Berlin Transformed
PRACTICAL INFORMATION:
The fee – 2200 USD - based on ten participants, includes seven nights at a centrally located hotel (double occupancy), breakfasts, seven group meals, entrance fees, and guided tours.
Single occupancy supplement: 500 USD
Not included: airfare, airport transfers, travel insurance, some meals, local transportation.
Hotel: Park Plaza Wallstreet - Berlin Mitte (4*) Centrally located, walking distance to most attractions
ITINERARY May 27 - June 3, 2024
*Full - please inquire by email for last minute additions: artprospects@gmail.com
May 26 - travel day
Day 1– May 27 Arrival/ hotel transfer– afternoon city walk
Visit of several important historical sites - Brandenburg gate, the Holocaust Memorial and Museum of Resistance
Day 2 -May 28 - Exploring ancient art in Berlin
Altes Museum – Egyptian, Greek, and Roman antiquities
Neues Museum - exemplary collection of Greek and Roman antiquities
Day 3 - May 29 - Old Master Paintings in Berlin
Gemäldegalerie, also known as the Old Masters Museums is one of the world’s most impressive collections of European painting exhibiting an astonishing range of artworks from the 13th to the 18th centuries from painters such as Botticelli, Dürer, Rembrandt, Rubens and Titian.
Day 4 - May 30
The Bode Museum and Neues Museum
The Bode Museum, designed by court architect Ernst von Ihne under Kaiser Wilhelm II, was named after its first director Wilhelm von Bode (1845-1929). The museum’s treasures include the sculpture collection with works of art from the middle ages to the 18th century. Of particular interest are the halls devoted to the Italian Renaissance with the glazed terracottas by Luca della Robbia and other masterworks from Donatello, Desiderio da Settignano and works from the late Gothic school. The Bode museum is best known for its Byzantine art collection.
The Alte Nationalgalerie: First completed in 1876, the museum houses one of the most impressive collections of 19th century European art in Europe including masterpieces from Caspar David Friedrich and the French impressionists.
Day 5 – May 31 Day-trip to Dresden
The historical center of Dresden is located on the left bank of the Elbe. In spite of vast destruction during the Second World War, the Old City part of Dresden has preserved or regained fascinating ensembles. The most famous symbol of reconstruction in the city is the Dresden Frauenkirche Church, with its magnificent baroque dome. Many important cultural institutions are situated along the Old City-side of the Elbe banks: from the Old Masters Picture Gallery to the »Green Vault«, the treasure chamber of the Saxon electors and kings.
Train to Dresden: 2+ hours each way, frequent, varies in price (around 40-60 euro roundtrip)
Day 6 – June 1
The Jewish Museum
An architectural masterpiece, Daniel Libeskind’s spectacular structure has firmly established itself as one of Berlin’s most recognizable landmarks. The museum’s permanent historical exhibition extends over 3,000 m² and invites visitors to journey through two millennia of German-Jewish history. Artistic and everyday objects, photos and letters, interactive displays and media stations together convey the history of Jewish culture in Germany and show how tightly Jewish life and German history are interwoven.
Afternoon: Berlinische Galerie - especially strong in German Expressionism
Day 7 - June 2
Modern and Contemporary Art
The Hamburger Banhof Museum für Gegenwart (Museum for Contemporary Art) is Berlin’s most important exhibition space dedicated exclusively to contemporary art from the 1950s to the present.
Free afternoon for individual explorations of galleries
Day 8 – June 3 - Departures