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Berlin is famous for its museums where approximately a total of 170 museums have been jump packed with all the world’s treasures as well as impeccable fascinating and rich historical exhibitions.

Whether you are staying in one of the 5 star hotels or budget hotels in Berlin, for sure there is one museum that is around the vicinity where you stay. Thus, it would be much easier for you travel by foot or get a cab for a 5-10minute ride.

To help you narrow down your choices on what museums to visit, here are few of which you can choose from:

1. Alte Nationalgalerie

Berlin’s impressive museum showcases the beauty of 19th century art. Works from world-renowned artists such as Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne, Adolph von Menzel, and Louis Corinth are displayed for public viewing.

2. Berlinsche Galerie

A magnificent museum that depicts Berlin art starting from the 1870s down to the present day. Exhibits include from different disciplines of art such as architecture, sculpture, graphic arts, painting, photography and video.

3. Bröhan-Museum

When it comes to Functionalism, Art Deco and Art Nouveau from 1889 until 1939, Bröhan-Museum is the right museum to visit. It displays different exhibits in arts and crafts, porcelain, ceramics, applied art, graphics, silver, lights and paintings.

4. Friedrichswerdersche Kirche

Wide varieties of classicist sculptures from early 19th century are displayed at the Friedrichswerdersche Kirche museum. Exquisite and magnificent works from Ridolfo Schadow, Emil Wolff, Theodor Kalide and many more offers tourists and visitors a tour to the classical era. The highlight of the museum is its tribute to world famous Berlin architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel through documentation of his life and works.

5. Gemäldegalerie

Gemäldegalerie is the home to the world’s most famous and important collections of paintings in Europe between the 13th – 18th century with a total of 2,700 paintings have been displayed. Masterpieces from well-known painters such as Raffael, Rembrandt, Bruegel, and Eyck are displayed.

6. Jagdschloss Grunewald

Jagdschloss Grunewald is the oldest palace remaining in the country. It houses different collections of paintings from famous painters Cranach and Rubens as well as German and Dutch paintings made during the 17th century.

7. Museum Berggruen

Museum Berggruen showcases first-class collection of sculptures as well as paintings during the classical modernist period which include masterpieces from Picasso, van Gogh, Cezanne, Klee, and Giacometti among others. There are approximately a total of 70 exhibits for Picasso’s work.

8. Villa Oppenheim – Galerie für Gegenwartskunst

Villa Oppenheim is the home to special exhibitions under different art disciplines such as photography, painting and video all done by a contemporary artist.

If you are fond of art and always get inspired by watching at different exhibits from the famous Picasso down to a contemporary artist, then you will definitely love all the different museums found in Berlin. The exquisite and well-designed façade adds up to the beauty that each museum depicts on its visitors plus an array of magnificent collections that will totally satisfy anybody’s hunger for art.