Founded in 1867, the Art Library ranks among Europe's leading institutions specializing in literature concerning the history of art, graphic design, and printing. Permanent special exhibitions open to the public.

The Berlinische Galerie is the State of Berlin's permanent collection of art, photography and architecture. Located near the new Jewish Museum, the Gallery displays works of art from Dix, Kirchner, Grosz, Ury, Baselitz as well as collections of photographers such as Erich Salomon and Heinrich Zille. Growing English-language website

Specializes in Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Functionalism (1889-1939) of international provenance. The collection has two areas of primary interest: decorative arts and painting.

The permanent exhibition of the "New Synagogue Berlin - Centrum Judaicum" Foundation traces the history of the building and the lives connected with it. The various displays and documents give an impression of how diverse Jewish life once was, and again is, in the German capital.

This website contains information about all the museums belonging to the City Museum Foundation: The Märkische Museum, Nikolai Church, Ephraim Palace, Knoblauch Residence, The Childhood and Youth Collection (formerly German School Museum), Gallows House Museum, Dahlem Agricultural Facilities, Medieval Düppel Village, Berlin Museum of Sports, The Hairdressing and Barber Museum, Berlin Crafts Museum, Friedrichsfelde Palace, Grünau Museum of Water Sports. Detailed descriptions and opening times.

Contains architectural remains, sculptures, vases, inscriptions, mosaics, bronzes and jewellery of the Greek and Roman world in Berlin

Information about exhibitions (past and present) in the former 'Weinhaus Huth', plus info about DaimlerChrysler-owned sculptures displayed in the Potsdamer Platz area.

Located in a sandstone building re-designed by Richard Gluckman, the Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin is a joint venture of Deutsche Bank and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, and hosts three to four major exhibitions of modern art each year. Information on the museum, opening hours, loacation and admission prices.

The Egyptian Museum in Berlin owns one of the world's most important collections on Ancient Egypt. It is home to the famous bust of Queen Nefertiti and some 2000 other exhibits.

Hosted in the magnificent Hamburger Bahnhof museum complex, the Flick Collection presents the foremost modern and contemporary artists, from Giacometti to Richter, from Nauman to Rauch. Website contains information about exhibition and collection; for tourist information see Hamburger Bahnhof website (on this page).

Concise information about the collection of 12500 films, 20000 screenplays and Marlene Dietrich's personal collection, held at this museum at Potsdamer Platz; information about opening hours and travel.

Georg-Kolbe-Museum is located in the studio-building of the sculptor Georg Kolbe (1877-1947) in Berlin-Westend. The museum contains collections of figurative sculptures of the 20th century.

On 8000 sqm, the former railway station houses the Berlin's most important collection of contemporary art. One wing of the building is devoted to Joseph Beuys, another houses private collector Erich Marx's exhibition of Andy Warhol, Cy Twombly, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Anselm Kiefer and Joseph Beuys.

Extensive info about the history and collection, housed in an avantgarde building by Daniel Libeskind, of the Jewish Museum Berlin. German-Jewish history from the middle ages to modern days. Website unfortunately does not support Netscape 6.

Founded in 1986 by the art dealer, collector and artist Hans Pels-Leusden, the Käthe Kollwitz Museum is home to a permanent collection of the works of graphic artist and sculptor Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945).

Built in 1881 in the style of an Italian renaissance building, the Martin Gropius Building is one of the most important exhibition halls in Germany. This webpage provides up-to-date links to current and future exhibitions.

Opened in 2004, this new museum combines the extensive photographic collection of the Berlin State Museum with the bequeathed collection of the late Helmut Newton. Information about collection, opening hours and tickets.

The Museum of Ethnography collects and preserves objects of popular culture from the sixteenth century to the present. Housed in the Langhans building of Palace Charlottenburg, Berlin.

Exhibits an impression of six thousand years of history, culture and art in the ancient Near East including the famous Ishtar Gate.

The museum of Applied Art in Berlin possesses one of the world's major collections of European applied art, ranging from post-antiquity to the present and including silks, costumes, tapestries, as well as works in gold, enamel and porcelain.

With a total of 500,000 objects and large numbers of sound recordings, documentary photographs and films, the Museum of Ethnology collects, preserves and researches cultural products of pre-industrial societies. Special permanent collection cover Africa, American archaeology, American ethnology, the Islamic Orient, Asia, the South Seas and Australia, as well as the ethnology of music.

The Museum of Ethnography in Berlin collects and preserves objects of popular culture from the sixteenth century to the present. Established in June 1999 it embraces the merged collections of the Museum of Folklore and the European holdings in the Museum of Ethnology in Berlin.

Contains works originating from Spain to India, though the collection's main focus is the Middle East including Egypt and Iran.

Information about collections and opening hours and some of the 3000 exhibits ranging from Stradivari and Amati to Wurlitzer and Ruckers.

This website preserves the different stages of Berlin-Mitte's (on-going) evolution from the time the wall came down in 1989 to its current state as an intellectual, artistic and economic center.

Collection of early 19th century sculptures in the Friedrichswerder Church in Berlin-Mitte.

The permanent presentation shows examples from all the fields of the Bauhaus such as architecture, art, classes, stage, and workshops.

Declared World Heritage in March 2000, the Berlin Museum Island is the world's most diverse and coherent museum structure. It is also a treasure of 19th-century architecture. The Island is currently undergoing refurbishment due to its previous neglect under the East German Communist regime.

One of the leading European centres for contemporary art and current developments in world cultures of non-European origin, especially from Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Housed in a former industrial building complex, the Vitra Design Museum provides an innovative forum for design and architecture. English-language information on collections, exhibitions and details for visitors.

Presents interactive online walks; special emphasis on urban development and history of Berlin. Special online museum tour gives a preview of the museum and how they are geographically linked