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Museum Berggruen

  • Museum Berggruen in Berlin
  • Museum Berggruen

    Queue in front of the entrance to the Museum Berggruen.

  • Museum Berggruen in Berlin
  • Bettina Berggruen Garten

    Bettina Berggruen Garden with sculptures "United Enemies" (2011) by Thomas Schütte.

The Museum Berggruen displays one of the most important private collections in the world. In the Stüler Building, the museum presents outstanding works of classical modernism.

Please note: The museum is expected to remain closed until 2025 due to renovation work

From Picasso and Klee to African art

The two focal points of the Berggruen Collection are works by Pablo Picasso and Paul Klee. Paintings, sculptures and works on paper by Picasso are displayed on three floors under the title "Picasso and his time". The collection of small-format and fragile works by Paul Klee depicts the poetic world of the painter from 1917 to 1940.

Highlights at the Berggruen Museum

The works of Klee and Picasso attract numerous visitors every year. Particular highlights are "Sky blossoms over the yellow house" (1917) by Paul Klee, "Nature morte devant une fenêtre à Saint-Raphaël" (1919) and "The Yellow Sweater" (1939) by Pablo Picasso and "Le cahier bleu" (1945) by Henri Matisse. The two main artists are surrounded by their predecessors and inspirers Cézanne, Van Gogh and examples of African art. Works by their great contemporaries Braque, Giacometti and Laurens are also on display.

Scope of the Museum Berggruen

A total of 165 works were transferred to the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation by Heinz Berggruen in December 2000. Heinz Berggruen died in Paris on February 23, 2007 at the age of 93. He was buried in the Waldfriedhof cemetery in Berlin-Dahlem on March 2, 2007. The museum was expanded to 1200 square meters of exhibition space - twice as much.

Address, Opening Hours and Contact Information

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 Address
Schloßstr. 1
14059 Berlin
Please note
The museum is expected to remain closed until 2025 due to renovation work.
Phone
+49 (0)30 266 424 242
Internet
www.smb.museum
Accessibility
Limited wheelchair access

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Source: SMPK, editing: berlin.de

Last edited: 5 June 2025