New National Gallery (Neue Nationalgalerie)

It is indeed a beautiful museum, a modern art must see. The architecture is engulfing, it adds a lot to the experience. I very much appreciated the inclusion of art created in the GDR. If you love all things modern art, don’t miss this place ;)))
Matías Carrasco Jiménez - a month ago

Beautiful architecture and strong ongoing exhibitions, but the space was extremely crowded, which disrupted the experience. I wasn’t very impressed by the Gerhard Richter temporary exhibition. The museum shop is great, though. Overall, navigation and signage inside could be much better.
Ugur Civril - 3 months ago

Nefertiti is on display! What a sight. She was beautiful! The art and artifacts are very well distributed. We took 2 hours to visit it. The museum also has a cafe for mainly pastries and drinks.
Milena Vargas - 5 months ago

Very nice building of important meaning in the space of architecutre. But Yoko Ono exhibition was scam... almost no art, a hole in paper..wow... and rest is newspaper and chess so you can try to spend some more time there, otherwise it would take you 5min to go through it all. Disappointing and frustrating.
Tomasz Zawisza - 5 months ago

Although the Neue Nationalgalerie is not located on Berlin's famed Museum Island, it is truly phenomenal. The experience already begins upon arrival, with the striking skeleton of the modern and magnificent building. Upon entering, visitors are greeted—provided no exhibition is occupying the ground floor and no curtains obscure the space—by a vast and open hall. From there, two staircases lead down to the ticket counter, cloakroom, and the permanent collection. During my visit, the museum also hosted a temporary exhibition by Yoko Ono, which—contrary to my expectations—was surprisingly engaging and interactive. As for the permanent collection: it features an excellent array of renowned national artists such as Beckmann, Penck, and Förster, as well as numerous internationally celebrated figures and works, including pieces by Warhol, Picasso, Rothko, and Fontana. It is undeniably a place to be for enthusiasts of modern and contemporary art. In addition, there is the exquisite sculpture garden, which displays gleaming golden and silver sculptures beautifully situated among steam machinery, vegetation, and water features. It is impressively well-maintained. On the ground floor, there was also an outstanding exhibition of Lygia Clark’s work, offering a comprehensive overview of her oeuvre. It provided visitors the opportunity to engage with her art through touch, smell, sight, and even wearability—highlighting the participatory and sensory dimensions of her practice. Truly a gem within the international (modern) art community. A now-standard yet very practical tip for all museumgoers in Berlin: bring a one- or two-euro coin for the lockers. (You’ll get it back at all state museums.)
Ohayo TM - 7 months ago