Door to History

18 Jun 2026 — 31 Dec 2050 at Alte Nationalgalerie · Berlin

To mark its 150th anniversary, a historic room has been redesigned, making the eventful architectural history of the Alte Nationalgalerie newly tangible.

The Alte Nationalgalerie, a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Museumsinsel since 1999, is a unique architectural monument that reflects the rich and varied...

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Alte Nationalgalerie · Berlin

The Alte Nationalgalerie is a listed building on the Museum Island in the historic centre of Berlin, Germany. The gallery was built from 1862 to 1876 by the order of King Frederick William IV of Prussia according to plans by Friedrich August Stüler and Johann Heinrich Strack in Neoclassical and…

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