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Gemäldegalerie

One of the world's finest collections of old master paintings, with Rembrandt, Vermeer, Caravaggio and Dürer.

Official Website
Open
Tuesday to Sunday; closed Mondays
Price
Paid
Time Needed
2 hours
Address
Matthäikirchplatz, 10785 BerlinDirections
Getting There
Potsdamer Platz station, then a 10-minute walk.

Why Go

European painting from the 13th to the 18th century fills its long, quiet galleries, including a famous group of Rembrandts and Vermeer's Woman with a Pearl Necklace.

It's in the Kulturforum, near the Philharmonie concert hall.

Nearby in Berlin

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