Classic Berlin

June 9 – 15, 2025

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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.

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Lecturer

Christopher Noey

Lecturer

Christopher Noey is an art historian, author, and an Emmy award-winning producer of films on art and culture. He holds both a bachelors and masters degree in art history. At The Metropolitan Museum of Art, he created video installations for a diverse array of exhibitions including Jerusalem 1000-1400: Every People Under Heaven, and he was series director of the innovative online features 82nd & Fifth and The Artist Project, in which he interviewed 120 contemporary artists on how they are inspired by The Met and its collections. An expert in Asian and Islamic art, Mr. Noey has taught at Williams College and at the City College of New York. In the Connections episode “Tennessee,” he talks about his childhood state and the unusual places it pops up in The Met.

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