Gemäldegalerie, Berlin

The Gemäldegalerie in Berlin is a major museum specializing in European paintings from the late Middle Ages through the Baroque and early modern periods. The collection is one of the principal Old Master picture galleries in Germany.

The collection grew from royal and state holdings during the 19th century and was later reassembled and rehoused in postwar Berlin; the present display aims to reunite and present works across historical schools within a single museum framework.

Situated at the Kulturforum on Potsdamer Straße near Tiergarten in central Berlin, the museum is part of a cluster of cultural institutions and is accessible by public transport from the city center.

• Collection scope: Houses a concentrated collection of European paintings from roughly the 13th to the 18th centuries, arranged by region and period for comparative viewing.

What to See #

• Italian and southern European galleries: Galleries focused on Italian and southern European painting from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, featuring works by Titian and other Italian masters.
• Northern and Germanic galleries: Northern and Germanic collections displaying panels and altarpieces from the medieval and Renaissance periods, including works by Albrecht Dürer.
• Dutch and Flemish galleries: Dutch Golden Age displays with paintings by Rembrandt, Vermeer and other 17th-century Dutch artists.