Art and culture are booming in Berlin. The Berlin Museumsinsel (Museum Island) is the premier art museum complex in Germany. The National Gallery, showcasing art from the 19th and 20th centuries, is the centerpiece of the complex. Name an artist and they are probably represented in the Altes Museum (the Old Museum) featuring 18th through 20th century paintings and statues. The vast Pergamon Museum has five sections showcasing Antiquities, Middle East, Islamic, Far East and Popular Art collections. Gemäldegalerie, the Picture Gallery, boasts over 3,000 paintings from the 13th to the 18th century. The Kupferstichkabinett (Museum of Prints and Drawings) has an amazing inventory of over 80,000 drawings and 500,000 prints.

In addition to these top museums, impressive art collections are found in palaces and historic sites throughout Berlin. For instance, the Charlottenburg Palace, the oldest Prussian palace in Germany, houses 70 rooms filled with priceless paintings and prehistoric art. For serious collectors, over 300 galleries in Berlin offer art in every medium for any taste and budget. Seek out treasures of established traditional artists in west Berlin and modern experimental artists in east Berlin.