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How do we see ourselves - and how have people wanted to be seen throughout history? With this major special exhibition, the Gemäldegalerie of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin invites visitors on a fascinating journey through the history of portraiture. moreabout: Portraits! Surprising Encounters from Botticelli to Lempicka
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The Gemäldegalerie possesses one of the world's finest collections of European art from the 13th to 18th century. After the collection was founded in 1830, it was systematically built up and perfected. moreabout: Paintings from the 13th to 18th Century
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The painting *Mary Adoring the Child—The Adoration in the Woods* by Filippo Lippi is one of the outstanding masterpieces in the Gemäldegalerie. The painting was created around 1459 on commission from the Medici family in Florence and has been part of... moreabout: A Masterpiece Is Being Restored – “The Adoration in the Woods” (1459) by Filippo Lippi
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What can a picture frame reveal about its history? And how is an intricately carved and gilded 16th-century frame restored? For Restoration Day, Bertram Lorenz and Nadin Radecke are opening the doors to their studio. The focus will be on a magnificent... moreabout: When Frames Tell Stories
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Meeting point: information Price info: plus admission Price: €6.00 Booking: booking/prior registration recommended moreabout: By far the best! Albrecht Altdorfer
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Toward the end of the Middle Ages, the gold ground commonly used in European painting was increasingly replaced by expansive landscapes and magnificent architectural backdrops. Art historians Pierluigi Feliciano and Henrik Engel explore the stylistic... moreabout: Kunst und Architektur
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In the special exhibition *Portraits!* , which opened on October 15, we encounter numerous works from the Gemäldegalerie in new contexts. In preparation for this exhibition, the conservators carried out extensive work on the paintings from the gallery’s... moreabout: Restored Portraits
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Meeting point: information Price info: plus admission Price: €6.00 Booking: booking/prior registration recommended moreabout: By far the best! Hans Memling
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Meeting point: information Price info: plus admission Price: €10.00 Booking: booking/prior registration recommended moreabout: Painting and (Live) Music: Francis of Assisi
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What does a face reveal? What do clothing, colors, and the objects in a picture tell us about a person? In this exhibition, you’ll discover fascinating portraits and learn how artists have depicted people from different eras. Afterward, you’ll get creative... moreabout: Portrait Workshop
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Two-day workshop | October 17 and 18, 2026 | 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. With the development of the rules of central perspective around 1420, the Florentine architect Brunelleschi rendered an invaluable service—not least to the painters of his time. In the... moreabout: Perspective! A Matter of Point of View
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Embark on an exciting tour of the special exhibition and discover masterpieces from five centuries that engage in a surprising dialogue with one another. Learn how artists from different eras have explored questions of identity, beauty, and self-presentation—and... moreabout: Unexpected Encounters
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Join us on an exciting guided tour of the special exhibition. Discover masterpieces spanning five centuries that engage in a surprising dialogue with one another. Find out how artists from different eras have explored questions of identity, beauty, and... moreabout: Surprising Encounters
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Meeting point: foyer Price info: 0€ no admission fee moreabout: Exhibition Opening
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The seasons have had a profound influence on people—and thus on the arts—throughout the centuries. Fall and winter, in particular, have shaped the visual worlds of the Old Masters in many ways. In these tandem tours, landscape architect Ursula Müller... moreabout: A Closer Look: Fall and Winter
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