Berlinische Galerie — Attraction in Berlin

The Berlinische Galerie (€8 per adult) is a very good modern and contemporary art museum in Berlin. It is located on Alte jakobstrasse and is open from 10am to 6pm (W-M) but closed on Tuesdays.

Here you will find two floors with permanent and temporary exhibitions including a range of traditional paintings, intriguing art installations, films and photography. The building architecture is equally interesting and creates a very good use of art space.

We enjoyed seeing Andreas Greiner's 7 meter tall chicken skeleton as well as numerous paintings viewed on both the ground and second floor. The staircases in the central exhibition hall is exceptional.

However, the exhibition we enjoyed the most was 'The Art Show' exhibition by Edward and Nancy Kienholz, which portrays the opening of an art gallery with plaster cast figures making use of various parts representing their faces. This was a very enjoyable gallery, similar but much larger in scale to their 'The Beanery' exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.

Overall, we very much enjoyed our 2 hour visit to Berlinische Galerie, finding the museum well-curated with quality exhibitions and many intriguing artworks. We left very satisfied with our visit and a high interest in returning during future trips to Berlin.

Note: Cameras are allowed at the museum so you can take as many pictures as you like if you see artworks that are interesting to you.

Note: There are free lockers you can make use of at Berlinische Galerie. This is helpful if you want to free yourself of coats, bags and other items prior to viewing the galleries.

Note: There is a Café Dix at Berlinische Galerie which is a convenient stop for a cup of coffee, a cake or proper meal before or after your visit to the museum.

Note: The Berlinische Galerie has a useful website that you can visit in order to see what temporary exhibitions are taking place during the time of your...

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