Berlinische Galerie

Explore modern Berlin through its art
Noteworthy for: The Berlinische Galerie's speciality is artwork created in Berlin since 1870.

One of Berlin's less well-known art collections, the Berlinische Galerie is also one of its best. Located in a former glass warehouse in a Kreuzberg backwater, its main focus is art related to the city in which it stands.
With both a local and international focus, the works do not necessarily have to be created in Berlin - although many of them have been - but the artists themselves must have had a close relationship to the city. Given Berlin's long history as a centre of cutting edge art, that gives the gallery plenty of scope, with work by expressionists Georg Grosz and Otto Dix a particular strong point. Throughout the year there are also many special exhibitions with a wider remit.

Elegant and spacious, the Berlinische Galerie is in some ways the perfect medium-sized gallery, so it's (almost) a pity that so few tourists seem to drop in.