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Martin-Gropius-Bau
Originally built in 1881 as an arts and crafts museum, and now home to some of the best international traveling exhibitions of art and photography, the Martin Gropius building itself is a visual treasure.
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Originally built in 1881 as an arts and crafts museum, and now home to some of the best international traveling exhibitions of art and photography, the Martin Gropius building itself is a visual treasure. Built in the Renaissance style, with a soaring atrium and intricate mosaics, the structure was designed by Martin Gropius (great uncle of Walter Gropius, the founder of the Bauhaus movement) along with Heino Schmieden.
Following World War I, the Museum of Ethnology could be found within its ornate walls. After heavy bombing in 1945, the building was left in ruins. In 1966, it was classified as a historical monument, but restoration did not begin until the late 1970’s.
Now restored to its former glory, the Martin Gropius Bau serves as a space for diverse temporary shows from the artistically staged photographs of Cindy Sherman to the ancient Buddha sculptures of Pakistan. An easy walk from Potsdamer Platz, the elegant palatial building also hosts a well-stocked gift and book shop that’s worth a visit.
Now restored to its former glory, the Martin Gropius Bau serves as a space for diverse temporary shows from the artistically staged photographs of Cindy Sherman to the ancient Buddha sculptures of Pakistan. An easy walk from Potsdamer Platz, the elegant palatial building also hosts a well-stocked gift and book shop that’s worth a visit.
Gallery (in German)
Martin-Gropius-Bau
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- Gropius Bau Berlin
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Karte
- Address
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Niederkirchnerstraße 710963 Berlin
- Phone
- +49 30 254 860
- Internet
- www.berlinerfestspiele.de/en/gropiusbau
- Opening Hours
- Wed-Mon 10-19
closed on 24 and 31 December - Admission Fee
- 15 €, reduced 10 €, under 16 free entry for all exhibitions.
- Tickets
- Get tickets on berlin.de
Public transportation
- Train (S-Bahn)
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0.3km
S Anhalter Bahnhof
- S1
- S2
- S25
- S26
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0.4km
S+U Potsdamer Platz Bhf
- S1
- S2
- S25
- S26
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0.3km
S Anhalter Bahnhof
- Underground
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0.4km
S+U Potsdamer Platz [U2]
- U2
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0.4km
S+U Potsdamer Platz [U2]
- Bus
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0.2km
Berlin, Abgeordnetenhaus
- M41
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0.3km
S Anhalter Bahnhof
- S2
- S25
- M29
- M41
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0.3km
Berlin, Wilhelmstr./Kochstr.
- M29
- N6
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0.4km
Berlin, Leipziger Str./Wilhelmstr.
- 200
- 300
- M48
- N2
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0.4km
S+U Potsdamer Platz [Bus Stresemannstr.]
- M41
- M29
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0.4km
S+U Potsdamer Platz [Bus Leipziger Str.]
- 200
- 300
- M48
- N2
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0.5km
S Potsdamer Platz Bhf/Voßstr.
- M41
- M48
- M85
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0.2km
Berlin, Abgeordnetenhaus
- Train
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0.4km
S+U Potsdamer Platz Bhf
- RB10
- RE2
- RE3
- RE5
- RE4
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0.4km
S+U Potsdamer Platz Bhf
Source: Martin-Gropius-Bau, Bearbeitung: berlin.de
| Last edited: 10. July 2020