roof supported by 8 columns, 2 on each side, but none on the corners.

The current renovations have much more to do with bringing the building up to modern standards and safety codes than with altering the original style.

Special events and temporary exhibitions are held in the light-filled glass and steel upper pavilion. The permanent exhibition is housed in the larger exhibition space available in the museum’s lower level.

During your visit, you’ll see renowned paintings and sculptures from classical modernism through to the 1980s.

The permanent exhibition showcases influential art by Twentieth-century masters, moving from cubism and surrealism to American colour field painting. While you are exploring, you come across such acclaimed names as Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee, Otto Dix, and Morris Louis.

On the west side of the museum, a door leads to an open-air sculpture garden.

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