Greater Berlin’s Smaller Museums [Berlin]
Posted on February 29th, 2008 in Travel News
Berlin is a playpen for winter museum-goers — those chasing away the season’s chill by warming themselves in the golden glow of art and culture. Concentrated classical action down on
Museum Island, the
Hamburger Bahnhof and
New National Gallery for contemporary needs, and the
innumerable small galleries cluttering up downtown streets ensure that culture vultures needn’t fear for something to pencil into each day’s agenda. But what if, god forbid, you’ve already wandered and wondered at the historical halls of the island, already been perplexed and annoyed by the degenerate abstractions hanging in Berlin’s showcases of contemporary art, and already been sickened by the cheap wine, rancid cheeses, chattering sycophants, and adolescent effluvia of the gallery scene?
Fortunately, Berlin is home to several other smaller museums that can pad out the itinerary and provide hours of viewing pleasure. These collections appeal to history buffs, art specialists, cultural completists, or simply those who want to stay out of both their hotel room and Berlin’s cruel winter winds.
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