Alte Nationalgalerie

The Alte Nationalgalerie, in Berlin

The Alte Nationalgalerie, the Old National Gallery, shelters a remarkable collection of nineteenth-century painting and sculpture. The Berlin audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this museum with the look of an ancient temple, on the Museum Island.

A temple dedicated to nineteenth-century art

The Alte Nationalgalerie is one of the great museums of the Museum Island, dedicated to nineteenth-century art. The building itself, in the form of an ancient temple preceded by a great staircase and a colonnade, is a fine example of the monumental architecture of the era. The museum presents a rich collection of paintings and sculptures, ranging from classicism and romanticism to impressionism. There you admire works of great German masters, like Caspar David Friedrich, as well as canvases of French impressionist artists. It is a journey through a whole century of European artistic creation.

What to see

You admire the building in the form of an ancient temple and the rich collection of nineteenth-century paintings and sculptures, from romanticism to impressionism, including works of Caspar David Friedrich. The Alte Nationalgalerie is a great museum of the Museum Island. It is a stop for art lovers, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Alte Nationalgalerie lies on the Museum Island, in the heart of Berlin, reachable on foot and by public transport. The visit has a fee and follows its own hours, which vary. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

What does the Alte Nationalgalerie of Berlin present?

A rich collection of nineteenth-century painting and sculpture, from romanticism to impressionism, including works of Caspar David Friedrich, in a building in the form of an ancient temple.

Where is the Alte Nationalgalerie?

On the Museum Island, in the heart of Berlin, in Germany.