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Old National Gallery
Last updated: 14 April, 2024
The Alte Nationalgalerie, one of the three internationally-renowned galleries on Museum Island, showcases one of the world’s largest collections of 19th-century sculpture and paintings, with additional collections of neoclassical, Romantic, Impressionist and early Modernist artwork.
Don’t miss
Look out for Friedrich’s Der Mönch am Meer (The Monk by the Sea), von Menzel’s Eisenwalzwerk (The Iron Rolling Mill) and sculptor Johann Gottfried Schadow’s Prinzessinnengruppe, a double statue of princesses Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Frederica of Prussia.
Logistics
Price from: £10
Minimum age: Any
Age suitable: 18+
When: All year around
Getting there & doing it
Take the S-Bahn S1, S2, or S25 to Friedrichstrasse, or S5, S7, S75, or S9 to Hackescher Markt. Or take the U-Bahn line U6 to Friedrichstrasse.
Before you go, check out (and download) the online guide to the museum’s galleries.
The Berlin Museum Pass permits entry to all the major Berlin museums for three days, for about EUR25. It comes with a guide containing helpful information and listings of participating museums.
The more comprehensive Berlin Welcome Card gives you up to 50% off entrance to most of the city’s top attractions, including its art galleries and museums, and includes free public transport and a free handy guide book. The price varies depending on the number of days you want – from 48 hours to 6 days.
When to do it
The museum is open all year round, seven days a week.
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