Alte Nationalgalerie
A temple dedicated to 19th-century art, where German Romanticism and French Impressionism converse on Berlin's Museum Island.
The Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery) focuses on European art of the 19th century, bridging the gap between the old masters and the 20th-century avant-garde. Its collection is a benchmark for German Romanticism, with absolute masterpieces by Caspar David Friedrich, such as 'The Monk by the Sea'. Alongside the Romantics, it displays key works of German Realism by Adolph Menzel and a surprising collection of French Impressionist sculpture and painting, a testament to a curatorial vision that was both courageous and cosmopolitan for its time.