Take a guided inside look at Berlin’s phoenix-like transformation from a divided city to Europe’s avant-garde capital, where innovative galleries inhabit World War II bunkers and Rococo palaces house Impressionist masterpieces.
From Royal Palaces to Modern Innovations
From Rembrandt’s Old Masters at the Gemäldegalerie to provocative modern works at the Neue Nationalgalerie, this odyssey through Berlin’s artistic landscape unveils a city perpetually reinventing itself. On this exclusive journey, go behind the scenes of Berlin’s most cherished and unexpected cultural spaces, from a private tour of a magnificent contemporary art collection in a repurposed WWII shelter to a powerful, curated-guided exploration of the Jewish Museum Berlin’s chronicle of German-Jewish culture since the Middle Ages. Savor a cocktail reception in a contemporary photography museum and experience a sublime evening performance at the historic Berlin State Opera.
Highlights
- Experience an exclusive inside look at Berlin’s transformation from a divided city to Europe’s avant-garde capital on this inspiring journey with art historian and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Christopher Noey
- Enjoy behind-the-scenes explorations of Berlin’s most fascinating museums and art spaces, including the dazzling private Boros Collection of contemporary art housed in an above-ground World War II-era bunker
- Admire one of the world’s most renowned Old Master collections on a curator-led tour of the Gemäldegalerie, featuring historic masterpieces by Rembrandt, Rubens, Vermeer, and others
- Visit the Neues Museum, brilliantly remodeled by the architect David Chipperfield to accommodate some of Berlin’s greatest ancient treasures, including the Egyptian bust of Nefertiti and the Berlin Golden Hat from the late Bronze Age
- Witness achievements by Picasso, Kandinsky, Klee, and other 20th-century masters on an expert-guided exploration of the sleek Neue Nationalgalerie
- Go behind the scenes on an exclusive visit to the state-of-the-art, Frank Gehry-designed Pierre Boulez Saal concert hall, stepping into the visionary imagination of an architectural genius
- Encounter Berlin’s fascinating history on guided walking tours featuring such landmarks as Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag
- Delight in a curator-led exclusive tour of the Jewish Museum Berlin, Europe’s largest museum devoted to Judaism, an architectural masterpiece designed by Daniel Libeskind
- Discover Frederick the Great’s 18th-century Rococo palace and gardens of Sanssouci on an expert-led excursion to UNESCO-listed nearby Potsdam, the former Prussian royal seat and site of the 1945 Potsdam Conference
- Attend exclusive events, including a cocktail reception in a spectacular contemporary photography museum and an evening concert at the world-renowned Berlin State Opera
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