The amazing city of Berlin is one of the most contemporary and innovative in Europe. In this charming town you’ll find everything you need for a perfect vacation. One of the most amazing attractions for visitors is its art. One of its artistic points of reference is the New National Gallery. The museum is housed in a building known as the “glass temple of light and was designed by Mies van der Rohe. Altogether there are more than 2,000 works of art and was inaugurated in 1968.
The New National Gallery in Berlin houses a collection of European painting and sculpture of the twentieth century. Inside you can find paintings by famous painters such as Munch, Picasso, Klee, Kirchner and Dalí. One of the most representative works of the collection is the Potsdamer Platz, a representation of the nightlife of Berlin, founded in 1914 by Kirchner.
The permanent collection displays a series of works of the twentieth century, including cubism, expressionism, surrealism and the Bauhaus. This is an exhibition of works that represent different expressions and feelings that are reflected in each work. There are artists of great calibre like; Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Otto Mueller, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Erich Heckel and Emil Nolde.
The stunning gallery soon became extremely popular, not only in Germany but throughout the world as a symbol of modern architecture. Mies van der Rohe created an open space of soft light which is both universal and unique, allowing each exhibition to become exciting event in its own right.
If you want to get to know German art better, especially the period that goes back to the reunification of Germany, come and discover it. The art of the German Democratic Republic is currently represented in the New National Gallery, which houses the largest collection in the country. This beautiful exhibition reflects the spectrum of artistic creation from East Germany until 1989 and along with central figures like Tübke Werner, Bernhard Heisig and Wolfgang Mattheuer, there are also works of art and ideas of other artists such as Harald Metzkes, Libuda Werner and Walter Stötzer.
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