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Berlin-Tiergarten – Kulturforum The first of the new buildings of the Kulturforum , the Museum of Applied Art, opened in 1985. The whole project, which embraces four museums, was completed in 1998 when the Picture Gallery ( Gemäldegalerie ) opened. The Kulturforum also includes the + Kunstgewerbemuseum , one of the widest collections in the world of sacred and secular arts and crafts from medieval times till today + Art Library (Kunstbibliothek) + Museum of Prints and Drawings (Kupferstichkabinett) + two Philharmonic concert halls (Philharmonie Berlin) + State Library (Staatsbibliothek) + State Institute of Musicology (Musikinstitut Berlin) together with the Museum of Musical Instruments Matthäikirchplatz 8 10785 Berlin Tel: 030-2 66 20 02 www.smb.museum (English version available) Hamburger Bahnhof Museum of Contemporary Art with pieces by Warhol, Cy Twombly, Tinguely, Kiefer and Merz, easily reached by public transport from the Kulturforum . Invalidenstr. 50-51 10557 Berlin - Tiergarten Tel: 030-39 78 34 12 www.hamburgerbahnhof.de E-mail: hbf@smb.spk-berlin.de Neue Nationalgalerie - New National Gallery The New National Gallery, the "temple of light and glass", built by Mies van der Rohe, is the home of 20th century European paintings and sculptures ranging from classic modern art to contemporary art. The collection includes works by Munch, Kirchner, Picasso, Klee, Feininger, Dix and Kokoschka, but also Richter, Polke and other contemporary painters. Potsdamer Str. 50 10785 Berlin-Tiergarten Tel: 030-26 62 65 1 www.smb.museum (English version available) Berlin - Charlottenburg The collections are grouped in and around Charlottenburg Palace. The Egyptian Museum and the Berggruen Collection are located directly opposite in Schlossstr. The Replica Workshop is also located nearby. + Ägyptisches Museum – Egyptian Museum + Museum für Fotografie – Museum of photography + Sammlung Berggrün – The Berggruen Collection "Picasso and his Time"

Schlossstr. 70 14059 Berlin-Charlottenburg Tel: 030-34 35 73 11 www.smb.museum (English version available)

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